CARBONDALE - With preliminary work beginning on the Saluki Way project this week, excitement continues to build in the Southern Illinois University Carbondale community. Phase One of the project, which begins this week, includes moving various fields… more »

LAKE CHARLES, La. - Toddrick Pendland is used to winning championships. He carried Newton to a Class 2A title in 2005 and has since been a part of two Southland Conference title winners at McNeese State University. Another league title would be McNee… more »

As if the position isn’t unglamorous enough, try playing on the North Dakota State offensive line with no chance of seeing the Fargodome field. It’s all work and no play. Just about every season, the Bison produce somebody who spent three or four ye… more »

The wealth of skill position talent the Southeastern Lions have at their disposal this season is well-documented. Now, about that offensive line... Eclipsing even the question of who will start at quarterback this fall is the question of who will sta… more »

The annual "Meet the Lumberjacks" football team is set for 6 p.m. Thursday in the SFA Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center. It's the public's chance to see a preview of the 2008 Lumberjack football team. SFA is looking for better re… more »

Michigan could have opened the season at home last year against Hawaii. It opted to play host to Appalachian State. Seemed like a smart move. ... Oops. In one Ann Arbor afternoon, the notion that a blue-blood program could "schedule" a paycheck… more »

Youngstown State football coach Jon Heacock has placed a lot of emphasis this fall on conditioning, putting the team through a lot of running drills to help get them into shape. And he has been doing it all for some very good reasons. The Penguins… more »

Youngstown State football coach Jon Heacock has placed a lot of emphasis this fall on conditioning, putting the team through a lot of running drills to help get them into shape. And he has been doing it all for some very good reasons. The Penguins… more »

It was billed as decision day; the day there would be, at the very least, more of a distinct answer to the question everyone has been asking all fall: who will Montana State’s starting quarterback in 2008? But this year’s fall scrimmage came and went… more »

HARRISONBURG - As he watched tapes of his team's games from the 2007 season, James Madison football coach Mickey Matthews noticed something, an observation that had largely eluded him during the season. "Sam Daniels was really underrated last year,"… more »

JaJuan Spillman’s ability to perform on the field has never been in question. Off the field, well, that’s another story. The wide receiver and kickoff specialist transferred from Louisville to Tennessee State last month, after being kicked off the… more »

Oft-discarded, he's enjoying his chance to be 49ers' fullback. If Zak Keasey beats out seven-year veteran Moran Norris for a roster spot, the 49ers' fullback position will be in the hands of a man who didn't play on offense in college. That was at… more »

Here's the most amazing thing I took from watching ODU's first-ever practice Thursday afternoon: DeAnthony Jones was working out with the second team on defense. I don't know how long that will last, but if DeAnthony Jones is a second-team guy on the… more »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Samford’s fifth-year quarterback Dante Williams will undergo surgery and will miss the season due to a knee injury suffered on the second play of Saturday’s scrimmage. “We've lost Dante for the season,” Samford head coach Pat Sulli… more »

What’s left for Appalachian State? After becoming the first team to ever capture three consecutive Football Championship Subdivision titles in 2007, the Mountaineers head into this season trying to become the first team in Division I history to send… more »