News for the Day 8/11/08

Venice quarterback has chance to be future of Gator football Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - By Mic Huber The familiar Gator chant that echoes back and forth across the stadium on a football Saturday can make Florida fans dizzy during a sweltering ...

Experienced NFL Insiders Launch 'The National Football Post': the ... MarketWatch -Unique among current football Web sites for its access and insight into the innermost workings of the NFL, The National Football Post features an executive ...

UM rated No. 25, MSU No. 30 by football Web site Detroit Free Press, United States - CollegeFootballNews.com rated all 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and Michigan and Michigan State were rated within five spots of each other. ...

Credit crunch 'hitting football' The Press Association - The credit crunch is having an impact on Scottish football, a new report has warned. Accountant and business adviser PKF's annual survey of football club ...

Football News and Notes Conquest Chronicles, CA - by Paragon SC - in Football A couple of brief things to start the day as I head out on vacation for a few days. ...

Names become reality for fantasy players Yahoo! Sports - CBSSports.com announced last week that it would host a college football fantasy game this season using the actual names of college players. ...

Circuit City Launches Fantasy Football Channel on YouTube(TM) and ... CNNMoney.com - The channel, located at http://www.youtube.com/fanalyst, will provide the premiere online destination for Fantasy Football fanatics to get the latest

Early in the pre-season, Denver Broncos a hurting football team The Canadian Press, Colo. - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan eased his gruelling training camp routine this year in response to the NFL's reduced roster limits. ...

Briefs College football: QB Olson of UCLA breaks his foot Seattle Times, United States - College football Olson is expected to miss at least eight weeks: UCLA senior quarterback

City schools disperse as football practice begins MLive.com, MI - By Jane Bos GRAND RAPIDS -- So what's easier, preparing for a football season against well-known opponents that have much larger enrollments, ...

Review: EA Sports' NCAA Football 09 Newsday, NY - If 2007 was the year EA Sports' new-generation football games got their visual act relatively together, then 2008 is the year the feature offerings pull ...

Did you know? High school football highlights The News-Press, FL - No Lee County high school has won a football state championship. Only two — Bishop Verot and Estero — has played in a state title game. ...

Football: The Virginia Tech Way Most Valuable Network, MA -By Justin Cocchiola August 10th, 2008 Football is played by thousands, watched by millions and has become the most popular sport in America. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: New fantasy game could raise UB’s national profile Grand Island Record, NY - The University at Buffalo could realize many of its football fantasies this fall. Although some will find the catalyst unsettling. ...

Teen kills former Prattville football player Montgomery Advertiser, AL - The victim, who was white, graduated from Prattville High School and played for the football team. The suspect, who is black, is from Millbrook. ...

Football preview: Moon Valley Rockets Arizona Republic, AZ - It was a tough 2007 football season for the Phoenix Moon Valley Rockets, but hope springs eternal for 2008. First, the high school was ...

BYU football: Depth key concern for Cougs Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jay Drew With nine of 11 starters back on offense and plenty of experienced players returning on defense, BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall has a ...

Football coach makes his pitch News & Observer, NC - New Duke football coach David Cutcliffe previously worked at Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Tennessee. DURHAM - The world spotlight might be on Duke University's ...

Football preview: Williams Field Arizona Republic, AZ - The Gilbert Williams Field football team might be embarking on its first varsity season, but it doesn't mean the program doesn't have ...

Boise State Football Camp Report IdahoStatesman.com, ID - BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com The Boise State football team will hold its first fall scrimmage at 3 pm Monday at Bronco Stadium. ...

'Football 101' week for WVU Charleston Gazette, WV - By Dave Hickman MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's football team has almost three weeks before it kicks off the season against Villanova, which in a way seems ...

Football preview: Dobson Mustangs Arizona Republic, AZ - by Tyler Lockman - Mesa Dobson's 2007 season ended with a storybook finish. But the Mustangs were on the losing end of that finish ...

Raiders' camp: One practice, but a full day of football LubbockOnline.com, TX - By Don Williams AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Texas Tech football practices were an event last week, with more than 100 fans a night filing in to watch the Red ...

Pack football: Defense back in spotlight Carson Times, NV - By Dan Hinxman • dhinxman@rgj.com • August 11, 2008 The attacking defense the Nevada football team possessed in 2006, when it led the Western Athletic ...

SUU: Thunderbirds conditioning program Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Kurt Kragthorpe CEDAR CITY - When their new coach greeted them this past winter, Southern Utah University's football players were introduced to a ...

