The reason college football does not have a playoff is that most of the people responsible for administering the sport do not want one.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Few Are Cheerleading for a College Football Playoff (New York Times)
The reason college football does not have a playoff is that most of the people responsible for administering the sport do not want one.
College Football Scores (WITN 7 North Carolina)
Today's winners include East Carolina, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, and Marshall. Click link for more final college football scores.
Big things ahead for college football at Cowboys Stadium (Dallas Morning News)
Today's Top 25 matchup between Oklahoma and BYU represents just the beginning of the Cowboys' blueprint for college football. Cowboys Stadium will host five college games this season, and that could double in a few years.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Oregon's Blount suspended after punch (Whittier Daily News)
EUGENE, Ore. - A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for running back LeGarrette Blount.
10 Reasons Why I Hate College Football (LAist)
USC quarterbacks Matt Barkley, left, and Mitch Mustain at practice (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Today marks the first Saturday of the college football season. Millions across the country; especially here in the home of the #4 ranked USC Trojans and the recipient of seven votes in the AP Top 25 - UCLA Bruins, are excited to get the 2009 campaign kicked off. I, on the other hand, could care less. I love ...
Notre Dame playing in the title game ... and a few other college football dreams (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
College football kicks off in earnest this weekend and you know what that means: A lot of media talk about the outstanding wonderful greatness of Florida and Texas.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL / Oregon's Blount down for the count after decking Hout (San Francisco Chronicle)
A day after Oregon's season opened, running back LeGarrette Blount's college football career ended. Blount was suspended for all remaining games Friday for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout in the jaw following the 16th-ranked Ducks' 19-8 loss to...
College football | Oregon suspends Blount for season (Seattle Times)
A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for running back LeGarrette Blount. Blount was suspended for all remaining...
College football: (San Jose Mercury News)
A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for running back LeGarrette Blount. Blount was suspended for all remaining games on Friday for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout in the jaw following the 16th-ranked Ducks' 19-8 loss to the 14th-ranked Broncos the night
Rick Bozich: College football predictions to chew on (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Let's start this college football season the proper way: with a coin toss. Heads I'll begin my look at 10 Labor Day weekend games with Louisville's opener, tails Kentucky leads off.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Oregon's Blount suspended after punch (Pasadena Star-News)
EUGENE, Ore. - A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for running back LeGarrette Blount.
College football preview: Positives in past drive Yeomen (The Chronicle-Telegram)
OBERLIN - Fact: The last Ohio college to defeat Ohio State in football was Oberlin College, 7-6 in 1921. Fact: The legendary John W. Heisman, the man the Heisman Trophy is named for, coached the Yeomen for two seasons (1892 and 1894), going 11-3-1, and served as the athletic director. Fact: From 1990-2001, the Yeomen went 5-113, [...]
2009 GLENDALE COLLEGE SEASON PREVIEW FOOTBALL:Vaqueros looking to spring back (Burbank Leader)
GLENDALE — It’s been 10 months and a little over a week since last season ended, but when the Glendale Community College football team kicks off its 2009 season at home against West Los Angeles College today, it will be 11 months to the day since the Vaqueros last won a game.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Big things ahead for college football at Cowboys Stadium (Dallas Morning News)
Today's Top 25 matchup between Oklahoma and BYU represents just the beginning of the Cowboys' blueprint for college football. Cowboys Stadium will host five college games this season, and that could double in a few years.
Rick Bozich: College football predictions to chew on (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Let's start this college football season the proper way: with a coin toss. Heads I'll begin my look at 10 Labor Day weekend games with Louisville's opener, tails Kentucky leads off.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Boyes back in town at Buff State (The Journal-Register)
The Buffalo State College football team looks to rebound from a dismal 1-9 season with the help of two Niagara Falls High School products and a “new” head coach that is accustomed to winning.
Dutchmen mark century - Hope College celebrates 100 years of football (The Holland Sentinel)
Hope College football coach Dean Kreps has a hard time pinpointing exactly where 100 years of team tradition manifests itself. He said it shows up in odd places, like how the scout team has always been called “the reds” even though they play in blue and orange.
Stewart Mandel: College Football Pickoff: Week 1 (Sports Illustrated)
Two intriguing clashes highlight the opening weekend of the college football season: Virginia Tech-Alabama and Georgia-Oklahoma St. Stewart Mandel makes his predictions for Week 1.
Ventura College's big night in football was a long time in coming (Ventura County Star)
Ventura College finally has its own football stadium. On Saturday, the Pirates will play their first on-campus football game in the 54-year history of the Telegraph Avenue campus in its newly-completed stadium. Kickoff for the game against Los Angeles Valley College is 7 p.m
College Football Game Ends in Sucker Punch (NBC Philadelphia)
The first big college football game of the year featured an ugly, post-game sucker punch that could have an Oregon running back in serious hot water.
The Niles Star » College football season gets under way (Niles Daily Star)
The college football season is here. Notre Dame will host Nevada in its season opener, while Michigan will entertain in-state rival Western Michigan University and Michigan State will host Montana State on Saturday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FRIDAY / Scott sees Pac-10 opportunities (San Francisco Chronicle)
What a night to see your first college football game live in 12 years. Oregon at Boise State on the blue turf, under the lights. It was quite a thrill for Larry Scott (below), the former CEO of the Women's Tennis Association who moved from Florida to Walnut...
