News for the Day 8/10/08

Rutgers Football Coach Refutes Reports Of Buyout Clause In Contract AHN -Piscataway, NJ (AHN) - Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano decided Saturday to clear recent reports alleging a buyout clause in his contract.

BYU football: Quarterback Hall hits new targets Salt Lake Tribune, United States -By Jay Drew PROVO - Because of injury, cautionary reasons or just plain common sense, a half-dozen or so of the big guns were held out of Saturday's BYU ...

Less tailgate time riles some football fans San Diego Union Tribune, United States -By Sherry Saavedra Stricter rules to rein in unruly fans had some folks fuming at the first preseason Chargers game last night against the Dallas Cowboys. ...

MICK MCCABE Rice's Al Fracassa lives for football Detroit Free Press, United States - Al Fracassa didn't have much contact with his Birmingham Brother Rice football players last week, but that didn't mean they had a week away from football. ...

A glance at WMU's football season: Broncos should beware of the ... MLive.com, MI - If someone asked you the most dangerous game on the Western Michigan University's upcoming football schedule, what would you say? ...

UW football QB Jake Locker's father says MRI shows a "minor strain" Seattle Times, United States - "Before the football season, that's my guess," Woodward said, before adding, "But that's not the president's guess or the [search] committee's. ...

Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasy Seattle Post Intelligencer - Now 35 years old, Ma thinks he can hit his next jackpot in a different fantasy land - the fanciful football leagues that will preoccupy millions of people ...

Cyclone football: Bass back on ISU team after spring suspension DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Running back JJ Bass rejoined the Iowa State football team this weekend, after being suspended indefinitely last spring. Coach Gene Chizik announced Bass' ...

Shannons separate family and footballSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 12 hours agoOn the other line was his father, Randy Shannon, the University of Miami football coach. It was the summer. It was the team's day off. ...

Alabama's Tyrone Prothro says he's not done with football The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - He said he's not done with football. And he wasn't talking just about coaching. He said his leg, the one that ended his college career three years ago when ...

Tom Brady Is Football Manjoyment PopSugar.com, CA - Tom Brady didn't need his football helmet to look handsome all suited up for the September issue of Esquire. Football season is just around the corner, ...

2008 Fantasy Football Rookie Preview Fantasy Football Jungle, OH - By Matt Horkman The NFL Draft might be an afterthought by the time fantasy football comes around but that doesn’t mean it’s not as important now as it was ...

OSU football: Licking Valley's Klein among 24 future Buckeyes Mansfield News Journal, OH - 8 hours agoBy JOSH HACHAT • Newark Advocate • HANOVER -- Storm Klein was the second football player to commit to Ohio State for the 2009 recruiting ...

Football scrimmages provide first look for coaches, teams Zanesville Times Recorder, OH - "They only lost one guy (Adam Bice) from last year, so the offensive line and defensive lines are the strengths, from what we saw of their football team," ...

Kirsten Pittman glad his still playing football for LSU The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - BATON ROUGE -- LSU football coaches, teammates and fans could forgive Kirston Pittman for playing the 'What if?' mind game during the dog days of August ...

Norman alters parking rules for OU football game days NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - By steve sisney, the oklahoman By Jane Glenn Cannon NORMAN — Traffic problems during University of Oklahoma football games have led to parking rule changes. ...

Fantasy Football Impact Report: Owen Daniels RotoTimes.com - By Adam McFadden Owen Daniels wasn't picked in most fantasy drafts last year. But after he put up a stretch of five games of at least five receptions and ...

Ute football: Safety Johnson faces competition for starting job Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Lya Wodraska The Utah Utes didn't think they'd have much of a decision to make at free safety, where starter and big playmaker Robert Johnson returns for ...

Ducks Put First Week of Football Practice Behind Them GoDucks.com, OR - EUGENE – The University of Oregon football team completed its first week of practice with a 20-minute controlled scrimmage at the end of its second workout ...

Rutgers' football coach looking to plug some holes Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - We've got four guys that can play football." St. Joseph-Hammonton's Jack Corcoran and Andres Morales will battle for the fullback spot. ...

