Friday, December 4, 2009

Today's top college football matchups (The Massillon Independent)


Here's a glance at today's top college football games:


College football locals: Dec. 4, 2009 (Naples Daily News)


NAPLES —Updates on local college football players:DIVISION IACCJamelle Eugene (Naples), N..C. State, x-senior, running back, No. 29 — Eugene finished with 99 carries for 309 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 16 receptions fo 120 yards and 3 kick returns for an average of 7.7 yards per return.Javarris James (Immokalee), Miami, senior, running back, No. 5 — For the regular season, James ...


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.


AUDIO from Medialink and Tostitos: All-Star Team Brings New Year's College Football Experience to U.S. Military in ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


We all know college football is an American pastime that is enjoyed each year by people nationwide.


U.S. troops in Persian Gulf to play ex-college football stars (Dallas Morning News)


U.S. service members in the Persian Gulf who've dreamed of college football stardom might get a chance to shine a promotional game sponsored by Plano-based Frito-Lay Inc.


Rocket Ismail, Barry Switzer and All-Star Team Join Tostitos and the USO to Bring College Football Bowl Experience to ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


The Tostitos brand, in a joint effort with the USO, today announced plans to field the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl, a one-of-a-kind college football experience that will bring the tastes and traditions of college football bowl games to active military serving in the Persian Gulf.


College Football Nation: Bowden among the best of all (The MetroWest Daily News)


What happened on Tuesday when Bobby Bowden announced his retirement from coaching was not handled well, but that's besides the point. The point is that one of the truly magnificent coaches in college football history will leave in less than a month, and his legacy will be one of winning, of nearly unparalleled greatness.


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, December 3, 2009

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. Alas, the regular season is coming to a close and we can properly rate the Pac-10 teams once and for all. (Except for one.) 1. Oregon...


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 schedule (KVII 7 Amarillo)


College football schedule


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 notes: Prolific Bowden era at FSU will end after bowl game (The News-Herald)


Bobby Bowden orchestrated one of the great runs in college football, building Florida State into a powerhouse that produced two national titles, dozens of All-Americans and some of the most memorable missed field goals ever.


Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Oversized College Football Players May Face Heart Risks (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)


WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise alone isn't enough to keep overweight college football players from being at higher risk for a medical condition that can lead to heart disease, a new study suggests.


Chris 'Rankman' Dufresne's college football rankings (Los Angeles Times)


Chris Dufresne picks his top 25 college football teams


College Football: Florida State's Bowden retiring with ‘no regrets' (Omaha World-Herald)


Bobby Bowden orchestrated one of the great runs in college football, building Florida State into a powerhouse that produced two national titles, dozens of All-Americans and some of the most memorable missed field goals ever.


NCAAF Top 5: College football bowl season bets (Covers.com)


Bowl season is tantalizingly close. The matchups come out Sunday. Are you ready? Here are a few hints as we head into the most wonderful time of the year for a college football handicapper. Auburn Tigers : Over Totals are eclipsed by red-zone ...


Conference title and a bowl win for the football team at De Anza College (Cupertino Courier)


With one of the top scoring offenses in Northern California and the second most prolific quarterback in the state, the De Anza College football team had a banner season.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bowden decides it's time to step down (Pasadena Star-News)


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Bobby Bowden orchestrated one of the great runs in college football and built Florida State into a powerhouse that produced two national titles, dozens of All-Americans and some of the most memorable missed field goals ever.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Weis shown the door at Notre Dame (Pasadena Star-News)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis arrived at Notre Dame flashing Super Bowls rings and talking about out-scheming opponents. He leaves one of college football's most prestigious programs without even matching the records of the two men who were fired before him.


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

College football, Tiger Woods, Fort Worth’s Rainbow Lounge (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)


College football


Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football (PhysOrg)


This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at a considerable disadvantage, especially in the disruptive environment of a rival's home stadium.


College football: It's official, Bobby Bowden retires as head coach at Florida State (Naples Daily News)


TALLAHASSEE —Bobby Bowden’s tenure as Florida State’s football coach spanned 34 years. While college football fans saw new faces pop up at Miami and Florida, they’d always look toward FSU’s sideline and see Bowden there.But, as he said Tuesday, “Nothing lasts forever, does it?”Bowden, 80, announced Tuesday via press release that FSU’s 2009 bowl game will be his last. In his time as FSU’s coach ...


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.


NCAA Football Championship Fans Hitch and Go to TicketNetwork.com for Tickets to College Bowl Games (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


VERNON, CT--(Marketwire - 12/01/09) - TicketNetwork.com , the leading source for event ticket inventory, today announced that it offers an incredible selection of tickets to NCAA Football championship games. Saturdays during the college football season are when fans and alumni of the nation's top college football programs gather to see their favorite teams take the field. Tickets are an integral ...


College corner: Wesley maintains top spot in ECAC D-III football poll (The News Journal)


DOVER -- The Wesley College football team once again tops the latest ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Division III Football Poll.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Aberdeen American News)


Charlie Weis arrived at Notre Dame flashing Super Bowls rings and talking about outscheming opponents. He leaves one of college football's most prestigious programs without even matching the records of the two men who were fired before him....


COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Weis shown the door at Notre Dame (Pasadena Star-News)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis arrived at Notre Dame flashing Super Bowls rings and talking about out-scheming opponents. He leaves one of college football's most prestigious programs without even matching the records of the two men who were fired before him.


Coaching shake-up continues in college football world (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)


The college football coaching carousel continues to turn and today Notre Dame's Charlie Weiss was the latest to be booted off the ride, fired as head coach of the Fighting Irish. Weiss finished the season


Monday, November 30, 2009

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tickets to Pasadena on the line (Whittier Daily News)


The first three months of the college football season were all about speculation. But the implications of who beat who and strength of schedule are over.


GRILLO: College football outperforms its professional counterpart (Rocky Mount Telegram)


This is a column on why college football is a superior game to the NFL and why college football has the best playoff system of any sport in the world.


College football awards watch (11/30) (Dallas Morning News)


College football awards watch (11/30)


Sunday, November 29, 2009

High drama ready to take over world of college football (USA Today)


Now showing at a college football program near you. .. The Week the Earth Stood Still. Starring Urban Meyer and Nick Saban, with the Florida-Alabama SEC showdown that has been months in the making. Also starring Charlie Weis, twisting in the Notre Dame wind. And Bobby Bowden, wondering if the clock has struck midnight.


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


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 rankings (16 points for No. 1, 15 for No. 2, etc.). The vote totals form the 16 seeds in the bracket.


College Football AP Top 25 (Nov. 29) (KOLO 8 Reno)


College Football AP Top 25


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.


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 area update (The News-Herald)


How select area college football players fared last week:


PHOTOS College football locals: Nov. 28, 2009 (Naples Daily News)


NAPLES —Updates on local college football players:DIVISION IACCJamelle Eugene (Naples), N..C. State, x-senior, running back, No. 29 — Eugene had 12 carries for 32 yards, four receptions for 18 yards, and one kickoff return for 13 yards in Saturday's 28-27 win over North Carolina. For the regular season, Eugene finished with 99 carries for 309 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 16 receptions ...


Top 25 College Football Saturday Scoreboard (KOLO 8 Reno)


TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL