Saturday, September 26, 2009

District 7 hopes Football Classic draws kids to college (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)


Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. If only students got as excited about college as they do about football.


College football referee earns her stripes (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


Sarah Thomas is the first woman to serve as a Division I-A college football referee, but she says coaches and players barely notice that she's out there -- which means she's doing her job.


College Football Hall of Fame sees visitor surge (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND -- News that the College Football Hall of Fame is moving to Atlanta created a mini-surge in attendance Friday. Many local people who've never visited went to see the attraction before it's gone.


AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Mt. SAC gets its first real test (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)


Mt. San Antonio College has won its first three football games, but the Mounties' first real test comes today. Mt. SAC, which has won the past two CCCAA Southern California championships, hosts Saddleback in a 1 p.m. nonconference game that features two of the top teams in the state.


AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: East L.A. opens conference play at home (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)


Somebody has to win, so East Los Angeles College football associate coach Steve Ruedaflores figures it might as well be his Huskies. East Los Angeles (0-3) opens American Division Pacific Conference play tonight at home at 6 against Los Angeles Southwest (0-3).


College football: Hawkeyes prepared for rowdy setting (Muscatine Journal)


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The four big speakers have been perched at the edge of the practice field all week, blasting country, rap, Van Halen, Boston and even a little crowd noise into the ears of the Iowa football players as they go through workouts.


College football capsules (Omaha World-Herald)


Saturday's college football capsules for matchups from around the Midlands.


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.


College football: Tailgate talk (The News-Herald)


Mark Podolski's weekly look at the world of college football:


Friday, September 25, 2009

College Football Schedule (Omaha World-Herald)


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


College football locals: Sept. 25, 2009 (Naples Daily News)


NAPLES — Updates on local college football players: DIVISION I ACC Jamelle Eugene (Naples), N.C. State, x-senior, running back, No. 29 — Eugene missed last week's 45-14 win over Gardner-Webb due to a knee injury. Javarris James (Immokalee), Miami , senior, running back, No. 5 — James ran for 72 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and had two receptions for 14 yards in last week's 33-17 win ...


College football locals: Sept. 25, 2009 (Marco Eagle)


Updates on local college football players:


It's a close call, but college football has some better rules than NFL (Portland Tribune)


Sitting around watching football with my sons and my pal Dick the other day, the topic turned to the difference between various NFL and college rules. We voiced our preferences and, frankly, didn’t agree on much of anything. Isn’t that what talking sports is about? So let’s ...


LIVE BLOG: Adrian College-Lake Erie football (The Daily Telegram)


Follow as the Adrian College football team takes on Division II school Lake Erie in its homecoming game on Saturday. The Bulldogs (2-1) have won two straight since opening the season with a loss to Capital and will try to conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule with a win.


Monmouth College football: Scots wary of Carroll (The Galesburg Register-Mail)


Monmouth College football coach Steve Bell has built a successful program by focusing on one game at a time, and that philosophy won’t change at 1 p.m. Saturday when the Fighting Scots meet Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis.  


College Football: College Football Hall of Fame has new home, moving to Atlanta (Reno Gazette-Journal)


ATLANTA -- Plagued by low attendance in South Bend, Ind. the College Football Hall of Fame hopes to get a boost in visitors after it moves to new $50 million facility next to Centennial Olympic Park.


College football: 2003 Fiesta Bowl honored (The News-Herald)


nBuckeye honors: The 2003 Fiesta Bowl game between Ohio State and Miami, in which the Buckeyes won the national championship in double overtime, has been selected as the Sporting News college football game of the decade. In the college football section, LB James Laurinaitis made the all-decade first-team defense, and Ted Ginn Jr. was the all-decade kick returner. Peyton Manning, Albert Pujols ...


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.


COLLEGE NOTES: Brockton’s Hall, Gomes, Fils key members of University of New Haven football team (The Brockton Enterprise)


The three sophomores will be in the starting lineup on Saturday when the Chargers host Stonehill College. New Haven’s football program is now a member of the Northeast-10 Conference after being idle for five seasons.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Yankees work to expand college football lineup (Deseret News)


There was a time when great college football games were regularly played in the Big Apple.


College Football Hall of Fame will leave South Bend for Atlanta (The Indianapolis Star)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The College Football Hall of Fame hopes Atlanta will give it things South Bend couldn't: more exposure, more visitors.


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

College Football Hall of Fame moving to Atlanta (AP via Yahoo! News)


The College Football Hall of Fame, which never managed to attract the number of visitors its organizers hoped for after moving it to South Bend in 1995, is being moved to Atlanta to bring it more exposure, organizers told the city.


College Football Hall of Fame moving to Atlanta (MSNBC)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -The College Football Hall of Fame, which never managed to attract the number of visitors its organizers hoped for after moving it to South Bend in 1995, is being moved to Atlanta to bring it more exposure, organizers told the city.


