Saturday, October 3, 2009

College Football Notebook: WSSU back in CIAA (The Salisbury Post)


Associated Press The college football notebook ... CARY — With financial woes ending its bid to join Division I, Winston-Salem State is headed back to ...


AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Whittier hopes for rare victory against Cal Lutheran (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)


If Whittier College needs any motivation for today's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football opener against Cal Lutheran, the Poets don't have to look very far.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Eagles hope to fly again (Rapid City Journal)


CHADRON, Neb. — The Chadron State College football team will strive to use its homecoming game today as the springboard to get back on the victory trail. The Eagles, who have lost two consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games, will host New Mexico Highlands.


College Football: Mines ready to take on Jimmies in DAC battle (Rapid City Journal)


From one do-it-all quarterback to another. That is the challenge, that the South Dakota School of Mines football team faces as it prepares to take on winless Jamestown College in Jamestown, N.D., today.


College football: Indiana wants to change perception (The News-Herald)


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After 125 years of college football, Indiana is trying to start a new legacy against No. 9 Ohio State.


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: Area players update (The News-Herald)


How select area college football players fared last week:


College football: Tailgate talk with Mark Podolski (The News-Herald)


Mark Podolski's weekly look at the world of 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.


Friday, October 2, 2009

Who will win college football's national championship? (Chicago Sun-Times)


TODAY'S ISSUE: Who will win college football's national championship? Saban, defense, good QB make Bama my pick Mike North: Dan, you're taking the chalk or, as they say, the favorite with the Florida Gators to win the national championship. Well, my friend, when it's all said and done and the games are actually determining No. 1 status, the Alabama Crimson Tide will be atop the world of college ...


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 ...


Beloit College football’s Christensen earns D3 honors (The Janesville Gazette)


Andrew Christensen’s breakout game for Beloit College’s football team last Saturday has not gone unnoticed.


College football thrives on unthinkable upsets (Maneater)


The impossible is possible in college football.


Basports.com Zooms to #1-Rank in College Football Handicapping Contest: Beats Out 117 Other Services with 86% Winners (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


Basports.com currently sits on top of the college football handicapping world at the prestigious The Sports Monitor College Football Handicapping Challenge, besting 117 other handicappers and leading in win-percentage , return-on-risk and most net profit.


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.


Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thole: College football powers make waves in BCS (Stillwater Gazette)


OK, now that college football has firmly returned to its perch as America's favorite pastime, it's time to look at facts.


College football: Arkansas State gets big payoff for playing Iowa (Muscatine Journal)


IOWA CITY – For the Iowa football team, Saturday’s home game with Arkansas State represents a chance for the Hawkeyes to improve their record to 5-0 for the first time since 1995.


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Yankee Stadium to host college football bowl game (WCAX-TV Vermont)


Associated Press - September 30, 2009 6:35 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Yankee Stadium will host an annual college football bowl game featuring a Big East versus Big 12 matchup.


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.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Berkeley, California: College Football Golf Guide (Sports Illustrated)


In this weekly series, we profile a college football town with tips on where to play golf, eat and drink.


The Wiz Of Odds: Handling college football hangovers (Covers.com)


Jay Christensen covered college football, among other sports, for the Los Angeles Times and produces the popular college football blog, TheWizofOdds.com . You wake up and begin piecing it together. Who was I with? How in the hell did I get home?...


Wild weekend of college, pro football (Laurel Leader-Call)


It was a wild week in college football. There were a lot of upsets, and there could have been more.


Hillsdale College football team ranked No. 24 (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)


The Hillsdale College football team's 38-19 win at Ashland on Saturday got the attention of the American Football Coaches Association poll board.Hillsdale (4-1) is ranked 24th this week in the AFCA Division II poll. It's the first time Hillsdale has...


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.


HotelsCombined.com is the Official Hotel Search Engine for Pro and College Football Fans, Offering Unbeatable Deals ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


Kicking off professional and college football season, diehard fans are making plans to travel and cheer on their favorite football team on the road, and HotelsCombined.com -- the Official Hotel Search Engine for professional and college football fans -- offers unbeatable deals among the world's largest database of more than 200,000 hotels.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Sports Illustrated's College Football Playoff Bracket (Sports Illustrated)


Beginning today Sports Illustrated and SI.com ignore the preseason hype and introduce a playoff system at the major college level -- the College Football Playoff Bracket.


USA TODAY Top 25 coaches' poll College football (USA Today)


USA TODAY Top 25 coaches' poll College football


Is college football played better now? (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)


Today's college football players are bigger, faster and stronger than their predecessors, yours truly included. No doubting that.


Berkley, California: College Football Golf Guide (Sports Illustrated)


In a new weekly series, we'll profile a college football town with tips on where to play golf, eat and drink.


Score! Lady Ref Officiates College Football (NBC Chicago)


During the week, Sarah Thomas is a working mother and pharmaceutical sales representative. But on the weekend, she's a college football referee.


Football. Darius Marshall Named RB Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (Marshall University Thundering Herd)


Marshall junior running back Darius Marshall was named the national running back performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards.


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.


Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sports Illustrated's College Football Playoff Bracket (Sports Illustrated)


Beginning today Sports Illustrated and SI.com unveils their attempt to ignore the preseason hype and introduce a playoff system at the major college level -- the College Football Playoff Bracket. Each week during the season 14 college football writers, editors and producers at SI and SI.com will each vote for 16 teams that deserve berths in the playoff bracket with points assigned to their ...


Figuring out college football this season doesn't pay (USA Today)


Eight reasons from the past weekend why, when it comes to predicting college football, you'd be better off using a Ouija board.


College Football Weekend Review (FOX 13 Memphis)


Fox 13's Marcus Hunter takes a look at another week of college football.


College Football Instant Replay: One month in and who knows where season is headed? (Connecticut Post)


College football fans, pundits and scribes spend spring and summer analyzing teams and players, trying to forecast how the season will unfold. Then the games start.


The Banner On The Street: Which is best: high school, college of pro football? (Naples Daily News)


We asked people to tell us their favorite form of one of America's most popular sports: football. Though high school football is a popular Friday night attraction in Southwest Florida, most of our respondents preferred the college grid iron. Which level of the sport to prefer: high school, college or the pros?


The Banner On The Street: Which is best: high school, college of pro football? (Bonita Banner)


The football season is now in swing. Which level of the sport do you prefer: high school, college or professional football?


Upsets shake up AP college football poll, but Florida, Texas and Alabama hold firm at top (The San Francisco Examiner)


NEW YORK — After a weekend in which four top-10 teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll received a major makeover. No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Alabama held their places in the media poll released Sunday, but 15 teams moved up or down at least three spots.


Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


NEW YORK----Today’s Harris Interactive College Football PollSM shows the Top 25 results compiled from rankings submitted by the Harris Interactive panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and current and former members of the media.