Archives for: September 2011, 09
Five keys to upsetting an FBS team
With SIU's annual Football Bowl Subdivision game on tap this weekend at Mississippi, here are five tips on how to beat an upper division opponent.
Good luck charm not included.
* No. 1: Don't turn the ball over. Last year against Illinois, SIU cou… more »
Thomas will step down as chair of NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions
Dennis Thomas, the commissioner of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, will step down as the chair of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions due to unforeseen personal reasons.
Britton Banowsky, the commissioner of Conference USA and former vice-… more »
Norfolk State head coach excited to make return to alma mater
West Virginia will face NCAA Football Championship Subdivision opponent Norfolk State on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. This will be the third consecutive year the Mountaineers have faced an FCS team.
Norfolk State is out of the Mid-Eastern Athlet… more »
JSU QB Therriault stays grounded despite skill as passer
A year ago at this time, Jackson State coach Rick Comegy was still learning what he had in quarterback Casey Therriault, a junior college transfer who came out firing away in his debut with a 404-yard, three-touchdown effort.
Now, the entire Football… more »
Griz' Hughes earns another badge
Montana senior Ben Hughes might be just as good at tackling problems off the field as he is at tackling opponents on it.
Hughes, a 6-foot, 285-pound senior from Grants Pass, Ore., was named the Big Sky Conference defensive player of the week after hi… more »
Healthy Maliska anchors Holy Cross defensive line
Rebounds from knee injury
Defensive tackle Jack Maliska of Winchendon cracked the Holy Cross starting lineup last year as a sophomore after a terrific preseason. He anchored the middle of the Crusaders’ line for the first six games, continued to make… more »
Orlando excited to return to Bethlehem to play against Lehigh
Increased pressure fell on Joey Orlando coming into the 2011 football season.
The University of New Hampshire redshirt junior was the top returning wide receiver from last year's 8-5 team that advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision quarter… more »