Saturday, November 21, 2009

Photo Gallery: Monmouth College Vs. University of St. Thomas football (The Galesburg Register-Mail)


The Monmouth College Fighting Scots played the University of St. Thomas Tommies in a first round NCAA Division III football game in Monmouth Saturday. Monmouth fell 43-21 to see its season end.


College Football Scores 11/21 (WITN 7 North Carolina)


College Football Scores from across the nation


College Football Saturday LIVE On Twitter (The Huffington Post)


Watch Saturday's college football games develop on Twitter right here on HuffPost. Do you know a tweeter who's perfect for one of these lists? Email us at sports@huffingtonpost.com !


Better know a college football trophy (Park Hills Daily Journal)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff.


College football pick'em: Student Publications picks the winners (TCU Daily Skiff)


The student publications pick'em team is back for more college football action. Each participant will get one point for a correctly selected win out of the chosen games and two points for an upset pick. News Now reporter Maddy Foxx remains in the lead with 42 points followed by Skiff editor-in-chief David Hall with 39 points.


Better know a college football trophy (Park Hills Daily Journal)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff.


2009-10 College football bowl projections (Orlando Sentinel)


Andrea Adelson has put together our first look at the projected bowl picture for this upcoming bowl season. The college football season still has plenty of surprises to offer us, but as of now, this is how we see the bowl season shaping up.


1. College Football ESPN, Noon. (TVPredictions.com)


Minnesota at Iowa. 2. College Football North Carolina at Boston College. ESPN 2, Noon. 3. College Football Ohio State at Michigan. ABC, Noon.


College football: Area update (The News-Herald)


How select area college football players fared last week:


College Football Today (Modesto Bee)


Here are today's top college football games.


Friday, November 20, 2009

AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mt. SAC begins quest for third consecutive SoCal title (Pasadena Star-News)


Mt. San Antonio College has been the dominant junior college football team in Southern California the past two seasons. The Mounties hope to make it a third in the coming weeks, and their quest for continued supremacy begins today.


Better know a college football trophy (Park Hills Daily Journal)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff.


Iowa college football playoffs: Rejuvenated Central given tough challenge (The Des Moines Register)


Central football coach Jeff McMartin started seeing hints last spring that his team would be able to bounce back from last season’s 6-4 record, a subpar year for the Dutch.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ex-Oceanside star Wynn making most of opportunity at Utah (North County Times)


When Jordan Wynn arrived at the University of Utah last January,the biggest shock wasn't the size of the mountains ringing SaltLake City, the coldness of the snow that pelted his face manymornings, or the girth of the football playbook he needed tomemorize.


It's been one crazy college football season (Miami Herald)


OK, I have been away from college football for a couple months. Let me make sure I have got this straight.


SI polls college football fans (TheCelebrityCafe.com)


SI polled over 33,000 fans to answer some of the biggest questions in college football.


College football: Sports Illustrated poll on alcoholic beverages (Deseret News)


The Mountain West Conference and the SEC lead a poll of college football fans who believe stadiums should not sell alcoholic...


College Football Nation: Patience needed in Ann Arbor (The Milford Daily News)


Promise has disappeared. Still, patience is needed. Michigan hosts Ohio State on Saturday, the latest installment in perhaps the greatest rivalry in all of college football. It's a time when the nation's attention should be focused on Ann Arbor, where well over 100,000 decked out in maize and blue will try to make life miserable for anyone daring to don scarlet and gray.


Better know a college football trophy (Park Hills Daily Journal)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff.


Thursday, November 19, 2009

Former Milton football player receives honors with Beloit College (The Janesville Gazette)


Beloit College’s Andrew Christiansen, a Milton High School graduate, has earned All-Midwest Conference football first-team recognition.


Unbeaten Amherst College football team deserves a playoff (The Republican)


Where in America can you find any team in any sport, at any level, that goes 8-0 and goes nowhere? Welcome to Amherst College, where the football team went unbeaten and then stayed home.


Sources: Pressure was on Adrian College football team to win (The Daily Telegram)


Former Adrian College football coach Jim Lyall's job was on the line prior to this season.


College Presidents Football Wager Benefits Charity (Knox College)


Local food pantries are the winners, in a friendly wager between Knox College President Roger Taylor and Monmouth College President Maury Ditzler, over the Bronze Turkey game, one of the nation's oldest college football rivalries.


Better know a college football trophy (Park Hills Daily Journal)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff.


College Football Capsules: Playing for buckets, pigs, eggs and other things (The Brownsville Herald)


At this time of the year, college football can seem a little like peewee soccer: Everybody gets a trophy. Players will compete for some of the oldest and oddest hardware in the sport.


College football picks: Who do you got? (Orange County Register)


Click through the photos to see how our four 'experts' weigh in on 10 of the week's best college football games. Since there's obviously no connection between what happens from one Saturday to the next in the Pac-10, there's no sense in the...


College Football | Michigan hopes to end losing skid (Seattle Times)


Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was handed a blue button with "Beat Ohio State" in maize letters when he was introduced as the new leader of college football's winningest program.


Cameron's Commentary: College football would benefit from playoffs (The University Star)


Now that college football is coming down to the wire (like it does every year), some teams should be recognized. There is Florida, Alabama and Texas, which are all undefeated (not a big surprise there). However, this year Texas Christian, Cincinnati and Boise State remain undefeated as well. read more


College Football: Minus Scott, Terps’ ground game stalls (Carroll County Times)


COLLEGE PARK — In football, injuries happen.


