A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory. Jasper Howard, 20, of Miami, and another student were stabbed during a fight after a fire alarm was pulled during a university sanctioned dance at the [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by admin
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Nebraska fans voices have been heard. They want a quarterback change. More important, coach Bo Pelini might want one, too. Yeah, absolutely, Pelini said when asked if he would consider making freshman Cody Green the starter after the Cornhuskers turned in another lethargic offensive performance in Saturdays 31-10 loss to Texas Tech. Offensive coordinator Shawn [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by admin
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NCAA Football Betting – Week 7 Preview No. 20 Oklahoma (3-2, 2-3 ATS) was happy to get reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford back under center last week after the quarterback missed three games with a sprained shoulder, but it continues to deal with a key injury to its receiving corps. Leading receiver Ryan Broyles [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2009 by admin
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Coach Brady Hoke isnt kidding when he says his San Diego State Aztecs face a big challenge against No 18 BYU on Saturday. The Aztecs need only to look at BYUs massive offensive line, which averages 321 pounds and does quite nicely in opening holes for running back Harvey Unga and protecting quarterback Max Hall. [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2009 by admin
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Former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe says this time he wont skydive on to the field to receive his latest football honor. Sharpe, a seven-time Pro Bowler and current NFL national television analyst, will return to his alma mater at Savannah State to have his No. 2 jersey retired Saturday before the Tigers game against [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2009 by admin
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Virginia Tech hopes this trip to Atlanta goes better than the last one. Having played themselves back into the national championship race after losing their opener to Alabama, the fourth-ranked Hokies face what appears to be their last major hurdle of the regular season Saturday when they head south again to take on No. 19 [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2009 by admin
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Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike sprained his left wrist during the first half of the eighth-ranked Bearcats game against No 21 South Florida and left the game in the third quarter. The senior injured his non-throwing arm late in the second quarter and went to the locker room just before halftime. He returned for Cincinnatis first [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2009 by admin
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A former Penn State tailback who hoped to play in the NFL claims in a lawsuit that authorities ruined his professional aspirations after filing a rape charge against him that was later dropped. An attorney for Austin Scott filed the civil suit this week against Centre County prosecutors, Penn State police and the university in [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2009 by admin
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The chief executive of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl says he still hopes for the game to have a tie-in with the Big Ten. George Perles (PER-less) said Wednesday he expects to know by next week if the former Motor City Bowl will reach an agreement with a Big Ten or Big East team to [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by admin
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NCAA documents released Wednesday as the result of a news media lawsuit explain the thinking behind a proposal to strip Florida State coaches and athletes of victories for academic cheating – even those not implicated. The release also pierces the NCAAs veil of secrecy in disciplinary cases for the first time due to court rulings [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by admin
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