Some names on the Boston College depth chart remain familiar to Tom O’Brien. But when the North Carolina State coach leads the Wolfpack against his former team, it’ll be different this time. Most of the novelty – and the awkwardness – has disappeared for the winningest coach in BC history. “I don’t know if it’s [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by admin
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California running back Jahvid Best will miss at least one game with a dislocated left elbow. But the versatile speedster won’t require surgery. Best was injured in the third quarter of the Golden Bears’ 42-7 victory over Colorado State last Saturday. The sophomore is third in the nation with 215.5 all-purpose yards per game, and [...]
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Nick Saban doesn’t want to talk about rankings in September. He even insists he doesn’t even know where Alabama stands in the polls. If that’s true – and it seems unlikely even for the ultra-focused coach – he’s one of the few in college football still in the dark. The second-ranked Crimson Tide has been [...]
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While Rick Neuheisel insisted there are no “moral victories” for the UCLA football team. He still gave the Bruins good grades for effort and improvement. UCLA played Fresno State on even terms before losing 36-31 on Saturday. “We certainly have things to improve on, but we’re eager to do just that, improve,” Neuheisel said Monday. [...]
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Kentucky will be without linebacker Micah Johnson and defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin on Saturday. When the Wildcats host Western Kentucky. Johnson and Lumpkin both had sprained ankles during Kentuckys 20-14 win over Middle Tennessee on Sept. 13. Coach Rich Brooks said earlier this week that it was doubtful the pair would play and ruled them [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
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Fresno State likely will be without starting defensive tackles Jon Monga. And Cornell Banks for Saturdays game against UCLA. Monga suffered a knee injury in last weeks 55-54 double-overtime victory against Toledo and is expected to miss three weeks, Fresno State coach Pat Hill said Tuesday. A senior, Monga has 12 tackles and one sack [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
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Football is returning to Mansfield University. Home to the first night outdoor football game in America in 1892 – just on a smaller scale. Sprint football makes it debut Saturday when the Mountaineers host Cornell, right in time for the north-central Pennsylvania school’s annual celebration of its place in college football lore. The game will [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
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A former high school football star and Southern California recruit has been sentenced to four years in prison. For robbing a man at gunpoint. The player, Maurice Leon Simmons, 18, and another man, Lamont Lee Hall, 20, were sentenced Wednesday for the March 5 holdup in Compton. Superior Court Judge Arthur Lew sentenced Hall to [...]
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Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was arrested Wednesday. Nearly 24 hours after a shooting left one person dead and another seriously wounded, police have confirmed. Collins is in police custody and faces murder charges, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said. Police also arrested Karnell Burton, 20, on suspicion of criminal homicide, attempted first-degree murder, [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
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Rick Neuheisel got off to a good start as a college football head coach. With his first two teams at Colorado going 10-2. When he moved to Washington, the Huskies were 7-5 the first year and 11-1 the second. If the Bruins continue to slog around the way they have the past two weeks, it [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by admin
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