Red Raiders Football Notebook 08-10-08 RedRaiders.com, TX - Texas Tech middle linebacker Victor Hunter missed practice time during the first week with an undisclosed injury, but defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill ...

College Football The Beat Orlando Sentinel, FL - USC starting QB Mark Sanchez could miss the Trojans' season opener against Virginia and might be out even longer after dislocating his left kneecap before ...

Ian M. Clark's On Football: Future looks bright at linebacker for Pats The Union Leader, NH - He was around the football all game and made one big hit on running back Ray Rice that popped Rice's helmet off. Mayo made a nice one-on-one open field ...

Clinton football coach, son are satisfied with their paths NewsOK.com OK -Ryan has given his dad plenty to watch, especially in football. An unproven sophomore coming into last year, Ryan threw for more than 1900 yards and 27 ...

Boise State Football Camp Report for Sept. 9 IdahoStatesman.com, ID - BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com Boise State freshman left tackle Nate Potter, the projected starter, will miss "a few weeks" of practice after ...

Air Force freshmen football players struggle to meet demands Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - It's not exactly the best way to prepare for preseason football. It makes contributing as a freshman - hard at any Division I program - even more difficult. ...

Tulane football practice report for Aug. 9 The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -Tulane's football team breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when they found out that defensive back Chinonso Echebelem's shoulder was just bruised in ...

Eagles getting back to football business The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - By JOHN NALBONE PITTSBURGH With the business side of football on the right track after signing All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook to a new $21 million ...

Eventful season of football on the horizon State-Journal.com, KY - by brian Rickerd/State Journal Sports Writer I can't remember ever looking forward to a football season with greater anticipation than this one. ...

Favre Gets Taste of Fans and a Tough PracticeNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoBy JUDY BATTISTA HEMPSTEAD, NY — It is not often that a football player gets a standing ovation before he even gets out of the parking lot. ...

BRIEFS: Two more sign with Northern football The Missoulian, MT - By AP HAVRE (AP) - Nick Petrino, son of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Montana State-Northern, ...

Ex-players' stars rise again in semi-pro league Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - The Vermont Rampage, the new semipro football team, has a booth at the affair. Players wear their game jerseys, pass out schedules and talk with fans. ...

UW football stadium to feature new video board LocalNews8.com, ID - (AP) - Wyoming football fans will notice a few changes at War Memorial Stadium this fall. A new high-definition video board is being installed along with an ...

20 Days to Football and Reason #54 to Love Ann Arbor Maize n Brew, MI - So, here's #54 in our continuing Series of 100 Days to Football and 100 Reasons to Love Ann Arbor. Right on the corner of Packard and State, Campus Corner ...

NY Giants' Burress suggests contract talks are dead NJ.com, New Jersey - When I get healthy, I think everybody around here will have a lot of appreciation for that when I get back on the football field when I'm healthy. ...

Foothold on stats Boston Herald, United States - By John Tomase / NFL Notes While the numerical aspects of baseball add to the sport’s allure, The National Football League can’t even make the tackle an ...

Bobcat Football Day 4 - "Hard Work" ABCMontana, MT - Kempt made a few nice throws and protected the football. Plus, as I've already mentioned, he displayed a nice play action pass. 1) Freshman kicker Jason ...

Ginn a relic for UD football The News Journal, DE - Ginn, 31, is entering his first season as the offensive coordinator for the University of Delaware football team. He is in charge of running one of the most ...

News for the Day 8/9/08

The game that changed professional football Boston Globe, United States - (John F. Steadman wrote the earlier version, in 1988, with the title "The Greatest Football Game Ever Played.") But Bowden is an important American writer, ...

FOOTBALL: Ole Miss LT Puts NFL on Hold The Morning News, AR - By Robbie Neiswanger • This is the eighth in an 11-part series previewing Southeastern Conference football teams. Up next: South Carolina. HOOVER, Ala. ...

Football tabbed for seventh MC News, KS - Following presentations by each of the ten head coaches of the KCAC at Friday’s annual KCAC Football Media Day in Salina, votes by the head coaches and the ...

Ute football: Full pads add to practice intensity Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Utah running back Matt Asiata took the handoff and made his march toward the end zone, some 70 yards of breaking tackles from teammates supported by ...

Cal football: Best looking better during first practice in full pads San Francisco Chronicle, USA - "It's pretty evident that we need to win the turnover battle, so we need everyone to know how to secure footballs, how to take footballs away, ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Red Wolves coach pleased with effort Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - It’s Day 5 of fall camp and the players are still working hard to help our football team get better, so with that I’m real pleased. ...

Wittenberg Football Picked to Finish First in NCAC WDTN, OH -Springfield, Ohio - The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish first in both the preseason coaches' and media polls at the 25th annual ...

Tebow: Harvin most explosive player in football ESPN - "He's probably the most explosive player in college football," Tebow said. "He's probably one of the most explosive players in football, period. ...

South Bend Adams football coach resigns WSBT-TV, IN - After two seasons and two weeks away from the season opener, Elmer Britton resigned as Adams Football coach on Friday morning. ...

USC quarterback's injury not as bad as first thought - College ... ESPN - USC quarterbacks Mitch Mustain and Aaron Corp might not have much time to compete for Mark Sanchez's starting job. Sanchez collapsed in obvious pain before ...

Pough: ‘I hate boring football’ The State, SC - I hate boring football, so we're going to try to be a little more lightning, little more fun to watch." Sophomore quarterback Malcolm Long is the lynchpin ...

College football: Around the state Shreveport Times, LA - GRAMBLING: With several practices under their belt and the start of two-a-days behind them, the Grambling State Tigers football team will turn the intensity ...

Texas State football gets tougher with amped-up defense Houston Chronicle, United States - .... as the Bobcats rolled to an 11-3 mark and came within three points of advancing to the Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) title game. ...

UNC receiver Dwight Jones admitted to school ESPN - Subsequently, the NCAA Eligibility Center cleared him to play Division I football, Valdosta State gave him his release and the NCAA granted a waiver so that ...

Football Team Works Toward First Scrimmage Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - The University of Alabama football team practiced for two hours in full pads Friday morning, its second day of two-a-days during the preseason camp. ...

Can College Football Defenses Stop the Spread Offense? Bleacher Report, CA - With the recent success of Florida, West Virginia and Appalachian State's huge upset over Big 10 power Michigan, college coaches everywhere are thinking ...

Hartwick football picked to finish 3rd in Empire 8 Oneonta Daily Star, NY - Coming off its first appearance in the NCAA Division III football tournament, Hartwick College was picked to finish third in the Empire 8 Conference in ...

UNLV FOOTBALL NOTES: Flair lends hand in native Alaska Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - By MARK ANDERSON To people in the Lower 48, Alaska is a faraway place that almost seems to be a foreign country when it comes to producing football talent. ...

Red Raiders Football Notebook LubbockOnline.com, TX - Punt return men Eric Morris, Jamar Wall and Cornelius Douglas spent part of special-teams period trying to field the football while holding other footballs. ...

USCBlitz.com Bringing College Football Fans into the Web 2.0 World PR Web (press release), WA - Take notice college football maniacs. USCBlitz.com is a blog that is more than just a blog, and it marks the future for the world of sports on the internet. ...

Friends is top pick in KCAC football Topeka Capital Journal, KS - Friends was the overwhelming favorite to win the Kansas Conference football title in the coaches poll announced at the conference media day Friday in Salina ...

ASU football notebook: Freshman Magee making his mark East Valley Tribune, AZ -... the 29th-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays told a California paper that he was going to sign a pro baseball contract and not play college football. ...

Bay Area Football Notes: 49ers rookie makes additional strides Sacramento Bee, USA - By Matthew Barrows and Jason Jones - mbarrows@sacbee.com OAKLAND – Rookie wide receiver Josh Morgan of the 49ers showed Friday night he can be just as ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTRE DAME: Strong chance Irish OL will be better Chicago Sun-Times, United States - BY MIKE HUTTON Post-Tribune SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A chiseled Sam Young, his massive arms hanging out of a sleeveless jersey, served as proof Friday that the ...

Each top college football team has Achilles' heel Austin American-Statesman, TX - By Rick Freeman AP Every college football team has a weak spot, an Achilles' heel, a tragic flaw. And every team save one is going to fall short of the ...

