'Cats committed to shutting down the run DURHAM - The drive still haunts Sean McGowan. The one where the University of Northern Iowa raced 71 yards in one minute and 12 seconds, scored the go-ahead touchdown from 24 yards out with seven ticks left… more »

Tigers foursome works to replace NFL draft pick Cornerbacks are supposed to apply pressure on receivers, but at Tennessee State, it's the cornerbacks who are under heavy pressure. The players vying for the starting cornerback assignments face extr… more »

First-year coach favors pounding ball on offense. For every bit of success that Joe Taylor has had as a football coach, there has been one constant — his offense has been about running the ball. He did it all 17 seasons at Hampton, where he won fi… more »

The entire Jackson State team erupted into cheers when coach Rick Comegy decided not to have players runs sprints at the end of the morning period of Friday's two-a-day. The squad had a normal full-pads workout in the morning and a full-pads special tea… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference will kick off a new and somewhat controversial conference schedule on Aug. 30. The new format calls for seven games to decide the SWAC divisional races instead of nine. The thought process is that fewer conference… more »

Jones looks for answers at third scrimmage tonight With its season opener still two weeks away, Alabama A&M has some decisions to make before settling on a starting lineup. Who will start at mike linebacker? There is still a battle going on… more »

It's not like Jared Goodson came out of nowhere last year. But after seeing limited action as a freshman, the Southeast Missouri State linebacker turned plenty of heads with a breakout sophomore season. Goodson, starting all 11 games, was second o… more »

Staying injury-free a priority in workout. Missouri State holds its first of two preseason football scrimmages today at Plaster Sports Complex. Along with evaluating talent, Bears coach Terry Allen will be holding his breath. "I get so nervous… more »

THIBODAUX – There was a sigh of relief coming from the 94 players on the Nicholls State football team. The Colonels practiced in full pads on Friday morning, and later that night, they went through their final two-a-day practice of the season in hel… more »

While the consensus among Southland Conference football followers is that McNeese State is the favorite, another team receiving high praise in the preseason is Sam Houston. What's to like? How about a veteran quarterback, Rhett Bomar? Three rec… more »

While the defensive line and defensive back units garnered most of the attention last year on Grambling State's 12th-ranked defense, one position that posted a solid campaign but flew under the radar was linebacker. Led by fifth-year linebacker coach… more »

San Marcos — Donovan King and the Texas State defense has one goal for Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage. ’Stop our offense, every down,’ King said. ’That’s what I plan on.’ Easier said than done after Thursday afternoon’s practice, where the Bobcat… more »

Wednesday practice may have been Austin Peay's best this week, and especially attitude-wise. But animation and passion is what Govs coach Rick Christophel wants to see. Any mistakes made can be fixed. That's what practice is for. "I thought the te… more »

QB Shepard a leader on field for Coyotes during Division I reclassification VERMILLION - In 2006, a veteran University of South Dakota offense surrounded a redshirt freshman quarterback and went to Michigan twice in two weeks for the first playoff ga… more »

BOZEMAN — Rob Ash and his Montana State football team reach a pivotal point of its fall camp on Saturday, when the Bobcats take to the Bobcat Stadium field at 2:30 p.m. for the program's major preseason scrimmage. "This is really an important time ri… more »