News for the Day 8/24/08

Up to 20 freshmen will play in opener vs. Clemson - College Football ESPN - Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban expects to play close to 10 freshmen in the opener against No. 9 Clemson. The Crimson Tide (No. ...

Cats, Cards eager to focus on football SportingNews.com - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Trent Guy has healed. The scar in the middle of his back, however, remains a painful reminder of how quickly things can change. ...

Man shot to death at Reseda park football game Los Angeles Times, CA - ... shot and killed Saturday morning and a 20-year-old man with him was wounded after an argument broke out at a children's football game at a Reseda park. ...

Here’s some advice for your fantasy football team Kansas City Star, MO - I used to love fantasy football. Remember when I wrote a magazine devoted to fantasy drafts? I miss doing that. Those magazines were irreverent and fun and ...

10 Yards: A Film About Fantasy Football New York Times, United States - By Toni Monkovic A little something different from the blog today: You can click on the screen above and watch a movie about fantasy football. ...

Football Section Debuts Today The Morning News, AR - By THE MORNING NEWS With the football season upon us and the kickoff for the Razorbacks' season opener less than a week away, our annual football section is ...

Is the option a real option in college football today? Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - “Let me tell you, it’s the greatest rushing offense in college football,” Switzer said. “And if you’ve got a guy who can throw it, it can be one of the best ...

Virginia Tech reloads for 2008 football season Roanoke Times, VA - By Randy King BLACKSBURG — Ask college football fans around the country to name the three winningest Division IA programs since the start of the 1995 season ...

Ian M. Clark's On Football: More questions raised than answers found The Union Leader, NH - "Philadelphia is a good football team and we all know that. There were certainly a lot of things we could have done better out there (Friday) but I think it ...

STALLARD: My (almost) fearless football forecast for 2008 Lufkin Daily News, TX - It's football season, and Lord knows, I'm ready. And as a dude who claims to scribble sports for a living, I'd be remiss if I didn't join the growing hordes ...

Briles brings attitude adjustment for Baylor football Baylor University The Lariat Online, TX - "By playing that hard schedule, you have the opportunity to send a message to the nation saying 'hey we're back; this is a new era of Baylor football, ...

College football conference projections Kansas City Star, MO - Rudy Carpenter and Arizona State will be in the thick of the Pac-10 race — for second. So, which SEC power gets to kick Ohio State’s tail in this year’s BCS ...

Midget Football Coach Arrested For Assault On Player MyFox Philadelphia, PA - Winslow Township police arrest an assistant midget football coach after he allegedly assaulted a player on the opposing team. The incident happened at the ...

Death of young football player 'is going to open everyone’s eyes' Bakersfield Californian (subscription), CA - BY MAGGIE CREAMER AND EMILY HAGEDORN, Californian staff writers The recent death of a Bakersfield Christian High School football player after practicing in ...

Vanderbilt football players to rest, heal Sunday My Tennessean.com, TN - Drawing attention: Miami has three linebackers on the 66-player watch list for the Butkus Award, given the college football’s top linebacker. ...

Georgia Bulldogs top polls for college football pre-season rankings New York Daily News, NY - Knowshon Moreno and Georgia finished 11-2 last year and restocked for what could be another huge season for the Dawgs. Senior Malcolm Jenkins stayed one ...

Ohio State football: Former Buckeye Henton should play for GSU ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - by Doug Lesmerises Former Ohio State quarterback Antonio Henton should be able to help the Buckeyes, in a small way, in their bid for a national title. ...

War as They Knew It: A fresh look at Bo, Woody and more MLive.com, MI -Rosenberg's concept was to delve into not just football, but how Hayes, Schembechler and their players coped with - and at times struggled against - the ...

News for the Day 8/23/08

'Trojan Walk' is USC football team tradition Los Angeles Times, CA - Coach Pete Carroll has some fun as Brice Butler, left, looks on during USC's final training camp scrimmage at the Coliseum. The pregame ritual started with ...

Dude, you can't call USC-UCLA a real football rivalry Los Angeles Times, CA - , but when USC meets UCLA in football for the 78th time, it's going to be something to remember, right? Not necessarily, according to Ivan Maisel, ...

