Running back chosen; no starting QB yet NEWARK -- While the intrigue over the starting quarterback at the University of Delaware played out for at least one more day, it's pretty much over at running back. Johnathon Smith, who transferred last yea… more »

The aftermath of the announcement that several members of Georgia Southern's football team will be suspended for the season opener has ignited a number of questions. But to coach Chris Hatcher, finding a worthy replacement for senior wide receiver Raja… more »

Andy Romans has used his naysayers as motivation. Too small, too short and too slow, Andy Romans has heard it all over the years. But instead of letting those labels bring him down, he's used them as motivation to turn himself into one of the elit… more »

The Southern Conference is a tough football conference. How tough? So tough, national champion and Michigan slayer Appalachian State lost two of seven league games and didn't even earn the conference's automatic bid to the Football Championship Su… more »

MORGANTOWN - Villanova, which isn't NCAA Division I-A in football, is excited about prospects for 2008, including next Saturday's season-opener against West Virginia at Mountaineer Field/Milan Puskar Stadium. Andy Talley, in his 24th year as the head… more »

STATESBORO, GA - It was kick off Saturday at Paulson Stadium for the little eagles. For the second year in a row, it's the annual Little Eagles Camp at Georgia Southern, and no one not even Fay could rain on their parade. Over 170 'lil eagles sign… more »

THE PLATFORM It’s not the wishbone, flexbone, T-bone or even coach Mike Ayers’ favorite way to describe it: dinosaur bone. No, the Terriers’ curious-looking offense has morphed into a scheme unlike any other. Let’s call it the Funny Bone. When everythi… more »

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- College football is a multibillion-dollar business. Television networks pay the Bowl Championship Series conferences millions of dollars to broadcast their games on an annual basis. Record attendance figures are being set every year… more »

BOONE -- As a member of Appalachian State's football staff drove a cart onto the practice field to pick up some tackling dummies, it was hard to miss the large block letters adorning its side: ASU 34, Michigan 32. It's hard to go anywhere in this pic… more »

ELON -- Feeling sluggish from the effects of postoperative medication and soft from helpings of holiday food, Daronce Daniels pulled up a chair to sit beside his mother, a personal trainer. What came next will not go down as the tenderest of Christma… more »

AMHERST - Two out of three ain't bad, but when it comes to the way coaches feel about their football team, it's borderline at best. If the University of Massachusetts were to rank its three phases of football, defense would be first, followed by offe… more »

Despite many apparent obstacles, Ernest Jones says championship is his goal. Ernest Jones has no problem speaking his mind. Remember, this is the first-year coach who proclaims Alcorn State will compete for a Southwestern Athletic Conference champion… more »

After 3-8 season, coach changes offense to better suit quarterbacks' abilities. Following an off-season of change in Willie Totten's Mississippi Valley State program, the Delta Devils seem set on a quarterback who can lead their offense. For now.… more »

Ask Allan Holland his plans for an encore, and he smiles and shakes his head. A season ago, Holland, the Eastern Kentucky quarterback, led the Colonels to their first Ohio Valley Conference championship in a decade. And after starting the season as a… more »

Wisconsin wanted Austen Lane of Iola, Wis., to walk on its football team. Minnesota State-Mankato, a Division II school, was ready to sign him. With that day a week away, Lane’s dream of landing a full ride with a Division I program was fading. Ma… more »