Archives for: April 2008, 15
NoCo Wide Receiver Speedy, Effective
University of Northern Colorado wide receiver Brandon Smith may stand at only 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds, but he definitely doesn't go unnoticed.
Smith came to the Bears last season as relative unknown after transferring from Colorado State, but he had… more »
QB Flacco Heads List of Small-School Draft Surprises
The USA Today goes over what many FCS watchers have known for a long time: these kids can play.
NFL executives can analyze film and pour over combine numbers searching for just the right quarterback in the 2008 NFL draft. Or they could just call Core… more »
Either Go Big, Bulldogs, Or Just Go Home
Stanford University is sometimes touted as the “Harvard of the West,” but unlike Harvard, it routinely sells out its basketball stadium. And during this year’s NCAA Championship Tournament, Stanford — not Harvard — advanced to the Sweet 16. Its football… more »
Portland State Gets Back To Business
Spring football practice kicked off for a new look Vikings squad Monday.
Head football coach Jerry Glanville's Sixth Avenue office received a complete makeover during the off-season.
Instead of a pair of chairs, a cushy cloth couch now sits to the… more »
Pass Rush A Priority for Lions in Upcoming Season
The bad news is that the defense on the Columbia football team was one of the worst in the Ivy League last season, but the good news is that most of the strongest players on that defense are coming back for the 2008 campaign. Linebacker Alex Gross, the… more »
Running Backs Star in NDSU Scrimmage
CASSELTON, N.D. – North Dakota State’s first spring football scrimmage featured plenty of dazzling plays by players not named Roehl, Wurzbacher, or Heckendorf. Offensive depth did not look to be an issue on Sunday.
Running back Tyler Roehl, tight end… more »
Glanville Era's Second Spring Gets Up to Speed
The sun was buried behind thickening clouds that hinted at rain when Portland State coach Jerry Glanville blasted his air horn at 7 a.m. Monday and gathered his football team near the center of the practice field for the start of spring drills.
The p… more »
Teevens Is Examining The Forces
Hanover -- When Dartmouth football head coach Buddy Teevens glances out his third-story window in Floren Varsity House, he sees more footballs arcing over Memorial Field than in past springs.
Like the competitors in the New Hampshire primary, Big Gre… more »
George Clooney, Oliver Stone And Ivy League Football
Hollywood, however indirectly, has been recreating pieces of college football history. In theaters now is Leatherheads and how a Princeton QB saved the NFL, and W which describes George W. Bush's days as a cheerleader at Yale and some (in)famous postga… more »
The Best Place Is on the Sidelines
Most people do not like being relegated to the sidelines—but cheerleading makes you a permanent benchwarmer—an unconditional observer, a part of the game but never quite able to get your hands on the ball. But I like my spot on the sidelines, cheering o… more »
Drake Head Coach Emphasizes Leadership
Drake coach Chris Creighton believes that leadership is just as important, if not more, than the typical X's and O's.
Creighton wrote an article years back called "Developing Senior Leadership on Your Football Team."
He implements his leadership i… more »
It's Spring Cleaning Time for the Vikings
Players have to impress, because positions on the depth chart and scholarships are at stake.
As the Portland State Vikings begin their second spring practice under Jerry Glanville, the veteran coach still is trying to put his stamp on the program.… more »
UND's Hellevang Does Double Duty
During his high school football career, Brandon Hellevang handled both the kicking and punting duties for Fargo North.
His chance to play college football, however, centered on his kicking ability, not his punting.
“My coach in high school always… more »
NDSU Explores New Turf
It’s snowing outside. Do you know where your practice field can be found?
That’s the question facing the North Dakota State football team and help may be on the way. Soon. Global warming has not hit the athletic director’s office and Gene Taylor is h… more »
Injured Bulldog Linebackers Back on Track
The two huge scars on Drake football player Cale Hunt's arm frequently require him to address last season's traumatic injury to onlookers.
On the third play in the third game at Wisconsin-Platteville, Hunt was trailing a ballcarrier. The ball was str… more »
