Archives for: January 2008, 29
Lamar students will vote on whether to OK tuition fee to help reinstate football program
BEAUMONT - At first glance, the southwest corner of the Setzer Student Center looks altogether ordinary.
Lined with heavy plastic tables and fuzzy, red furniture, it is generally an area for tired frat boys to catch catnaps, or maybe for stressed-out… more »
Zak DeOssie is continuing his family’s Giants legacy
GLENDALE, Ariz. — When Zak DeOssie was selected in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Brown University, it wasn’t just a new beginning with a new team, it was the continuation of a family legacy.
Zak’s father Steve played for the New York… more »
Robinson's Ferrara Chooses Lafayette
Lafayette nabs an impressive Virginia running back/kick returner prospect.
Robinson senior Peter Ferrara took a recruiting trip to Lafayette College over the weekend and committed to play football next season for the Leopards before returning home. F… more »
Adrion Smith Set For Induction In Missouri State Athletics Hall Of Fame
Smith played on the Bears' Gateway co-championship team in 1990 which was the second of only two MSU ballclubs to advance to the NCAA playoffs, and his career pass interception total remains among the all-time top 10 in NCAA Football Championship Subdiv… more »
Hocker To Take Part In Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Game
Pittsburgh – Duquesne record-setting wide receiver Bruce Hocker (Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt), fresh off an appearance in the 2008 Hula Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii on Jan. 12, has accepted an invitation to play for the United States team in the T… more »
More FCS Commits From Western PA
Two Kiski Area senior football players have committed to play at Division I-FCS schools. Quarterback Josh Vick is headed to New Hampshire, while tight end/linebacker Zack Murdock chose Cornell.
New Hampshire competes in the Colonial Athletic Asso… more »
PA/NJ Recruits Choose CAA, Ivy, Patriot League Schools
Four new commits coming to the FCS - including a highly-touted quarterback for Colgate.
Audubon High's Steve Rizzo, one of South Jersey's premier quarterbacks last season, has made an oral commitment to attend Colgate, Green Wave coach Ralph Schiavo… more »
Springdale, PA's Zurisko picks Bucknell
Bucknell nabs a promising prospect from western Pennsylvania.
Springdale football player Nathan Zurisko made a verbal commitment to Bucknell yesterday, following in the footsteps of two of his coaches.
Zurisko, who was recruited as an athlete, cho… more »
Reinforcements Coming to UNH
DURHAM – AN EXPLOSIVE RUNNER who can play most any skill position, a quarterback who is also a scholarship-level basketball player, and a lineman who doubles as a hockey player are a few of the most recent additions to the University of New Hampshire fo… more »
Gossett Commits to WCU
Local wrestling prodigy abruptly decides to stay close to home with a Catamount scholarship.
ASHEVILLE — Without much fanfare, Roberson’s Josh Gossett had decided to go an unconventional route with his college football career by walking-on at the Uni… more »
NDSU Highlights Austin Peay's Football Schedule
Austin Peay certainly isn't shrinking away from the "big dogs" of FCS.
Austin Peay released its 2008 football schedule Monday.
Highlighting the Govs' second season as a full member in the Ohio Valley Conference is the season opener against North D… more »
QB Kelly Makes Verbal Commitment to Montana St.
Alex Kelly enjoyed his official visit to Montana State so much, he's decided to spend his next four years there.
The Rocky Mountain High School senior gave his verbal commitment to the Bobcats late last week, just a few days after he returned from hi… more »
Changing his mind, from North Dakota to Southern Illinois
Ashwaubenon defensive lineman Kyle Cavil has committed verbally to play for Southern Illinois next season, backing out of a verbal commitment he made to the University of North Dakota earlier this month.
"It is kind of a tough decision," Cavil said.… more »
Jacksonville State gets ball rolling on stadium expansion
I-A football still on hold
JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State University board of trustees on Monday set in motion a plan to expand Paul Snow Stadium to 21,000 seats with a three-story skybox/pressbox combination atop four stories of student housi… more »
Bergman selects Salukis
Visiting Southern Illinois this weekend gave the Elk Grove senior and Daily Herald All-Area two-way lineman a down home feeling.
So on Sunday, he decided to make SIU his college home by giving a verbal commitment to new head coach Dale Lennon.
"I… more »