Thursday, December 17, 2009

Video: DMN Writers Roundtable discusses college football (Dallas Morning News)


APColumnists Tim Cowlishaw and Kevin Sherrington join Evan Grant to analyze how the Heisman Trophy vote turned in favor of Alabama's Mark Ingram. Also, Cowlishaw tries to defend his position against a college football playoff to the amusement of Sherrington and Grant.


BBB Warns Against College Football Ticket Scams (KOLN Lincoln)


The Better Business Bureau is warning college football fans in search of hard-to-get bowl game tickets to watch out for online scams.


Mark Ingram named Sporting News 2009 college football player of the year (The Flint Journal)


Courtesy of THE BIRMINGHAM NEWSFlint's Mark Ingram was named the Sporting News 2009 college football player of the year.FLINT, Michigan — The accolades keep piling up for Genesee County's Mark Ingram.Ingram, the Heisman Trophy winning running back who plays for No....


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.


SIRIUS XM Radio to Broadcast 25 Bowl Games This College Football Postseason (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will broadcast an extensive lineup of college bowl games throughout the 2009-10 college football postseason.


Finding the Perfect Fit for College Football Championships: 'Cinderella's Slipper' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


In recent years, there has been a growing debate in the world of college football among fans, coaches and sports journalists regarding the best way to determine the National Champion.


Fan Survey: The decade in college football (Sports Illustrated)


As the 2000s wind down, please take a moment to share your thoughts on the past decade in college cootball.


Sporting News 2009 college football Player of the Year: Mark Ingram, Alabama tailback (SportingNews)


Matt Hayes, Sporting News This season, there was no one better in college football than Alabama's Mark Ingram. Mark Ingram personifies the true, lasting legacy of college football: One star leaves, another steps in. Last year at this time, Ingram was a backup to Glen Coffee, arguably the SEC's best tailback at Alabama. This year, Ingram is the Heisman Trophy winner and Sporting News Player of ...


CBSSports.com College Football Playoffs, Round 2 (CBS Sports)


Every year more than 75 percent of college football fans want a playoff and every year the BCS gives us the same thing ... controversy. CBSSports.com gives you the ultimate tournament -- a 64-team playoff. Let the debate begin.


Vols Sign Matt Sims, Top Receiver From Junior-College Football Ranks (The Chattanoogan)


KNOXVILLE -- The roster for El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., lists Kenbrell Thompkins wearing jersey No. 1 and Matt Simms sporting jersey No. 2. And in that order Tennessee announces the first two members of its 2010 football signing class.


Bestwick: College football playoff still bad idea (Athens Banner-Herald)


It's time again for another college football bowl season. In addition to the announcement of the 34 games and who is paired in them, we're inundated with pundits, some college presidents, gamblers, fanatic fans and even misguided politicians weighing in on why the Bowl Championship Series should be replaced by a playoff.


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.


Wednesday, December 16, 2009

College football (USA Today)


The 2009-10 college football bowl game schedule.


Powell: College football’s hiring system needs bold men (MSNBC)


Powell: Trend setting and copycatting is big in sports. All it takes is one championship black coach to change everything. But major college football needs a Branch Rickey to stand up and start the process.


What will be put in place of the College Football Hall of Fame? (WNDU 16 South Bend)


Tuesday night, residents met for a town hall meeting to discuss the options for the College Football Hall of Fame.


College Football Hall of Fame's future open to suggestions (South Bend Tribune)


SOUTH BEND -- When the College Football Hall of Fame leaves downtown South Bend for Atlanta in about a year from now, the city says it wants to be sure it knows what's moving in. Tuesday night, you'll have the chance to give the decision makers your ideas.


JOHN CREQUE: College Football Fantasy Bowls (The Southern Pines Pilot)


Some people love Fantasy Football. My annual fantasies are college football bowl creations. Here are a few of my humble, esoteric offerings for the 2009-10 college football postseason, and hey, since their seasons have already gone down the flusher, let's let coaches who have already been canned in on the fun.


College Football: Tanney edged in award for top DIII player (The Galesburg Register-Mail)


Monmouth College quarterback Alex Tanney was edged by Augustana lineman Blake Westemeyer for the Gagliardi Trophy, the top award in Division III football.


Brad Kurtzberg: Congress Can Help College Football (The Huffington Post)


Some members of Congress are now threatening to force a playoff system on NCAA Football to replace the existing BCS format. Let's face facts: a...


Monday, December 14, 2009

College football (USA Today)


The 2009-10 college football bowl game 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.


PIAA Football: Cumberland Valley unable to answer State College (The Sentinel)


ALTOONA – As the sun dipped behind the home stands late Saturday afternoon and the State College marching band played triumphantly in the background, Cumberland Valley junior running back/defensive back Kevin Snyder quickly summed up his team’s day.


College football: Locker to stay with Washington (Richmond Times-Dispatch)


Jake Locker walked into the football offices at Washington yesterday and quickly ended any lingering question about his future. Touted as a potential top 10 NFL draft selection, Locker is putting his professional aspirations on hold and instead will return for his senior season and one more shot at helping restore the Huskies to prominence.


Sunday, December 13, 2009

Bowden has left his mark on WVU, college football (The Daily Athenaeum)


By: Tony Dobies Bobby Bowden’s 388 college football wins are the second-most in college football history....


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 notebook: Harbaugh staying at Stanford through 2014 (Deseret News)


Jim Harbaugh will get his chance to continue leading Stanford onto the national football scene, a goal he set when he arrived...


Congress off sides in college football debate (Seattle Times)


Rep. Joe Barton has a point as he attempts to force the college football world to accept a single-elimination playoff system to determine a champion, writes columnist George F. Will. But, he wonders, doesn't Congress have more-pressing matters on its plate?


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.


Saturday, December 12, 2009

AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mt. SAC wins state title, 7-6 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)


SAN MATEO - The third time definitely proved to be the charm for the Mt. San Antonio College football team.


The annual rite of college football criticism (Hutchinson News)


Just what is the obsession with professionalizing college football? So extreme is the desire for ...