Archives for: January 2008, 22
Jackson State Coach named Man of the Year
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State University head football coach Rick Comegy was named "Man of the Year" Monday night during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner sponsored by city of Jackson councilman Kenneth I. Stokes.
Comegy earned the ho… more »
Georgia Southern Nabs Hillsborough's Best
Marc Thomas, the best linebacker Hillsborough High has ever had, is like many high school players, unable to pass the eye test despite being the best at what they do.
TAMPA - He stood above the crowd - tall, handsome, the perfect size for stardom -… more »
Bad-body Humphries now combines golf and charity
Stan Humphries claimed a Division I-AA national championship at Northeast Louisiana.
Stan Humphries had a decent game, but he couldn't outduel Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX.
Although there's no list (yet, anyway) of the Worst Physiques to Play Qu… more »
Great West Football Conference 2007 All-Academic Team Named
South Dakota State led all Great West members with 16 student-athletes named to the academic squad.
In the Great West Football Conference, athletics and academics do indeed co-exist and it is proven in the 2007 All-Academic team, released today by th… more »
2007-08 Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll
Congratulations to the 2007 Fall NEC Conference Academic Honor Roll, which comprised 83 student-athletes playing football.
Name School Yr Sport Major GPA
Dan Archer Albany Jr Football Business Administration 3.21
Frank Blasinsky Albany So Footb… more »
Delaware's Flacco could be the Chicago Bears QB of future
Tall signal-caller stands out at the Senior Bowl practice
MOBILE, Ala. - Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco, standing almost 6 feet 6 inches, towered over center as he lined up for Senior Bowl practice Monday. After the session concluded, Flacco sized u… more »
Bynum to play for Rhode Island
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Former Conestoga Valley standout Ty Bynum, the Lancaster-Lebanon League's all-time leader with 2,327 career receiving yards, has earned a full-ride football scholarship at the University of Rhode Island.
The two-time Associate… more »
Dayton head coach Kelly to announce retirement
DAYTON — University of Dayton football coach Mike Kelly will announce his retirement at a 2 p.m. news conference today at UD Arena.
Kelly, one of the most successful coaches in college football history, compiled a 246-54-1 record in 27 seasons as the… more »
Temple's Loss, Dukes' Gain
HARRISONBURG - Corwin Acker wanted to play. Wanted it so badly he committed to one of the worst Division I-A football programs in the nation because, he said, the coaches there told him he could get on the field as a true freshman.
Acker, a highly to… more »
Whitehall's Hamscher picks Penn
You'd think that being a coveted student-athlete with schools offering you red-carpet treatment on visits, promising you the moon and calling you non-stop would be a blast.
But it's not always what it's cracked up to be. What should be one of the mo… more »
SWAC Stars Head West For All-Star Game
SWAC stars head west for the American Heritage Bowl.
GRAMBLING — Five departing Grambling State senior football players have been invited to participate in Saturday's American Heritage Bowl.
Receiver Tim Abney, the Neville High product, joins rece… more »
North Dakota State players prepare for NFL
The workout amenities Mike Dragosavich had at a training center in Sarasota, Fla., included a chiropractor, a dietician, an athletic trainer, a massage therapist and a yoga teacher.
Yoga? “I’m becoming one with myself,” Dragosavich said.
The for… more »
Central FL Prospect Chooses Penn
Dr. Phillips offensive tackle Anthony Ramirez has become the second area player to orally commit to play Ivy League football for the University of Pennsylvania next fall. He joins Lake Highland Prep’s Jason Rassmussen, who pledged to Penn last week.… more »