USC football season at a glance Los Angeles Times, CA - McKnight could be among the most electrifying punt returners in college football. Ronald Johnson and Gable will return kickoffs. ...

Common Sense College Football Preview Part II: Pac-10 Preview Bleacher Report, CA - UCLA also has the toughest non-conference schedule in college football, facing three nationally ranked teams (Fresno State, Tennessee, and BYU). ...

Laurinaitis, Jenkins, Boeckman, Robiskie named 2008 Ohio State ... Bleacher Report, CA - Kristofer Green tells us who the 2008 Ohio State football captains are. Among them is two-time All-American linebacker, James Laurinaitis, ...

Dreaming of UA football? Check this out Polaskinews.net, AR - It was an extended chance for fans and media alike to eat and sleep Arkansas football. And, unfortunately, some poor souls have had to dream about it, too. ...

WSU football fans hungry for Wulff eattle Times, United States -New Washington State football coach Paul Wulff may appear to have led a charmed life: Star Cougars player, successful small college coach, triumphant return ...

Everything you need to know to dominate your fantasy football league
NFL.com Illustration Need to know Sleeper picks Fantasy guru Michael Fabiano has 10 sleepers for 2008, including two young Bears. Breakout candidates Here are 10 legitimate breakout candidates to target headed into the 2008 season. ...

Many QB situations around the NFL remain anything but settled
Kevin Terrell/Getty Images The quarterback situation in Arizona is just one of many preseason battles to keep an eye on. Wouldn't it be nice if, with the regular season less than three weeks away, every club in the NFL had the same quarterback situation as the...

NFC East preview: Quarterbacks set the tone
Getty Images Eli Manning, Donovan McNabb, Tony Romo and Jason Campbell lead a QB-strong NFC East. For much of the last quarter of the 20th century, the NFC East was the strongest division in the NFL; between the 1977 and 1995 seasons, NFC East teams won nine of 19...

Lions QB Stanton expected to miss two games with sprained thumb
Drew Stanton, QB Detroit Lions 2008 Preseason stats Comp./Att.: Yards: 85 Touchdowns: 1 ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions reserve quarterback Drew Stanton is expected to miss the first two games of the regular season after spraining his thumb...

MAC QBs take aim at LeFevour's conference championships - College ... ESPN - LeFevour is not only the biggest name facing Ford Field and wearing a Central Michigan jersey, he also has become a poster boy for MAC football, ...

Area football coaches violate state ruleRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 6 hours agoRush-Henrietta football coach Joe Montesano thought he was running his team's early-season practices following state rules. It turns out Montesano, ...

SIUC is ranked No. 11 in preseason football pollSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 3 hours ago11 in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision coaches' poll. Three-time defending FCS champion Appalachian State was picked No. ...

Irish tight end undergoes season-ending ACL surgery - College Football ESPN - Notre Dame sophomore tight end Mike Ragone underwent surgery Friday morning to repair a tear in his left anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that will ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bama on big stage Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Tim Gayle • August 23, 2008 TUSCALOOSA -- All eyes will be on Alabama's football

Fantasy football player rankings Chicago Tribune, United States - By JOHN McFARLAND AP 1. Tom Brady, New England: 4806 yards, 50 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 2 TDs rushing, eight 300-yard games. ...

Alden says no changes are imminent on MU football games in KC, St ... Kansas City Star, MO - By MIKE DeARMOND Missouri athletic director Mike Alden told The Star on Friday that no changes had been made or appeared imminent in MU football games

Oregon State Football Beavers' mantra: Find a way Seattle Times, United States - "Uh, yeah, it's football," Afalava said here after the scrimmage. "It's football. You're going to get hit. I don't know how people take or, or how they look ...

UConn very selective in football recruiting Middletown Press, CT - By PAUL NICHOLS, Press Staff By PAUL NICHOLS Take the quick rise of the UConn football program since joining the ranks of the big boys. ...

Ute football: Utes experiment with chocolate milk Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Lya Wodraska As a Utah football practice comes to a close, trainers drag out blue and white coolers, yelling to the players "get your milk, don't forget ...

