Archives for: August 2008, 25
Memories of major foes
SDSU hasn't faced Big 12 opponent since 1963
In a sense, this fall marks the start of a new era for South Dakota State. School officials hope to be able to schedule games against Football Bowl Subdivision programs - like the one slated for Thursday a… more »
FCS Games On TV/Streaming on Internet, Weekend #1 Thru 8/31/2008
This post has the complete list of FCS games available on TV or on internet broadcast for the weekend ending 8/31/2008.
Any game on CN8 streams the game for free on CN8’s live Philadelphia feed at this link.
% means ESPN360 streams this game for f… more »
WR Courman Is Gunning For Four
Appalachian State's insistence to avoid talk of winning a national championship until playoff time has worked well over the past three seasons.
T.J. Courman agrees with that approach, but he can't help but think ahead a little bit. If the Mountaineer… more »
Whistler Honors Former Jackson State Star Robert Brazile with Street Name
Long before he was nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his brutal hitting in the NFL, Robert Brazile was known as "Catfish," and "Bubba" to his neighbors along Till Street and Felder Avenue in Whistler.
Brazile was honored Tuesday morning when Robert Brazile Jr… more »
Support for SCSU Pours Forth in Force
The city of Orangeburg was truly “Garnet and Blue Country” Tuesday evening.
A sizable crowd packed the Russell Street Square Tuesday to show their support for the 2008 South Carolina State football team. From young and old, alumni to non-S.C. State g… more »
Opinion: Hatcher Getting Georgia Southern Back on Right Track
Georgia Southern football coach Chris Hatcher has suspended eight players for next Saturday’s season opener at Georgia and could start as many as seven freshmen offensively against the nation’s top-ranked team.
Compared to this time last year, that’s… more »
Georgia Tech Columnist Looks at Jax State
Jacksonville, Ala. - A week from tomorrow, Georgia Tech will open the 2008 season against Division I-AA Jacksonville State. There will two major story lines in the game:
• Georgia Tech’s first game under new coach Paul Johnson.
• The debut of Jack… more »
Samford to Play Auburn and Florida State in Future Schedules
Samford head football coach Pat Sullivan announced this morning that the Bulldogs have games scheduled in 2010 at Florida State and 2011 at Auburn. The second-year coach also said there is a possibility that Samford could get on Alabama's schedule in 20… more »
Appalachian to Face Tough Schedule in Fall
What should a football team do after it has won three consecutive national championships?
Go for four.
The Appalachian State University football team will look to make another strong showing this year as it defends last season’s championship vict… more »
Cal Poly WR Ramses Barden Ready For More
After last season, Cal Poly's Ramses Barden considered turning pro.
Since its debut 10 years ago, the cover of EA Sports' "NCAA Football" video game series has been reserved for icons.
Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Reg… more »
Preview: SCSU Bulldogs, Del. St. Cream of MEAC
For the second year in a row, South Carolina State has been voted the preseason favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship, much to Buddy Pough's surprise.
The Bulldogs received 272 points in the poll of MEAC coaches and sports… more »
Savannah State To Stay Division I, Despite Declining To Join GWFC
Here's what did not happen at Savannah State University on Saturday morning:
The football team did not conduct a scheduled 9 a.m. scrimmage. Excessive rain from Tropical Storm Fay turned the practice field near Tiger Arena into a slippery, muddy mess… more »
Cornell Preseason Q & A
The Cornell University football team returns 19 starters from a squad that went 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the Ivy League last season, yet the Big Red were picked sixth in the league's preseason media poll — which would be just one notch up from the seventh… more »
UConn's Edsall Doesn't Forget his Debut Against Hofstra
STORRS - Randy Edsall's head coaching career began with a 39-point pasting by Hofstra in 1999.
Edsall didn't need to be reminded that the Huskies' season-opening opponent Thursday night at Rentschler Field put it to UConn pretty good in that one.… more »
UT Martin Skyhawks Count on Charge from Offense
When Jason Simpson took over as head coach at UT-Martin in 2006, he promptly led the Skyhawks to nine wins and a spot in the Division 1-AA playoffs.
He might have had similar success in 2007, if only the same offense had shown up for both halves of t… more »