The latest college football news, brought to you by Twitter (Detroit Free Press)


Michigan State uses it to announce its starting lineups. Big Ten coaches are taking questions from it during their weekly teleconferences. And Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, who is among the first to embrace the latest in technology, says he likes to use it as a scouting tool. More and more college football programs are using Twitter, a social networking/micro-blogging service, to manage the ...


Yankees work to expand college football lineup (SportingNews)


NEW YORK -- There was a time when great college football games were regularly played in the Big Apple. In the early and middle part of the 20th century, Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium hosted some of the most storied college teams.


College Football Hall of Fame moving to Atlanta (Sports Illustrated)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- The mayor of South Bend, Ind., says the College Football Hall of Fame is moving from his city to Atlanta.


College Football Hall of Fame to Atlanta :Chamber's Dobson confirms facility to leave South Bend. (South Bend Tribune)


It appears the College Football Hall of Fame is headed south.


College Football Hall of Fame moving (WISH-TV Indianapolis)


The mayor of South Bend, Ind., says the College Football Hall of Fame is moving from his city to Atlanta. Read more at www.WISHTV.com


College Football Hall Of Fame Moving To Atlanta (CBS 46 News Atlanta)


The College Football Hall of Fame is moving from South Bend, Ind., to Atlanta.


South Bend mayor confirms hall leaving :When College Football Hall of Fame will close remains uncertain (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND -- Mayor Stephen Luecke confirmed at an 11 a.m. press conference that the College Football Hall of Fame is leaving the city for Atlanta.


Luecke confirms College Football Hall of Fame will leave South Bend (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND ― After months of rumors and debate, South Bend Mayor Steve Luecke confirmed that the College Football Hall of Fame is leaving South Bend for Atlanta, Georgia.


Luecke says he's working to replace College Football Hall of Fame in building (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND ― After months of rumors and debate, South Bend Mayor Steve Luecke confirmed that the College Football Hall of Fame is leaving South Bend for Atlanta, Georgia. He says he is already in talks with local businesses about opportunities to fill the space.


Dallas loses to Atlanta in bid to land College Football Hall of Fame (Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert confirmed late Tuesday that Dallas has lost out to Atlanta in its bid to lure the College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend, Ind.


College Football Hall of Fame moving to Atlanta (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)


College Football Hall of Fame moving to Atlanta


UPDATE: Numerous sources say College Football Hall of Fame headed to Atlanta (22 WSBT South Bend)


SOUTH BEND — Disappointment and frustration was the feeling for many local leaders Tuesday after numerous reports the College Football Hall of Fame will soon be on its way out of South Bend.


Louisiana College receives votes in Division III football polls (The Alexandria Town Talk)


PINEVILLE -- Last season, the Louisiana College football team made history when it received a vote in the D3football.com poll.


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.


USC drops, Washington arrives in college football poll (Lahontan Valley News)


NEW YORK (AP) - Southern California dropped nine spots and out of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, and Washington moved into the rankings for the first time in six years.


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.


College Football Schedule (Omaha World-Herald)


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


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Fixing the flaws in college football's top teams (SportingNews)


September so far has stunk for college football's Goliaths. Oklahoma and USC lost as heavy favorites; neither Florida nor Texas looks like a BCS title game shoo-in. Regardless of the national polls, every team has at least one flaw that may prove fatal by early December. Here's a look at what could spoil a season for this week's top teams: 1. Florida Problem: Not enough playmakers. Percy Harvin ...


College football power rankings: Week 4 (Covers.com)


Southern Cal plummets after yet another loss to a double-digit underdog. The Sunshine State is again the king of college football with three schools in the Top 10. Find out where our expert ranks every college football team in the nation in this we...


College Football Hall of Fame could be leaving South Bend (WNDU 16 South Bend)


Several published reports are now saying that the College Football Hall of Fame could be leaving downtown South Bend for Atlanta, Georgia.


College Football Hall of Fame reportedly moving to Atlanta (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper is reporting the College Football Hall of Fame will leave South Bend and move to Atlanta.


AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES: Winless East L.A. is making progress (Pasadena Star-News)


The East Los Angeles College football team heads into Week 4 in search of its first victory, but associate coach Steve Ruedaflores has no doubt the team has progressed.


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.


Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association Announce Twenty-Two College Football Players Named to the 2009 ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


For a select group of college football players, the words "sacrifice" and "commitment" extend far beyond the football field to places that don't require helmets and shoulder pads. Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association today have announced the 22 student-athletes chosen for the 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams®, honoring dedicated and hard-working student ...


Lunchtime college football chat: featuring Michigan and Bowling Green (The Toledo Blade)


Welcome to Tuesday's college football chat featuring all things Michigan and Bowling Green. Chat with Blade sports writers Ryan Autullo (UM beat writer) and Donald Emmons (BGSU beat writer) from noon to 1 p.m. Blade sports editor Frank Corsoe also will be sitting in as host to make sure everyone plays nice. Click on the chat below and join the fun. Michigan, Bowling Green college football chat