A Denver television station is reporting that former Merced College football star Reuben Droughns is
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Report: Former Merced College football standout Droughns under investigation for marijuana operation (Merced Sun-Star)
A Denver television station is reporting that former Merced College football star Reuben Droughns is
College coaches reach out to prep football coaches (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Battle Creek was the place to be for high school football coaches on Friday.
College football coaching shenanigans in the past month have been amazing (Knoxville News Sentinel)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. —For now, we've been spared. But certainly we're not immune.Given the farce that is this college football offseason, would anyone be surprised if Mike London took the Buffalo Bills job before coaching a game at Virginia?Or if Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer retired Monday, reconsidered Tuesday and locked Bryan Stinespring in a Porta-John on Wednesday?Or if Bobby Wilder bailed on ...
Mark Herzlich Undeterred By Cancer in Return to Boston College Football (New England Sports Network)
BOSTON -- Mark Herzlich roamed the dome-covered football field at Boston College's Alumni Stadium, sharing with his teammates the techniques and wisdom that had him destined for NFL stardom before a cancer diagnosis delayed -- but did not derail -- his promising career. With his hair and eyebrows growing out and even a short beard to serve as an exclamation point on his recovery, Herzlich ...
College Football Report (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
1.Surprise, surprise, surprise! Yes, Gomer Pyle would have loved this week of college basketball. North Carolina lost its third straight game for the first time in the Roy Williams era. The Tar Heels and Duke lost ACC contests on the same night (each by double digits) for the first time in nearly seven years. DePaul ended a 24-game Big East losing streak with a win over Marquette. Memphis saw ...
College Football: Jespersen headed east for football (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Gunnar Jespersen wasn’t quite sure if football would be in his future when he graduated f
Ruffin McNeill says he is thrilled to be coach at his alma mater, East Carolina | College football (Seattle Times)
Ruffin McNeill is delighted to coach football at his alma mater, East Carolina. "This is where I want to be until you tow me away from here," he said at a news conference Friday. "You'll have to drag me away."
Friday, January 22, 2010
EVFC-Talisay ladies invitational football kicks off (Sun Star)
A TOTAL of 36 squads will come out in the field Saturday as the EVFC-Talisay City Ladies Invitational Football League opens at Carlos Hilado Memorial State College-Talisay football pitch. read more
Football. Frogs Prominent On Dave Campbell's All-Texas Team (Texas Christian University Athletics)
TCU's Jerry Hughes, Marshall Newhouse and Daryl Washington received top individual honors as Dave Campbell's Texas Football announced its 2009 Postseason All-Texas College Team.
Football: Nipomo pair get full rides (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Two Nipomo High football players have verbally committed to play college football at the Division I
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Hawley standout chooses Bison track over college football (The Fargo Forum)
FARGO - Hawley’s Nate Mattson rushed for 5,050 yards in his years with the Nuggets football team. But the senior is more interested in other digits for his college career: the number of seconds it takes to run 60, 100 or 200 meters.
Berkeley High football coach leaving for junior college job (Contra Costa Times)
Alonzo Carter will take over at Contra Costa College
Nipomo's King, Hanna make college football commitments (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
The national signing period for high school seniors is just 13 days away. And the number of local athletes who will be signing athletic scholarships continues to rise. On Thursday, KSBY learned that two Nipomo High football stars have verbally commited to play at Division I programs. The Titans to remember are Akeem King and Duane Hanna Head coach Russ Edwards said King commited to San Jose ...
South Point football star chooses college (The Gaston Gazette)
GASTONIA — Aaron Crumbley was already leaning toward Navy as his future collegiate home. A campus visit sold him. “I couldn’t find anything wrong with it,” the former South Point football star said after committing to the Midshipmen on a trip...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Palomar's Schwab picks Sun Devils (North County Times)
The biggest man on the Palomar College campus is now ready tomove on to the big stage.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Questionable coaching nails college football (Tiger Weekly)
College football looks more like Hollywood these days. Fans would be hard-pressed to find any coverage of Alabama winning the national championship or players declaring for the NFL draft. But violence, scandal and abuse, well, there's plenty of that.
Frank Deford: Another season of excess will do little to change big-time college culture (Sports Illustrated)
Hardly had Alabama and Boise State settled in as co-champions of college football, did this new decade open with a veritable bombast of negativity about college sports. Coaches were fired for being abusive to players, coaches jumped contracts, money kept rolling into the fun and games, and even the Secretary of Education popped up to excoriate the whole business. The stink just continues to rise ...
Andy Staples: College football head coach: the most dangerous job in sports (Sports Illustrated)
Two national championship coaches sat together at a luncheon last week. One dispensed advice. The other listened.
Terry Pluto: Why are college football coaches paid so much? (89.7 WKSU)
A recent list of the highest paid college football coaches shows more than 50 earn at least $1 million a year. Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto talks to WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz about why colleges pay coaches a premium when most football programs are losing money. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports.
Perron, Nesbitt make college football choices (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
Two area high school football stars have decided to head north to play college football. St.Joseph High star Zach Perron wants to be an Aggie. School officials say the Knights' lineman verbally committed on Monday to play college football at UC Davis. He anchored the Los Padres League champions' offensive line clearing holes for their running game. Zach was also a monster on defense posting a ...