News for the Day 8/8/08

Favre, Stranger Among New Jets Teammates, Gets Back to Football Bloomberg - After a monthlong quest to end his retirement, Brett Favre focused on football with his new team. Clad in a white T-shirt and hat with ...

Speed, athleticism required to combat fast-tempo offenses ... ESPN - It is a verity of the game that football is cyclical. The offense surges ahead and the defense catches up, unless it's vice versa. ...

2008 College football week one plays Sports Network - by Jeff Frank, Sports Analyst Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - About a year ago this time, I gave out three first week college football plays. ...

Fishers, Noblesville make football wager Indianapolis Star, United States - By John Tuohy The leaders of Fishers and Noblesville have placed a friendly wager on the history making first football game to be played at Lucas Oil ...

Buckeyes, Wolverines battle for recruits - Football Recruiting ESPN - hours agoGateway) all decided to play their college football in Columbus. Only defensive back Justin Turner (Massillon, Ohio/Washington) decided to play for the ...

Hope College named MIAA favorite in football MLive.com, MI - ... a returning quarterback propelled Hope to the top of the preseason race in the 111th season of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football. ...

College Football: Clemson favored in ACC Salisbury Post, NC - "College football's too competitive and there's too many good coaches, I think, for one league or one team to be dominant." His Tigers might be the ones to ...

LSU football - the coaches The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - BATON ROUGE - Given the media are only allowed to witness some 20 minutes or less of LSU's football practice, coming to a definitive conclusion about who ...

CSU suspends Wilkinson from football team indefinitely ReporterHerald.com, CO -AP FORT COLLINS — Cornerback isn’ta deep position for Colorado State and Thursday it became that much thinner. Head coach Steve Fairchild said sophomore ...

Football Fantasy at Rutgers New York Times, United States - Ever since Rutgers, New Jersey’s largest state university, began its campaign several years ago to become a big-time football power, bad things have ...

Top 25 football countdown: Arizona State Kansas City Star, MO - 23 Fresno State. No. 24 Utah, No. 25 Oklahoma State. @ Go to KansasCity.com for Blair Kerkhoff’s vlogs on his top 25 college football countdown.

BYU football: Cornerbacks fight to be starter Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jay Drew PROVO - Hundreds of fans watched BYU hold football practice on Thursday as coach Bronco Mendenhall opened the session to the public for the ...

Will parity run the BCS out of town? - College Football ESPN - A mere eight months ago, college football's regular season ended with only three teams (Ohio State, Kansas and Hawaii) showing a number lower than 2 in the ...

Sustained success breeds outrageous expectations - College Football ESPN -But if you believe the expectations surrounding Ohio State's football team each season, you might think Hayes won much more often. "The general feeling you ...

USC football players who stay, get paidLos Angeles Times, CA - 6 hours agoCara Owsley / AP Cincinnati Bengals' new recruit Keith Rivers, left, talks with linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald during his first day of training camp. ...

Cleared: Coach-teacher was accused of beating boy after football ... Allentown Morning Call, PA - Melosky, a Parkland High School teacher and the head football coach at Nazareth Area High School, was charged with hitting Christopher Newhart in the head ...

Pottorff makes move to end for CSU football team ReporterHerald.com, CO - I really love his athleticism, he’s playing with a high motor and he’s a smart football player. It’s been a big, big plus for us in camp so far. ...

Raider Nation: Get ready, its time for Oakland Raiders Football Most Valuable Network, MA - By Patrick Patterson August 8th, 2008 The football drought that has lasted since December of last year is finally in its waining hours. ...

In-State Prospect Visits AU Football Practice DawgsBite.com - On the football field last fall in was in on 79 tackles, with 56 being solo stops. He intercepted two passes and recovered three fumbles. ...

Can Duke Football Win Four Games in 2008? Bleacher Report, CA - Duke hasn't been relevant in the college football world for years—but Jay Schrimpf is optimistic about first-year head coach David Cutcliffe and what he can ...

Ex-football player says he was not present at time of fatal shooting Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - He will attend college and play football, he said, move on to the NFL and eventually become a preacher. "This time, I'm putting God first," he said. ...

