Chris Creighton wasted little time in confirming he's one of new faces on the Drake football scene Wednesday. "A lot of you probably know more about Drake football than I do, not having coached a single game," said Creighton, the program's third coac… more »

Drake's active run of six seasons with a running back gaining at least 1,000 yards is the longest of the state's Big Four football teams. Can that continue this season in a program with its third head coach in 14 months and without school all-time le… more »

Like the river that bears its first name, the issue that will confront the Missouri Valley Conference on Friday has its share of depth and twists. At stake is changing the name of the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conferenc… more »

LOCKPORT -- Nikko Carson, Greg Gonsoulin, Nolan Scott and Chris Wilson all were standouts on the football field for Lockport High School during the past two years. Now that group gets the opportunity to not only compete in the sport at the next level… more »

Drake coach Chris Creighton believes that leadership is just as important, if not more, than the typical X's and O's. Creighton wrote an article years back called "Developing Senior Leadership on Your Football Team." He implements his leadership i… more »

The two huge scars on Drake football player Cale Hunt's arm frequently require him to address last season's traumatic injury to onlookers. On the third play in the third game at Wisconsin-Platteville, Hunt was trailing a ballcarrier. The ball was str… more »

Three years. Three different head coaches. Three new schemes. Some Drake football players were torn by the constant change in the program over the past few years. "Much of it has been nerve-racking," running back Michael Bialas said, "but exciting… more »

Coach Andy Coen says the Iowa school, a late addition to schedule, will be a challenge. In 2007, Lehigh's football team found its schedule to be quite challenging. Just finalizing its 2008 schedule proved to be nearly as difficult. Lehigh, comi… more »

Mitch Holthus, the radio voice of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, said Tuesday that former Drake kicker Billy Cundiff has a solid shot at the starting job after recently signing with the team. Cundiff, who set seven Pioneer Football League records whil… more »

Loney was interim head coach this past season in the college ranks at Drake, but worked with Linehan from 2002-04 with the Minnesota Vikings While the search continues for the Rams' next offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan has added an offensive lin… more »

Chris Creighton loves the underdog role. He thrives on the challenge and on surprising people. And that's exactly what the former Wabash College football coach intends to do at Division I-AA Drake University as the school's new head football coach… more »

Chris Creighton thought he would stay at Wabash College, one of the NCAA Division III traditional football powers, for a long time. But that changed when he heard from Drake University in its search for a football coach. "I just concluded seven ye… more »