After season of hard work, college football's best reap minimal rewards from sponsors (Collegiate Times)
To give swag or not to give swag — that is the ethical question, which produces many contradictions. For years, college football’s bowl season has provided fans with countless memories, both good and bad.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
So where did J.P. Losman play his college football? (The Bradford Era)
I was going to do a cleaning-out-the-notebook column. Instead I came up with a trivia question for the new kid - Eric Carlson - in the department. Where did J.P. Losman play his college football?
3 College Football Players Face Gun Charges (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
DURHAM, N.C. -- Three Duke freshmen from Georgia who were kicked off the school's football team were due in court to face felony gun charges.
Football: 49ers Head coach Singletary finds new special teams co-ordinator in Schottenheimer (The Record-Courier)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers have hired veteran NFL and college coach Kurt Schottenheimer as special teams co-ordinator. The 60-year-old Schottenheimer was out of football last season after working as the Green Bay Packers' secondary coach from 2006-'08. Niners head coach Mike Singletary also interviewed Bobby April, hired Thursday by the Philadelphia Eagles, and Larry Mac Duff ...
Local football players to be honored by NFF (The Green River Star)
Two local high school students have been nominated, among 73 students state-wide from 37 different schools, to receive scholarships and accolades from the Wyoming chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
So where did J.P. Losman play his college football? (The Bradford Era)
I was going to do a cleaning-out-the-notebook column. Instead I came up with a trivia question for the new kid - Eric Carlson - in the department. Where did J.P. Losman play his college football?
Tech loses one football recruit (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
A little more than two weeks before national signing day, Texas Tech's new coaching staff is charged with locking up a recruiting class that's been ranked among the best in college football.
PSU FOOTBALL: Big Ten goes from bashing to praise (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
It's kind of funny how perceptions change in college football. For months, I listened to national talk radio heads blast the Big Ten. Same for national reporters and columnists. Same for colleagues in our office.
Football Pick'em Contest (Elk Grove Citizen)
Members of the Elk Grove community and sports editor Jon Gudel will compete in weekly picks of high school, college and NFL football games. Wins and losses will be tabulated throughout the season and concludes with the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. Scott Gradin is the defending champion.
College coaches need lesson in loyalty (The Lantern)
When college football coaches go out and recruit high school stars, they promise parents that they will look after the player and be a “father figure” of sorts.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Poll: Does Lane Kiffin surpass Urban Meyer for college football's biggest off-field story? (Orlando Sentinel)
On paper, you’d think Urban Meyer’s job flip-flopping would captivate the college football audience the strongest because of his success as a two-time national champion. When arguably the game’s best coach quits and changes his mind within 24 hours, that’s powerful stuff.
Former PR football star transfers to Wagner College (New York Post)
Torian Phillips is headed home – for good. The former Port Richmond football star has transferred from Syracuse to Staten Island’s Wagner College of the Northeast Conference for family reasons. Phillips, who led Port Richmond to the city title in 2008 running for 1.486 yards and 34 touchdowns, had...
Sunday, January 17, 2010
College football: Lely grad, Gators cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis wanted on five felony charges (Naples Daily News)
Police are searching for Lely High School graduate and Florida Gators football player Wondy Pierre-Louis after he allegedly choked his girlfriend in a domestic dispute Saturday night.Pierre-Louis, a senior cornerback for the Gators, faces five felony charges relating to the incident police reports say started when he found his girlfriend in bed with another man.The victim told police she had ...
Private schools' firing of football coaches is a troubling trend (Los Angeles Times)
With Crespi, Santa Margarita, St. John Bosco and L.A. Loyola having dismissed coaches after disappointing seasons, it's getting hard to distinguish big-time high school programs from college and pro football. There has been a disheartening descent into the abyss taking place at the most unexpected of places -- big-time private school football programs.
College football: Lely grad, Gators cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis wanted on five felony charges (Marco Eagle)
Police are searching for Lely High School graduate and Florida Gators football player Wondy Pierre-Louis after he allegedly choked his girlfriend in a domestic dispute Saturday night.
Football Pick'em Contest (Elk Grove Citizen)
Members of the Elk Grove community and sports editor Jon Gudel will compete in weekly picks of high school, college and NFL football games. Wins and losses will be tabulated throughout the season and concludes with the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. Scott Gradin is the defending champion.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Tennessee turns to Derek Dooley (Everett Herald)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s whirlwind search for a new coach ended Friday with the Volunteers hiring Derek Dooley of Louisiana Tech. Like his predecessor — Lane Kiffin — he comes with a short head coaching resume.
College update: Richland's Biddle ends career with honors (Tri-City Herald)
LA GRANDE, Ore. -- Offensive lineman Kevin Biddle (Richland) concluded his college football career a
UConn Football Enjoying A Good Run (Hartford Courant)
At 5 feet 8 and 180 pounds, Lyle McCombs is considered undersized by many college coaches. UConn's recruiting battle for the Staten Island, N.Y., running back was waged not against the country's leading programs, but against NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools such as Albany and Rhode Island.
Commentary: Football coaches like Kiffin and Rodriguez are people first (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
They’re mad in Knoxville, real mad. Sound familiar? College football fans are a loyal bunch, and they expect the same from their coaches. A coach of a major college football program can basically “own” a state one day, and literally become public enemy number one by leaving for another job the next.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Tennessee turns to Derek Dooley (Everett Herald)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s whirlwind search for a new coach ended Friday with the Volunteers hiring Derek Dooley of Louisiana Tech. Like his predecessor — Lane Kiffin — he comes with a short head coaching resume.
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