Grandview football: Vikings football a reality DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Grand View is one of two colleges in the state playing an initial varsity football schedule this fall. Dordt College in Sioux Center, which played a ...

College football: Bombers voted No. 1 in Empire 8 Ithaca Journal, NY - ITHACA — After two seasons of disappointing finishes in the Empire 8, the Ithaca College football team will re-focus its attention on a league title when ...

Thugs, muckersLawrence Journal World, KS - 8 hours agoThere are prospects for improvement at football games if a “Fan Code of Conduct” is consistently and solidly enforced. One of the latest grim testimonials ...

Who is the greatest TU football player? Tulsa World, OK - By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer Steve Largent followed his standout University of Tulsa football career with a Hall-of-Fame NFL career. ...

College football roundup Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - “[Muse ] has a serious condition, and after consulting with some more doctors, he will have to have surgery and will not be joining our football team for at ...

Local players try to make impact with New Mexico State Aggie ... Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - For more photos from the first day of Aggie fall football practice, visit our online photo gallery. LAS CRUCES —It's been a gradual procession for former ...

Andre Anderson ready to move into Tulane football starting role The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -At the least, Anderson's body appears ready for the pounding that carrying the football 25 times a game can bring. As a freshman, he appeared in six games, ...

Boise State Football Camp Report for Sept. 8 IdahoStatesman.com, ID - That's not the only change for Woodruff, who has a pro future in either the NFL or the Canadian Football League, where he was a second-round draft pick last ...

Freshmen get indoctorinated into LSU football The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -But the physicality is part of the deal with football at a place like LSU, Toliver said. "It's just something everyone has to go through," he said. ...

Football team makes point about player's bout with depressionThe News Journal, DE - 7 hours agoHe may only be a professional football player, but Mr. Andrews and his teammates are doing a great public service by educating people about clinical ...

Mavericks Hold 1st Football Practice KREX News Channel 5, CO - Just 21 more days to go, until the Mavericks open up the football season against West Texas at Stocker Stadium. Mesa State, ranked 10th in the Sporting News ...

The pre-season edition of Kristofer Green's weekly top 25 college ... Bleacher Report, CA - I would love to see a weekly ranking of the best coaches in college football today. Sure it doesn't make much sense in the grand scheme of things, ...

NSIC Football holds 1st annual Media Day in Mankato Crookston Daily Times, MN -By Times Staff The University of Minnesota, Crookston football program attended the 1st annual Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Football Media ...

Ohio State Football: 2008 Team Preview (Part One) Bleacher Report, CA - In spirit of counting down the days until College Football kicks off, Cody Blubaugh provides a four-part walk-through series of the 2008 Ohio State football ...

Grizzly football team gathers for fall camp KXNet.com North ... KXMC, ND - (AP) The University of Montana Football team's first practice of fall camp is scheduled for Monday. The helmets-only practice starts at 2 pm Players will ...

NCAA To Provide Former Student-athletes With Benefits Diverse, VA - by Lois Elfman The NCAA will provide former college football and basketball players with aid for future educational expenses, career development costs and ...

Yes, Eagles also play football Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Time to step away from contract gripes, player-owner feuds and holdouts to focus on football. The Eagles play their preseason opener tonight against the ...

Cal Poly Football: Happy campers as Mustangs take back to the field San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Unanimously, the question posed by the head coach of the Cal Poly football team was answered in the affirmative, as a legion raced on to Cal Poly’s “I” ...

Huskies Football The heat is on at tailback position Seattle Times, United States - One of the selling points Washington coaches used to convince Terrance Dailey to sign with the Huskies last February was the lure of immediate playing time, ...

College Football: Around the state Shreveport Times, LA - ULM: The ULM football team practiced for just over two hours in full pads Thursday morning in the first two-a-day session of fall camp. ...

College football: Fua back after aborted mission San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Sione Fua is back at Stanford, hoping to turn disappointment into a chance to contribute again to his football team. ...

Yates picked to win district title in 21-4A football Houston Chronicle, United States - By SAM KHAN JR. Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fannin gets feel for new AU offense Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Jay G. Tate • August 8, 2008 Still, there was a more significant storyline at play. Fannin landed directly on his surgically repaired shoulder and lay ...

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