College Football Coaches Inspire Success On and Off the Field at CoachoftheYear.com (PRWeb)


With 17 Days Left to Vote for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, Visit Now to Learn About Some of College Football’s Most Responsible Coaches (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3192104.htm


Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Better know a college football trophy (SportingNews)


From axes to wagon wheels, with all kinds of cups, buckets and bells in between, college football teams play for some pretty odd stuff. How well do you know your rivalry trophies? Here's a test (answers below), based on information provided by the NCAA record book.


Recruiting-crazed college football coaches clown around in 'The Blind Side' (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)


"The Blind Side" movie features recruiting-crazed college football coaches playing themselves.


Springfield College football team to host ECAC Bowl title game (The Republican)


Although the Springfield College basketball teams’ seasons are already under way, the school’s football squad has some unfinished business.


Smelser leaving Iowa Wesleyan College football program (Mt. Pleasant News)


Iowa Wesleyan College Athletics Director Mike Hampton announced today that Head Coach Jason Smelser is leaving the IWC football program effective today.


College Football: Minus Scott, Terps’ ground game stalls (Carroll County Times)


COLLEGE PARK — In football, injuries happen.


Eight new things in college football that you can take to the bank (SportingNews)


USC won't make the BCS. SMU is good, and Temple is better. The national title game should include two unbeaten teams. A lackluster Big East record shows that Jim Leavitt's teams aren't built to last a full season. All sorts of alleged guarantees in college football have failed to come through in 2009. But a few new rules have developed. Here's a peek at a handful:  Rule 1: USF tanks down the ...


College football: Michigan takes hit off the field (The News-Herald)


ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — College football's winningest program just took another hit off the field.


College Football: Minus Scott, Terps’ ground game stalls (Carroll County Times)


COLLEGE PARK — In football, injuries happen.


Flint-area 11 on college football playoff teams (The Flint Journal)


A total of 11 area players are on three college football teams which remain alive in the NCAA Division 2 and 3 playoffs.


College Football Capsules: BCS creates football executive director role (The Brownsville Herald)


NEW YORK — Defending the Bowl Championship Series and trying to convince critics that it is the best way to determine a college football champion has to qualify as one of the toughest jobs in America.


David Moulton: Want more meaningful college football games in November? Then add a playoff (Naples Daily News)


I could be wrong, but ...Is this really what college football wants? A final month of the season where only three schools (Florida, Alabama and Texas) will be playing games considered meaningful? Everything and everyone else is merely window dressing.Imagine if only the Saints, Colts and Vikings played games with any meaning over the final month of the NFL season. The Colts in the role of Texas ...


Today's college football TV game (USA Today)


Central Michigan (8-2) goes on the road to face Ball State (1-9) in a Mid-American Conference football game on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

College football: Michigan takes hit off the field (The News-Herald)


ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — College football's winningest program just took another hit off the field.


Adrian College football coaching shakeup (The Daily Telegram)


Get complete coverage about the recent firing of Adrian College football coach Jim Lyall and the hiring of defensive coordinator as the program's new coach. Lyall was fired shortly after Adrian College closed the season with a 45-20 victory over Olivet on Saturday. On Sunday evening, Adrian released a statement announcing that Jim Deere would be appointed as the program's coach. MORE INFORMATION ...


College-Football Update (Winston-Salem Journal)


College-Football Update


CU Buffs among college football's most penalized (The Vail Trail)


CU Buffs among college football's most penalized Tom Kensler The Denver Post It could be said that the struggling Colorado football program has been consistent in at least one aspect of the game. Penalties. Flags have been flying all season, but the Buffaloes (3-7, 2-4 Big 12) have just about reached rock bottom. After committing 11 penalties for 110 yards Saturday in a 17-10 loss at Iowa State ...


Monday, November 16, 2009

Adrian College promotes Jim Deere to be head football coach (The Holland Sentinel)


Adrian College changed head football coaches Monday, promoting assistant coach Jim Deere to become the 24th head coach at the school.


AC student, 61, becomes oldest college football player (KXII Sherman)


SHERMAN, TX – 61-year-old Tom Thompson of Coppell, TX became the oldest college football player ever on Saturday, after he scored the extra point for Austin College's only touchdown of the game against Trinity University.


College football, NBA, hockey (The Toledo Blade)


COLLEGE FOOTBALL AP Top 25 Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida (36) 10-0 1,463 1 2. Alabama (14) 10-0 1,429 3 3. Texas (10) 10-0 1,424 2 4. TCU 10-0 1,307 4 5. Cincinnati 10-0 1,247 5 6. Boise St. 10-0 1,213 6 7. Georgia Tech 10-1 1,139 7 8. Pittsburgh 9-1 1,030 8 9. Ohio St. 9-2 990 10 10. LSU 8-2 968 9 11. Oregon 8-2 918 14 12. Oklahoma St. 8-2 754 17 13. Penn St. 9-2 689 19 14. Stanford 7-3 652 25 15 ...


AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PCC ends season on a high note, 38-22 (Pasadena Star-News)


GLENDALE - A season of musical quarterbacks for the Pasadena City College football team stopped with the player who had been the most effective for the Lancers earlier in the season.