Football preview: South Pointe Griffins Arizona Republic, AZ - by Adam Green - Phoenix South Pointe finished with only one win last season, but head coach Rick Molina said there were many ...

UT feeling like an underdog in college football Houston Chronicle, United States - Brown knows what it’s like to be at the summit of college football after winning the national title in 2005. Three seasons later, the Longhorns haven’t been ...

College football Seminoles: The beat Orlando Sentinel, FL - "We're going to go out there and play football and we're going to do it the way we want to do it and if we win games, then you know what? Poop on you."

Man attacked while playing game of football Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - A witness at the scene said the victim was playing football with three teenagers when a gold Toyota carrying three people pulled up. ...

Where there's a Wilf ... Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Have any opinion about football that you want (your stellar approval rating must mean you're on to something, right?) but please stop venturing into the ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Auburn defense searches for answers Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Jay G. Tate • August 11, 2008 Coach Tommy Tuberville said the Tigers' defenders seemed sluggish during portions of the team's first fall scrimmage. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Powell switches to wideout for Nittany Lions Chambersburg Public Opinion, PA - I'm a lot more serious about football and my grades and stuff like that. During workouts, I'm one of the guys in the front now, working real hard. ...

Greer HS To Appeal Football Probation Monday News Channel 7, SC -Representatives from Greer High School will be in Columbia on Monday morning to appeal the probation handed down by the South Carolina High School League. ...

Williams has turned game around, both on and off the football field Rock Hill Herald, SC - "I still had that college mentality, if you will; the light didn't cut on as far as being a professional football player." "I think DeAngelo would be the ...

Griz open football drills Monday KXNet.com North Dakota News KXMC, ND - The Griz are the defending Big Sky Conference champions, and have advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs 15 years in a row. ...

OSU football notebook NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - Entering fall camp, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy knew he had talent and depth at cornerback. He just didn't know which players would step to the front as ...

Texas A&M draws mixed review from football coach KVUE, TX - First-year coach Mike Sherman wasn't happy with the Aggies' inconsistency as the first week of practices came to a close, and had mixed feelings about his ...

Fantasy Football Rankings: Updates Bleacher Report, CA - Fantasy Football Maniaxs believes that recent developments in the NFL that warrant an update to the fantasy rankings. One should take precautionary steps. ...

Texas A&M draws mixed review from football coach KVUE, TX - First-year coach Mike Sherman wasn't happy with the Aggies' inconsistency as the first week of practices came to a close, and had mixed feelings about his ...

Devils' Golden headed to Urbana for football Daily Sentinel, OH - Golden - who owns at least a dozen career passing records with the Blue Devils - has signed a letter of intent to play football at NCAA Division III Urbana ...

Sunday Auburn Football Practice Notes, Part I BamaMag.com - By Mark Murphy News, notes and quotes are featured in this report from the Auburn football practice field. Montez Billings Auburn, Ala. ...

Georgia, LSU, Florida among SEC football teams with a shot at ... Press-Register - al.com, AL - If Georgia is as good as the football coaches believe, the Southeastern Conference could have a chance at quite a trifecta this season — three straight ...

Zorn remains a bit grounded PRO FOOTBALLThe Free Lance-Star, VA - 9 hours agoBY ADAM HIMMELSBACH When Jim Zorn was hired as the Redskins' head coach this offseason, there was optimism surrounding the West Coast offense he would bring ...

High school football Orlando Sentinel, FL - High school football practices will open today, one week ahead of the start of classes, and 25 days before most teams will hit the field for Sept. ...

'Madden' celebrates its 20th season Detroit Free Press, United States - BY MIKE SNIDER • USA TODAY • August 11, 2008 Thirty years after exiting pro football's coaching ranks, John Madden still knows how to execute a winning game ...

Dorm life not bad for Bears Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Center Olin Kreutz and guard Roberto Garza play ''NCAA Football 2009'' on Xbox. A few players bring their golf clubs, but opportunities to get out and swing ...

Sunday Auburn Football Practice Notes, Part I BamaMag.com - By Mark Murphy News, notes and quotes are featured in this report from the Auburn football practice field. Montez Billings Auburn, Ala. ...

Red Raiders Football Notebook LubbockOnline.com, TX - Tech ended Sunday's workout with kickers Donnie Carona and Cory Fowler each being asked to attempt a 41-yard field goal with coaches and teammates gathered ...

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 ...