A football tale starring - a girl Globe and Mail, Canada -The kickoff of the football season usually heralds the appearance of at least one football flick - often a "based-on-a-true-story" drama (Invincible, ...

BYU football: BYU notes Salt Lake Tribune, United States - in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision coaches poll. The fact that they play in a lesser division (formerly Division I-AA), means nothing, ...

News for the Day 8/21/08

Riley to start in Bears' season opener - College Football ESPN - "After that, I just calmed down and stopped thinking so much and just played football. It's continued through camp and every day I feel like I'm getting ...

Police: Woman attacked officers at kids' football game Arizona Republic, AZ - A Gilbert woman was arrested Tuesday night after police said she yelled and cursed during a children's football game and then attacked ...

Finch gets OK to play football at Indiana International Herald Tribune, France - AP BLOOMINGTON, Ind.: Safety Jerimy Finch got a waiver from the NCAA Thursday to play for Indiana this season after transferring from Florida. ...

Lowndes ranks 2nd in national football poll Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - By ROB MORTON Defending Class AAAAA champion Lowndes is ranked No. 2 in the country by ESPNRISE.com Fab 50 and No. 3 in Prepnation.com. ...

Fancy footballThe Times of Trenton - NJ.com, NJ - Auditors said that Mr. Mulcahy was able to supplement the football program with hundreds of thousands of dollars outside the university budget. ...

Moorpark College football team sends eight to Division I Moorpark Acorn, USA - Moorpark College, coming off another Western State Conference football championship and

Football player an ‘Urban’ legend in the making Mississauga, Canada - At 6-foot-7, the behemoth defensive end for the Lorne Park Spartans football team — he has lined up at the position for the squad since Grade 9 — has drawn ...

MSU Football Preview Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND - The Minot State Football team is just over a week from its season opener when the team hosts Bemidji State next Thursday. The Beavers have been working out ...

Ohio State football: Buckeyes get advice from Kenyon College swim ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - by Doug Lesmerises This quote from Steen probably caught the eye of a coach trying to lead a football team that has lost consecutive national title games. ...

Kentucky football recruiting: This deal is getting better all the time A Sea of Blue, KY - by Truzenzuzex ...in Football I thought I should add a few comments, as well as link a few comments, to the decision by Scout ...

Mervo Gets New Football Field From Ravens WBAL TV, MD - BALTIMORE -- Mervo High School received a nice gift from the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday afternoon - a new Sportexe Turf football field, among other ...

Quarterback Graunke to be reinstated to Warrior football team Honolulu Advertiser, HI - Quarterback Tyler Graunke has resolved his "academic issues" and will be reinstated to the University of Hawai'i football team, head coach Greg McMackin ...

Ohio High School Football Teams Kick Off 2008 Season WTOV9.com, OH - Fans across the area showcased their favorite team's colors on Thursday as high school football kicked off in Ohio. At Steubenville's Harding Stadium, ...

NCAA Football Preview - Missouri TigersMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 5 hours agoPinkel loves the versatility Maclin brings to the table saying, "Jeremy Maclin is so good with the football in his hands, we hand the football to him like a ...

Gene Upshaw, Head of Football Players' Union, Dies (Bloomberg) -- Gene Upshaw, a one-time Oakland Raiders lineman who earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his playing career and in the ...

Ga. Southern football suspends 8 players SportingNews.com -- Eight Georgia Southern football players were suspended for the season opener against No. 1 Georgia. Football coach Chris
Hatcher released a ...

Ranking obnoxious SEC football fans Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - So I’ve had the opportunity to observe and collate, and today, as a preseason public service, I present this ranking of SEC football fans, starting with the ...

NCAA prediction: Ohio State will beat USC The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USAYes, we have the preseason polls already proclaiming the Georgia Bulldogs as the top team in the country with Ohio State closely on their heels in the AP ...

Smith to start
Ravens coach John Harbaugh names Troy Smith starting QB Saturday vs. Rams.

New Mexico football penalized by NCAA The Associated Press - ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — The NCAA has penalized the University of New Mexico with three years of probation for academic fraud within the football program. ...

NCAA bans horse-collar tackles in football The Canadian Press, INDIANAPOLIS -INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA banned the horse-collar tackle from college football. Following the lead of the NFL and acting on a proposal made by its Football ...

