Saturday, September 12, 2009

LIVE: Full slate of Week 2 college football action (Fox Sports)


Fearless Predictions: USC/OSU FOXSports.com's Petros Papadakis offers up some fearless predictions for Week 2 of the college football season. Can the Buckeyes take down the Trojans?


Lafayette College football team explodes for 21-0 halftime lead in season opener (The Express-Times)


The Lafayette College Leopards started their season strong tonight with three first-half touchdowns to take a 21-0 halftime lead over Georgetown in a Patriot League football game at Multi-Sport Field in Washington, D.C. Sophomore Jerome Rudolph started the scoring with...


Where the action is: Saturday's college football line moves (Covers.com)


Week 2 is the time to play totals, which is apparent by the amount of numbers on the move this morning. Find out the biggest line moves for a busy day of college football. North Carolina Tar Heels at UConn Huskies With a possible outbreak of...


College football locals: Sept. 12, 2009 (Naples Daily News)


Updates on local players in college football:


College football previews: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 (49 ABC News Topeka)


With another Saturday, college football continues.


2009 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW:GCC looks to snap back (The Glendale News-Press)


NORTHEAST 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 on Saturday, it will be 11 months to the day since the Vaqueros last won a game.


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.


Stonehill College football team falls to AIC (Stoughton Journal)


The Stonehill College football team dropped a 35-17 decision to AIC Friday night.


Preview: Today’s area college football games (Dayton Daily News)


Preview: Today’s area college football games


Friday, September 11, 2009

College Football Schedule (Omaha World-Herald)


Wondering how your favorite teams are doing? Print out our weekly college football schedule.


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.


Top 25 college football matchups for Sept. 12 (The Massillon Independent)


Here's a glance at today's Top 25 college football matchups:


Thursday, September 10, 2009

College Football Teams Tackling Swine Flu (ABC News)


Pigskins and swine flu: College football teams using prevent defense on virus


College football teams tackling swine flu (SportingNews)


NEW YORK -- Helmets and shoulder pads. And hand sanitizer. College football players are protecting themselves not just from injury this season but also from swine flu.


College football teams tackle swine flu (Everett Herald)


NEW YORK — Helmets and shoulder pads — and hand sanitizer. College football players are protecting themselves from more than bruising hits and tackles this season. Swine flu can flatten them, too.


Western New England College, Westfield State football players earn honors (The Republican)


While the Western New England College passing offense earned high marks for its 386-yard attack in Saturday's 28-27 football win over Norwich University, senior defensive lineman Chris Sormanti of South Hadley was making his own contribution.


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.


Merced College Blue Devils football team ranked (Merced Sun-Star)


It didn't take long for the Merced College football team to garner some attention. A 33-21 vic


Headline: College football is the greatest (Elko Daily Free Press)


I love college football. The thrills. The controversy. The stadiums. The passionate fans. The bands. The coaches. The student sections. The mascots. Just about everything about it.


College football: Big-game Buckeyes? Not lately (The News-Herald)


COLUMBUS — It seems every blog, Twitter account and Web page that deals with college football has some disparaging comments about the Ohio State football team's woeful performance on the national stage the past three years.


Money runs college football, not talent (The University Star)


Remember high school football? It was simple. Your high school’s class depended on your school’s enrollment. 5A, 4A, 3A, it didn’t matter. It was what it was. But in college, it is taken too far. Back in 2002, Texas was in Division 1A and Texas State was in Division 1-AA. That’s simple enough, right? But now the Texas Longhorns are in the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Texas State Bobcats are ...


2009 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW:GCC looks to snap back (The Glendale News-Press)


NORTHEAST 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 on Saturday, it will be 11 months to the day since the Vaqueros last won a game.


Center of AggressionGuilford’s Moffitt, New Haven’s Brown have Axe to grind in DI college football (The Middletown Press)


The battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe may not hold much resonance with Connecticut residents, but it’s the oldest and one of the fiercest rivalries in Division I college football.


Wednesday, September 9, 2009

MWC? College football lives here (The Salt Lake Tribune)


The way we've always split our college football writing duties here at The Tribune is I cover the national scene while co-worker Jay Drew focuses on the Mountain West Conference.


Week 2 of college football opens window for totals betting (Covers.com)


Miami's thrilling 38-34 victory over Florida State put an exclamation point on an opening weekend of college football that was otherwise filled with plenty of offensive question marks. Remember, the weekend began with South Carolina grinding out a...


Headline: College football is the greatest (Elko Daily Free Press)


I love college football. The thrills. The controversy. The stadiums. The passionate fans. The bands. The coaches. The student sections. The mascots. Just about everything about it.


Week one thrillers kickstart college football (The Echo)


The marathon that was the opening weekend of college football finally drew to an end this past Monday night with what may end up being one of the finer games of the entire season. And for Miami fans, nothing is more pleasing than the Hurricanes' thrilling 38-34 win over the Florida State Seminoles.


