WESTMINSTER, Md. — Joe Flacco said it was a done deal long before he signed Monday with the Baltimore Ravens. The question as the Ravens open camp drills Tuesday is whether the rookie will be their starting quarterback by opening day. "I've looked at… more »

Defensive end William Hayes, a fourth-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans and a former star at Winston-Salem State, has agreed to a four-year contract. Hayes, a High Point native and the first Rams' draft pick since 1993, was hoping to be signed… more »

The Samford Bulldogs head into their new athletics conference this year. Next year, they will have a new building to help recruit more football players to compete in the Southern Conference. Samford will begin work, possibly as soon as next week,… more »

Washington, D.C. - Hoya Headliner will be featuring newcomers from the Georgetown football team throughout the month as the Hoyas get ready for the first practices of the season during the first week in August. During this time, fans will get their firs… more »

Samford University’s campus is still nestled on a quiet hillside spot off Lakeshore Drive in Birmingham. Indeed, it’s still a little patch of collegiate paradise home to 4,400 students. The big change that has taken place at Samford can’t be seen at… more »

Outspoken and sometimes rebellious, Matt Birk doesn't mind upsetting the apple cart. Matt Birk isn't about to let pass the opportunity for self-depreciation. At the outset of an interview designed to go beyond the basics (yes, Birk is from St. Pau… more »

Sitting in his office last Monday morning, surrounded by photos and mementos from his nearly 40 years in college football, Pat Sullivan appears comfortable and confident as he talks about the difficult road ahead. In a career as long as his there’s n… more »

A guru to Apple and Google, Bill Campbell is the most confidential advisor in Silicon Valley. How a former college football coach is shaping the character of an industry, according to Fortune Magazine. At the old pro sports bar in Palo Alto, happy ho… more »

A few months ago, Carolyn Curry called her husband of 45 years and asked Bill a simple question: “You think we should try to see each other again?” It wasn’t that they were having marital difficulties. The Currys are as warm and loving and committed… more »

“Football isn’t life or death: it’s much more important than that.” This quote from Bill Shankley, former manager of the Liverpool Football Club, could be an accurate assessment of the opinions of many South Carolinians. And it doesn’t even matter that… more »

Whether Don Kaverman pulled his name out of the running to become the associate athletics director at Ferris State (Mich.) University or simply was not offered the job is open for debate. Either way, the end result is that Southeast Missouri State's… more »