College football: No. 9 Penn St. breaks in new secondary (The Daily Item)
Safety Nick Sukay hasn't played a down of college football, so it's quite an accomplishment that he's secured a starting job at No. 9 Penn State.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Early season provides flexibility for college football teams, ESPN (USA Today)
TV isn't just showing up as an observer at this weekend's big college football matchups. It helped make some of them.
Chat recap: College football kickoff (Fox Sports)
With the '09 season kicking off Thursday, it's time to talk college football. Recap our gameday chat with Lisa Horne here.
LIVE chat: College football kickoff (Fox Sports)
With the 2009 season kicking off tonight, it's time to talk college football. Lisa Horne answers all your questions in our LIVE chat.
Vittorio Tafur College Football Friday / Scott sees Pac-10 opportunities (San Francisco Chronicle)
What a night to see your first college football game live in 12 years. Oregon at Boise State on the blue turf, under the lights. It was quite a thrill for Larry Scott (below), the former CEO of the Women's Tennis Association who moved from Florida to Walnut...
College football season has more questions than answers (Dallas Morning News)
Getty Images Can Colt McCoy lead Texas to the BCS title game and win the Heisman Trophy to boot?In the wonderful world of college football, every game counts. And in less than 24 hours, we'll start getting answers to questions that have plagued mankind since preview sections hit newsstands in July, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Crystal Ball: Our college football Predictions (Sports Illustrated)
SI.com's college football contributors Stewart Mandel, Andy Staples, Austin Murphy, George Schroeder, Cory McCartney, Mallory Rubin, Arash Markazi and Kevin Armstrong provide their predictions for the 2009 season.
Crystal Ball: SI.com's college football experts make their picks for the 2009 campaign (Sports Illustrated)
Who will win it all? Who will flop? Our college football analysts offer their predictions for 2009.
Celizic: College football needs Notre Dame to succeed (MSNBC)
Celizic: College football needs Notre Dame to be a team worthy of its legend.
College football opening day preview around the Big East (CNYCentral.com)
A look at this week's college football games in the Big East Conference, by The Associated Press.
College Football Returns on Thursday Night (NBC New York)
Let's celebrate the start of a new college football season by being more sensible about the polls.
Blue field is big story on college football's first weekend (The Tennessean)
The kick-off to a fast-and-furious first college football weekend stretches from Thursday night in Idaho to Monday night in Florida. And who would have guessed the match-up on the blue field would trump a Bobby Bowden golden-years game?
NCAA Wants College Football Weekend To Start With Handshakes (MyNC.com)
College football weekend will begin with handshakes if the NCAA and AFCA have their way.
Nevada football team gets a tour of College Football Hall of Fame (FOX 28 South Bend)
The Nevada football team won't be playing football the whole weekend, the team is getting a tour of the College Football Hall of Fame. Since their coach, Chris Ault, was previously inducted into the Hall
Motor City Bowl has new name and sponsor College football (Detroit Free Press)
Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has another passion: college football. "I never dreamt beyond my wildest dreams I would be associated with college," he said Wednesday. "I often wondered how nice it would be if I ever got the opportunity to be around young lives that are making their way."
Area college football capsules (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
A capsule look at area college football teams for the upcoming season.
College football games to watch (Miami Herald)
The 2009 college football season will be remembered for its quarterbacks. Three passers -- Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Florida's Tim Tebow and Texas gunslinger Colt McCoy -- finished one, two and three in the Heisman voting last December.
College football notes: MEAC/SWAC challenge at Citrus Bowl on Sunday (Orlando Sentinel)
Not only are South Carolina State and Grambling State the two best black college football teams in the country, they also have two of the best players in Division I-AA.
Ranking the Top 25 college football teams (Miami Herald)
Like movies? Love lists? Well, College Football Sportswriter Joseph Goodman has you covered with his predections. Check out the exclusive coming attractions of the nation's Top 25 teams.
Sports betting: Weekly college football picks return, starting today (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Each Thursday through the end of the college football season, the Reno Gazette-Journal offers an inside look at what the best minds in sports betting are playing ahead of the weekend's action.
NCAA -- Looking toward the start of the 2009 college football season (FSView)
Since the BCS Championship game on Jan. 8 featuring Florida and Oklahoma, there has been quite a wait for the start of the college football season. Finally, the time has come for college football fans to get excited.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
College football kicks off with some ranked matchups (USA Today)
College football starts Thursday night with No. 14 Oregon at No. 16 Boise State and the most games (four) on the opening weekend between ranked teams in the last decade. Last year there was one. There has not been more than two games between teams ranked in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll to open the season in 10 years.
College buzz: College football starts tonight (The Kansas City Star)
Ready for some football? College football puts its toe in the water tonight. Nine games involving Division I programs, and one of the biggest opening-game clashes, kick off the season.
College football locals: Sept. 3, 2009 (Naples Daily News)
Updates on local college football players:
Think you know who will win this week in college football? Check out our staff picks and see how we do. (Orlando Sentinel)
Thursday night is opening-night for the 2009-10 college football season and with so many games to watch this weekend, our panel of experts decided to sit down and give our picks for the first week. See how we do and check back every week for more picks.
NFL, college football preview section out Thursday (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Be on the lookout for The Gazette's 12-page NFL and college football preview section Thursday. The NFL schedules were in print on Aug. 23 and are included below since they are not in the section.
alligatorSports Podcast: College Football Preview Podcast (Independent Florida Alligator)
On the 2009 college football preview edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we break down in detail the Southeastern Conference and the national football scene before the season starts.
College football: Knights share vision of upcoming season (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
WEST POINT - College football shifts into high gear this week with a couple of Top 25 games Thursday and a full slate Saturday.
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