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Small-School CBs Could Hit the Big Time
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie chats with his cousin, Pro Bowler Antonio Cromartie. Leodis McKelvin talks with another Pro Bowler, former teammate DeMarcus Ware.
The big-time isn't far away for these two cornerbacks from small schools.… more »
NFL Learning Curve Not Steep for FCS Players Says Colts President
FCS, small-school players getting a look — Of the approximately 333 college players on hand for this week’s National Football Scouting Combine, 30 attended what most people would describe as smaller colleges (such as the Football Championship Subdivisio… more »
Candidate from UConn stresses relationships for Eastern Illinois
CHARLESTON – The candidate from Connecticut says his school of national basketball prominence and major college football is not that different from Eastern Illinois.
Vaughn Williams, the associate director of athletics/facilities management and plann… more »
Small School NFL Scouting Combine Invitees
Every year around this time of year thousands of college football players from around the country are waiting anxiously for the NFL Scouting Combine list to be published. For most of the top division 1 players, the list is uneventful, already assured of… more »
Former FCSers Owens and Romo Lead NFC Comeback in NFL Pro Bowl
HONOLULU -- They could have played this Pro Bowl on the beach with flag football rules. All of which was to the liking of Terrell Owens and Adrian Peterson.
Making up for early sloppiness, Owens caught two touchdowns passes, including a 6-yarder fro… more »
Super Fat Tuesday
Sure it's "Super Tuesday" and it's "Fat Tuesday". But only one day before high schools ceremonies where their players sign national letter of intent on National Signing Day, many followers of college football had their own "Super Fat Tuesday" compiling… more »
La Vergne's Gray commits to Tennessee State
La VERGNE — All-State wide receiver Chris Gray has committed to play football next season at Tennessee State University.
Gray caught 54 passes for 814 yards and nine touchdowns for the Wolverines last fall, which made him one of the most productive r… more »
Tennessee State's Richard Dent Finalist For NFL HOF
PHOENIX — Richard Dent knows he can’t go back and change anything.
So he’s hoping what he did in his 15 NFL seasons is enough to get him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame when voters meet here Saturday.
The former Tennessee State and Chicago Bears… more »
Scheduling Mix-up Costs Alabama State
Oops... a scheduling snafu that affects Alabama State, Jacksonville State, FAMU and B-CC...
Alabama State interim athletic director Ron Dickerson likes to map his days out weeks in advance and hates surprises.
Unfortunately, his school's 2008 foot… more »
EKU's Molden Set To Suit Up In All-Star Football Game
Richmond, Ky. – Senior football player Antwaun Molden will strap on the EKU helmet one more time this weekend when he participates in the second annual Texas vs. the Nation Collegiate All-Star Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
The game will be televised natio… more »
Versatile QB, strong running back commit to Eastern Illinois
Maybe Eastern Illinois will soon be giving opponents a running quarterback or, as defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni used to call in aggravation, the 12th runner on the field.
That headache of having quick and elusive small running backs spend much… more »
NDSU Highlights Austin Peay's Football Schedule
Austin Peay certainly isn't shrinking away from the "big dogs" of FCS.
Austin Peay released its 2008 football schedule Monday.
Highlighting the Govs' second season as a full member in the Ohio Valley Conference is the season opener against North D… more »
Jacksonville State gets ball rolling on stadium expansion
I-A football still on hold
JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State University board of trustees on Monday set in motion a plan to expand Paul Snow Stadium to 21,000 seats with a three-story skybox/pressbox combination atop four stories of student housi… more »
Tennessee Tech, Appalachian State get local trio
The pressure of making a decision before signing day is off three local football high school players.
Red Bank’s Tim Benford and Howard’s Tremaine Hudson have committed to Tennessee Tech, while another versatile Red Bank star, Dominique McDuffie, com… more »
Report: Jacksonville State must improve to move to FBS
Jacksonville State University will have a lot of work to do if it wants to move its football program to the college game’s most prestigious division. That’s the conclusion of report received by JSU trustees today.
The report, compiled by consultant… more »