First week foreshadows a suspenseful college football season (Tiger Weekly)


College football kicked off the season with a bang, as powerhouse programs got pushed to the limit, tempers flared and the SEC dominated. The early controversy of the season focused on Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who punched a Boise State player following Boise's win over the Ducks.


A fight over college football coverage rights (Laurel Leader-Call)


The college football community and the nation’s news media, kindred souls for more than a century, are breaking up over coverage rights and rules. And, like the messy ending of a longtime marriage, there appears to be no quick solution to the difficult issues driving them apart.


A fight over college football coverage rights (Pharos-Tribune)


CNHI vice president William B. Ketter writes about the fight over credentials to cover college football games and the effect it might have on the average sports fan.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROAD TRIPS: (Bluffton Today)


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROAD TRIPS: By Dave Payne If you’re a college football follower who doesn’t care to drive 3 to 5 hours to catch South Carolina, Clemson or Georgia (if tickets are even available), there are four NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools (former D-I AA) within 1 ½ hours of Bluffton that provide worthwhile entertainment at more desirable ticket prices.


Tuesday, September 8, 2009

CBS College Sports Sets Football Game Plan (MultiChannel News)


CBS College Sports Network will kick off its first full Saturday of college football coverage on Sept. 12 with a quadruple-header.


2009 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW:GCC looks to snap back (The Glendale News-Press)


NORTHEAST 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 on Saturday, it will be 11 months to the day since the Vaqueros last won a game.


SportsMonday Column: Pre-game handshake is a classy move in college football's opening week (The Michigan Daily)


Unfortunately, the only inter-team exchange that will be remembered from college football's opening weekend — deemed “Sportsmanship Week” by the NCAA — will undoubtedly be Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount’s sucker punch after the Ducks’ loss to Boise State.


10 things we learned: Week 1 of college football (The Daily Gamecock)


With the extended first weekend of collegiate football behind us, it's time to introduce a new, online-only running column - 10 things we learned from Week 1 in College Football.


BEAS: Wheee! college football is here (Kokomo Tribune)


Even when it’s not pretty, it’s still our game. So appreciated a spectacle is college football that we boisterously applaud its arrival regardless of how the first wave of games plays out. Great matchups, mediocre matchups, doesn’t matter.


Contra Costa College football player injured (The San Francisco Examiner)


SAN PABLO, CALIF. — A Contra Costa College football player is in critical condition after colliding with an opposing player during a game.


Monday, September 7, 2009

California community college football player critically hurt after helmet-to-helmet hit (Los Angeles Times)


SAN PABLO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a Northern California community college football player critically injured in a helmet-to-helmet hit during a game says he is expected to survive but could be paralyzed.


Contra Costa College football player injured (San Diego Union-Tribune)


A Contra Costa College football player is in critical condition after colliding with an opposing player during a game.


College football Week 1 winners and losers (The Express-Times)


AP Photo | DON PETERSENIt doesn't get any easier this week for Virginia coach Al Groh, whose Cavaliers face No. 17 TCU. Opening week of college football is over with Rutgers getting blown out by Cincinnati and Miami-Florida State still...


Contra Costa College football player injured (CBS 47 Fresno)


SAN PABLO, Calif. (AP) — A Contra Costa College football player is in critical condition after colliding with an opposing player during a game. Freshman Wali Wright, a defensive back for the Contra Costa Comets, was injured when he hit helmets with a running back from Los Medanos College shortly after Saturday's game began. Dave Johnson, Wright's coach, said Wright suffered a serious neck injury ...


Contra Costa College football player injured (Channel 8 San Diego)


Associated Press - September 7, 2009 5:44 PM ET SAN PABLO, Calif. (AP) - A Contra Costa College football player is in critical condition after colliding with an opposing player during a...


Center of AggressionGuilford’s Moffitt, New Haven’s Brown have Axe to grind in DI college football (The Middletown Press)


The battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe may not hold much resonance with Connecticut residents, but it’s the oldest and one of the fiercest rivalries in Division I college football.


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.


First week of college football teaches us plenty (Anderson Independent-Mail)


Here are 10 things I learned during the first week of college football games.


Olivet College drops football opener (Battle Creek Enquirer)


The Olivet College football team opened the 2009 season with a 37-6 loss at home to Wittenberg (Ohio) on Saturday night. The Comets' lone score came on a 25-yard TD run by Mike Martin in the fourth quarter. Locally, sophomore QB Nick McCleary (Harper Creek) threw for 31 yards; sophomore James Williams (BCC) had three catches for 33 yards; junior Chris Behnke (Olivet) had a game-high 10 tackles ...


Plenty going on after first week of college football (Deseret News)


There's a lot to talk about after the opening weekend of college football. …


Bad beats: College football's best Week 1 knockouts (Covers.com)


David Payne writes for Covers Expert Ben Burns . College football welcomed back bettors with a LaGarrett Blount right hand instead of a friendly handshake. The opening week featured backdoor covers, favorites who forgot to score in the second ...


College Football Notebook (The Salisbury Post)


Associated Press The college football roundup ...MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jevan Snead sure knows how to finish. The Mississippi quarterback recovered from an ...


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.