'The Longshots' an inspirational football movie based on true story Scripps News, DC - By BETSY PICKLE, Scripps Howard News Service Last year brought us a really bad comedy called "The Comebacks," about a worthless college football team and ...

UM football program helps freshman's family MLive.com, MI - Michigan's football program raised about $15000 to help Elliot Mealer's family pay medical bills stemming from an automobile accident that took two lives ...

UConn Football Depth Chart Released Hartford Courant, United States - STORRS - The UConn football coaching staff released the team's preseason depth chart today. Listed are the starters and backups at each position. ...

Bob Pruett denies involvement in NCAA violations The Associated Press - Former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett has denied allegations he was involved in an academic scandal or made athletes lie about a jobs program ...

UM to honor Michael Phelps, coach at Sept. 27 football game Detroit Free Press, United States - The University of Michigan will honor swimmer Michael Phelps during its football game against Wisconsin. Phelps, who just won a record eight gold medals at ...

Big Ten schools trying to lure top prospects - Football Recruiting ESPN - Sims top choices for football are Ohio State, Miami, Tennessee, Georgia and UCLA, though he has not ruled out Michigan and Michigan State. ...

Normal Community Anything But Normal in Football Central Illinois Proud, IL - WMBD/WYZZ-TV - NORMAL -- Expectations are always high for the Normal Community High School Football team. Even after the graduation of a senior class that ...

RedHawks safety plans to keep the hits coming after football ... Oxford Press, OH - Miami University senior Robbie Wilson has his own beat and his own drums, and he's at his best when he is on stage, whether at a music concert or a football ...

Football Player Critically Injured In Practice News4Jax.com, FL - A Baker County High School football player is paralyzed and in critical condition after he was injured in practice Tuesday afternoon.

Cardinal Football Team Lands Quarterback Transfer WHAS 11.com KY - Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Kentucky and a finalist for the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year, he threw for a state record 62 ...

Parents of boy who collapsed at football practice sue schoolMontana's News Station, MT - 10 hours ago(AP) - The parents of a Bigfork High School student who died a week after collapsing during last fall's football drills have filed a lawsuit against the ...

Coastal football player arrested, chargedMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 8 hours agoBy From Staff Reports - The Sun News Coastal Carolina football player William Chandler, a former standout athlete at Aynor High School, was charged today ...

Football: Barrett is big man on campus over at Notre DameLos Angeles Times, CA - 7 hours agoI'm going to go out on a limb here and say Jordan Barrett will be one of the first players to arrive at Notre Dame on Thursday for the team's first official ...

The Associated Press NCAA penalizes New Mexico for football violations The Associated Press - ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — The NCAA put New Mexico's football program on three years of probation Wednesday and cut five scholarships as punishment for academic ...

Injured Bills QB Edwards watches practice from sideline
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards watched practice from the sideline Wednesday morning, a day after he suffered a deep bruise on his right quadriceps. Trent Edwards, QB Buffalo Bills 2007 Statistics Starts: 9 ...


Leinart on Boldin situation
Cardinals QB Matt Leinart comments on disgruntled WR Anquan Boldin's trade demands.

Durable Packers LB Hawk adjusting to first injury of career
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers Linebacker A.J. Hawk missed Saturday's game with a chest sprain and did not practice Monday. Coach Mike McCarthy, who often refers to injured players as "day-to-day," described Hawk's injury as "week-to-week." A.J....


Roethlisberger interview
Jamie Dukes catches up with Ben Roethlisberger to discuss his '08 expectations and more.

Raiders' Hall dealing with ligament damage in hand
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall has ligament damage in his right hand and may have to wear a protective cast for the rest of the preseason. "I talked to my doctor and he said I tore some ligaments or something," Hall said as he walked off...

News for the Day 8/20/08

Favre: Work in progress
Brett Favre needs to get on the same page with the Jets coaches and how they call plays.

BCS playoff and bowls can coexist Really? Ask Southern California after the 2003 season. Auburn after 2004. Oregon after 2001. Ducks coach Mike Bellotti was so mad he called the BCS a "travesty" and likened it to "a bad disease, like cancer." Ugh. The choice of words was the coach's worst decision since approving Oregon's uniform color scheme.

