Cincinnati goes to Orange Bowl despite QB woes
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Nobody can top Cincinnati's quarterbacks when it comes to collecting the hardware. And we're not talking trophies. Senior Dustin Grutza has two screws bored into his lower right leg. Junior Tony Pike has a plate and six screws securing his broken ...
Paterno keeps coaching as the wins keep coming
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Anyone who saw Joe Paterno struggling to walk with a cane or working from the press box this season might think the people at Penn State were being awfully generous to give him a new year-to-year contract. They were, but only ...
Tulsa lineman with cancer wins Courage Award
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Tulsa offensive lineman Wilson Holloway, who missed the second half of this season after cancer was rediscovered in his chest, won the annual FedEx Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award on Wednesday. Holloway was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma last spring and underwent chemotherapy ...
Surprise! Another Hog leading SEC in rushing.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Surprise! Another Hog leading SEC in rushing. No, that's not a misprint - or a copy of last year's stats. An Arkansas Razorback is again leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing. Michael Smith - all 5-foot-7 of him - has taken over ...
Last season, North Carolina State had the look.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Last season, North Carolina State had the look. Of a team going nowhere until its off week. The Wolfpack emerged from that break with a surge that got the team within a victory of bowl eligibility. N.C. State is hoping for ...
Michigan State has chance to make statement against Ohio State.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Michigan State has chance to make statement against Ohio State. For a program that has been mired in mediocrity since Nick Saban departed in 1999, Saturdays Big Ten Conference showdown against Ohio State represents a huge opportunity for Michigan State. The ...
East Carolina quarterbacks Patrick Pinkney and Rob Kass will share playing time Saturday against Memphis.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »East Carolina quarterbacks Patrick Pinkney and Rob Kass will share playing time Saturday against Memphis. Pirates coach Skip Holtz announced the decision during his news conference Monday, citing his desire to improve East Carolinas turnover-prone offense. Pinkney has been the Pirates primary ...
Purdue left tackle Garret Miller is out for the season with a foot injury.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Purdue left tackle Garret Miller is out for the season with a foot injury. That will require surgery, the school announced Wednesday. A 6-8, 275-pound senior that has started every game this season, Miller suffered the injury during last Saturdays 16-3 ...
Nick Saban doesn’t want to talk about rankings in September.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »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 ...
Washington quarterback Jake Locker will be out for up to eight weeks.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in NCAA football news | No Comments »Washington quarterback Jake Locker will be out for up to eight weeks. After breaking his right thumb, a damaging blow for a team looking at a possible 0-5 start for the first time in 39 years. Locker had surgery Monday to ...
