Southern California coach Pete Carroll says sophomore Aaron Corp will be the Trojans starting quarterback through the summer and into fall camp. Carroll made the announcement Tuesday on his Web site. Corp will start Saturdays scrimmage at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where fans are expected to get their first look at the Trojans this [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson made his leagues case for sweeping changes to the Bowl Championship Series, including a move to an eight-team playoff, in a 90-minute presentation to other conference leaders Tuesday at the BCS meetings. Also, the BCS coordinator John Swofford dismissed the looming antitrust lawsuit from the Utah Attorney General as [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Former LSU receiver Demetrius Byrd was in critical but stable condition Monday after a car accident in Miami, and his agent said the NFL prospect was expected to fully recover. Byrd had scrapes and bruises but was being held in intensive care for observation, said his junior college coach, Tim Hatten of Pearl River Community [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by admin
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Felix Doc Blanchard was a college football superhero, the powerful Mr Inside to Glenn Davis Mr Outside in Armys famous Heisman Trophy winning backfield of the 1940s. Blanchard, who won Heisman in 1945 and along with Davis led Army to three consecutive undefeated seasons, died Sunday of pneumonia at home in central Texas. He was [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by admin
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Ken Stabler wont return as the football color analyst for Alabama radio broadcasts. The former Crimson Tide and NFL quarterback had been on leave from his duties since his arrest on a drunken-driving charge last June. He was found not guilty by a judge in Robertsdale, Ala. Crimson Tide Sports Network general manager Jim Carabin [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2009 by admin
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At 6-foot-7, Ryan Mallett towers over some of his teammates on the practice field. Thats just as well, because if theres one player Arkansas fans have been eager to see this spring, its the strong-armed transfer from Michigan who is the Razorbacks newest hope at quarterback. Mallett is eligible to play this fall after sitting [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2009 by admin
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John Mosley attended Colorado State intending to be a veterinarian, not a trailblazer. No, that happened by chance. On a whim, Mosley decided to walk on to the football team in 1939, making the squad. The school, after extensive research, believes he was the first African-American football player at CSU. Mosley played four seasons under [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by admin
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The Las Vegas Bowl has a new sponsor, Maaco Inc, and is going to be played Dec 22. Bowl executive Tina Kunzer-Murphy on Tuesday announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with the King of Prussia, Penn.-based auto repair chain. Kunzer-Murphy says Christmas scheduling is pushing the 18th annual game to a Tuesday for the first time [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by admin
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Legal documents obtained by The Associated Press show University of Missouri officials failed to follow policies for medical emergencies when freshman linebacker Aaron ONeal collapsed and later died during a 2005 summer workout. The university agreed in March to pay $2 million to ONeals parents to settle a lawsuit. But the sworn testimony of several [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by admin
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Bruce Snyder, whose 20-year career as a college football coach included an unbeaten regular season at Arizona State, has died after a 10-month fight against cancer. Snyder, who was 69, died at his Phoenix home Monday, the university said. He coached the Sun Devils from 1992-2000. His 1996 team went 11-0 in the regular season [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by admin
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