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Dayton's Langhorst looks to build on breakout season
Defensive end finished with 14 sacks, named 3rd-team All-American.
University of Dayton football coach Rick Chamberlin has never noticed opponents assigning extra blockers for defensive end Devon Langhorst to keep him from causing mayhem in the backf… more »
Butler wants to recapture magic of 2009's bowl-winning season
Two years ago, Butler University completed an 11-1 football season with its first postseason victory ever in the Gridiron Classic. That ledger came with a caveat: Seven wins were by a touchdown or less.
Fortunes reversed last year. The Bulldogs were… more »
All eyes on the PFL Championship at Drake
It’s no secret that the Bulldogs are one of the elite teams in the Pioneer Football League. After finishing the 2010 season at 7-4 overall and with a 6-2 conference record, Drake is primed to contend for the PFL Championship in 2011.
However, reachin… more »
San Diego hopes to build on last year’s strong finish
The USD football team’s first play from scrimmage last season went for a 61-yard touchdown.
It appeared that might be the only play on the highlight reel as the Toreros lost five of their first six games. With the season hanging in the balance, howev… more »
Love of the Valpo game pushes Wysocki
There were plenty of reasons for Bobby Wysocki to walk away from football after last season.
The Valparaiso senior had the option to return for a fifth year this season, but after going through an 0-11 year that started off with a coaching change an… more »
Drake veteran players trying to reach one final goal
The theme for the 2011 Drake football team’s season is “tupande kileleni,” a Swahili term that translates to “let’s climb to the summit.” A group of players have already endured quite a journey.
Nine fifth-year seniors who are key contributors began… more »
Flyers look to replace former star QB Valentino
Two-time PFL offensive player of the year graduated.
University of Dayton football fans may be eager for answers about the quarterback position, but Rick Chamberlin, who begins his fourth season as head coach, can’t offer much help just yet.
“It’s… more »
Football enlivens Georgia campuses
State schools kick off programs to attract students, build brands
“Saturday afternoons will never be the same again in Waleska,” J. Thomas Isherwood, president of Reinhardt University, said with a laugh.
His school plans to build a small stadium o… more »
Campbell taps Bob Roller as new AD
Bob Roller was watching from the stands at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., last March as Butler was forging a major upset of No. 1-seeded Pittsburgh in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
During a break in the action, Roller's longtime frie… more »
Former UD football coach Kelly found his career path early
As he turned in his chair and nodded out the window of his Frericks Center office Tuesday morning, you heard the emotional hitch in his voice.
“My father worked in that big brown building right over there,” Mike Kelly said of the old NCR building tha… more »
Burgos brothers join forces at Drake
The Burgos brothers are joining forces again.
Two years after Julian and Jeremy Burgos starred together at Notre Dame High School, the pair will be reunited at Drake University this fall.
Both are hoping for immediate playing time for the Bulldogs… more »
Mike Kelly Coaching Endowment Established at Dayton
The University of Dayton has announced that former Flyer football coach Mike Kelly, known as much for his practical, no-nonsense leadership as his Hall of Fame won-loss record, has been honored in a most fitting way.
Kelly, who will be inducted into… more »
Stetson names Head Coach
Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier is proud to announce that Roger A. Hughes has been named head coach of the Stetson University football team. Hughes becomes the ninth head football coach in the history of the program that ran from 1894 through… more »
Sources: Princeton coach offered Stetson job
Former Princeton head coach Roger Hughes has accepted an offer to become Stetson's football coach, sources with knowledge of the situation told The News-Journal on Friday.
Although a contract had not been signed as of Friday evening, final details w… more »
Campbell's coach offers insight into what to expect
Stetson is on the verge of naming the coach who will lead its start-up football program.
Few know what to expect when a college starts playing football -- or in Stetson's case -- brings the sport back after a 55-year hiatus.
Campbell coach Dale… more »