College Football Preview 2008 : 10 Best Coaches in College ... FOXSports.com - Either way, the College Football season kickoff is a mere 9 days away. Only a weekend and some change. To stir the pot before the season starts, ...

CBSSports.com to Kick Off Fantasy Football Today

College Football Terrapins' Backup QB Turner Ponders Options, May ... Washington Post, United States - ... is that I am really excited about the University of Maryland football program, the direction we're headed, our offense, and that's what I'm focusing on. ...

NCAA Football Preview - Baylor Bears

NCAA Football Preview - Nebraska Cornhuskers

NCAA Football Preview - Kansas State Wildcats

NCAA Football Preview - Kansas Jayhawks

NCAA Football Preview - Oklahoma Sooners

NCAA Football Preview - Missouri Tigers

Coyotes shuffle football staff for 2008Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - VERMILLION - The University of South Dakota football team moves into an unusual season with its exterior largely intact. Behind the scenes, however, ...

Inside Appleton North football Hawks picked to finish second in NEC football

LSU football bets "The House" on offensive line The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - "It's football that's paying the college bills," he said. Meanwhile, Johnson hopes football will pay all the bills starting next year when he likely will ...

Jared Allen video diary Follow Jared Allen through a day of Vikings training camp for a behind the scenes look.

A life of adventure for former football star

Who is the fantasy experts' kryptonite? - Fantasy Football ESPN - Every fantasy football owner has a blind spot, and year after year, like a moth to the flame, we all find ourselves picking a player who has disappointed us ...

Report: Auditors warned of Rutgers athletics troubles

Football: Newcomers finding roles for Mean Green Dallas Morning News, TX - By Brett Vito / Staff Writer When North Texas head coach Todd Dodge introduced the Mean Green’s 2008 recruiting class, he billed it as one that would make ...

USC football: Sanchez back on the field

Many things feel right for high school football in Ohio Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, United States - That's the surest sign yet high school football is about to descend upon the Buckeye State. For people like me, who love the sport, there are few places ...

OSU football notebook

College Football: Wagner in search of a foot Staten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY -The best kicker-punter in Wagner College's 77-year football history has taken his degree and his considerable talents to the National Football League's ...

Pro football: Hasselbeck back fully

LSU Issues Annual Football Traffic Advisory LSUSports.net, LA - LSUsports.net BATON ROUGE -- Several adjustments to post-game traffic direction should improve the flow of vehicles off the LSU campus after football games ...

Pro football: Hasselbeck back fully

Big 12 well-represented on coaches' all-star team

Manning on the mend
Will Peyton Manning be ready for the start of the season? The Colts QB comments.

Football: Senior finds his Fields of dreams at Los Osos

Chargers' Hester lauded for toughnessInternational Herald Tribune, France - "He's got a knack for running the football," Chargers coach Norv Turner said. "He's a good football player and he brings that energy that you want to the ...

Red Raiders favored to win Big South football title

New academic rule affects NDSU football team

The top ten high school football programs of all-timeBleacher Report, CA - 11 hours agoby Lucas Davis (Scribe) Here are the top 10 high school football teams of all time. The list is made up by winning percentage, alumni, and facilities.

Appalachian State has been voted the top ranked team in the ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG SI.com - In college football, we don't wait for the movie to come out to start beating the drum. The hype machine begins building the minute the previous season ends ...

Another promising LSU ‘football’ team

NCAA Football Preview - Temple Owls

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Anderson's injury
Rod Woodson and Adam Schefter have the latest on Derek Anderson's concussion.

2008 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Expert Edition

Former UF football player charged with four counts of credit card ...

CWU Football Unanimous GNAC Pick

Big 12 Football Will Feature Big-Time Gunslingers in 2008

Officers plead not guilty in USC football player case

Owens: We'll be fine
T.O. and Chris Canty are not worried the Cowboys 0-2 start will carry over into the season.

UVa Football Preview: Cavs turning to recent recruiting classes

Will New College Football Rules Have a Negative Effect on the Game?