Archives for: November 2010, 25
Western Illinois QB raises bar with stellar senior campaign
Leathernecks’ Matt Barr will be among school’s best when his career is done
Eight of the top 11 quarterbacks in Western Illinois history have played in the era of the FCS playoffs.
Matt Barr, the eighth, steadily climbed the charts and will finish… more »
Healthy Brown provides spark for Southeast
A mix of all-star performers and unsung heroes have provided the leadership during Southeast Missouri State's historic football season.
Senior tight end Bradley Brown falls into the second category, but Southeast coach Tony Samuel said Brown's import… more »
Shaw puts GSU in right position
STATESBORO - His body and heart tugged in conflict, much like Georgia Southern and Furman did throughout Saturday afternoon.
Eagles quarterback Jaybo Shaw struggled to get to his feet after a devastating hit ended his key 9-yard fourth-quarter run. H… more »
Grizzlies' Reynolds bows out of historical career
MISSOULA - That familiar eye-black was still smeared across Chase Reynolds' cheeks as he very slowly stood up at the end of the postgame press conference in the Adams Center after Montana State's victory over Montana last Saturday.
As he stepped out… more »
Alabama State looks for better Turkey Day Classic results vs. Tuskegee
Since 2005, Turkey Day Classic opponents Alabama State and Tuskegee have entered the showdown with familiar forecasts beyond Thanksgiving.
Tuskegee has traditionally been set to play in December's Pioneer Bowl -- the exception being 2008, when the… more »
Frazier Named Interim NFL Head Coach
Alcorn State graduate Leslie Frazier was named as the interim head coach of the Minnesota Vikings today, becoming the first Alcorn State and SWAC graduate to hold such a position.
Frazier, who played defensive back at Alcorn State when it was known a… more »
Changes to Coastal Carolina staff pay off in long run
CONWAY -- It was a number of years ago when Coastal Carolina football coach David Bennett first heard the name Maurice Drayton. He was hearing it a lot, for that matter.
In talking with his staff about various recruits over the years, he'd often lear… more »
Football has Coastal Carolina reopening dorms
CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina University is opening its dorms a day early so students can return from Thanksgiving break and cheer on the school's football team in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
University officials tell The Sun Ne… more »
Spiders plan to examine football scheduling
UR may have lost more than a game when it played U.Va.; the Spiders may have lost out on a trip to the FCS playoffs
Say the University of Richmond in football had opened this season against a Patriot League opponent at Robins Stadium rather than at V… more »
Former Brave celebrates Bobcat victory with parents, brothers
Ogden family ties
MISSOULA - The big man with the red beard threw his hand up in the windy, cold air, calling to attention the wild crowd of players huddled together at midfield. Except for the wind, which still flurried small gusts of snow across t… more »