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Local college football conference capsules
Boston Globe - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:00 GMT
(in predicted order of finish) ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Atlantic Division 1. Clemson - Tommy Bowden's team is loaded with 17 starters back, including quarterback Cullen Harper and running backs James Davis and C.J. Spiller. Harper set 21 school records

Local college football teams at a glance
Boston Globe - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:12:00 GMT
BOSTON COLLEGE Coach: Jeff Jagodzinski (second year, 11-3). 2007 record: 11-3, 6-2 (first). Players to watch: WR Rich Gunnell (64 catches, 931 receiving yards, 7 TDs); WR Brandon Robinson (56 catches, 793 receiving yards, 5 TDs); WR Clarence Megwa (30

QB '08: Boston College's Chris Crane
U-Wire.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:55:00 GMT
Tebow aside, many of last year's star quarterbacks have shuffled off this college coil. Brian Brohm, Andre Woodson, Dennis Dixon, Chad Henne, Matt Ryan -- all leave gaping holes to fill. UWIRE correspondents introduce 10 former backups stepping into the

NCAA turns down Cincinnati QB Mauk, again
CBS Sportsline - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT
CINCINNATI -- Quarterback Ben Mauk lost his latest appeal to the NCAA for another year of eligibility on Wednesday, leaving him with one final chance to play for Cincinnati. After a couple of days of mixed signals, the NCAA told the former Bearcats'

Hoosiers suspend pass-rushing star for Week 1
CBS Sportsline - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other players have been suspended for one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. Middleton was first-team All-Big Ten and a third-team

Harvin, Spikes likely out for Gators' season opener
CBS Sportsline - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will likely miss Florida's season opener against Hawaii on Saturday. 'At this point, I don't think he's going to play,' Florida coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday of Harvin.

As season arrives, is 'upset' the right word anymore?
CBS Sportsline - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:49:00 GMT
, in any preseason magazine or on any website, have you read a BYU-Missouri national championship breakdown. Not a shrub has been cut down to print the chances of West Virginia and Tulsa meeting in South Florida. Illinois-Texas Tech? Gotta be kidding.

College football preview: Bigger expectations
Indianapolis Star - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:14:00 GMT
MUNCIE, Ind. -- On a breezy August afternoon, the Ball State football field was filled with children and fans seeking autographs and photos with the players. A local radio station was broadcasting live. A local restaurant was providing free food. At one

College football preview: Bigger expectations
Indianapolis Star - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:13:00 GMT
MUNCIE, Ind. -- On a breezy August afternoon, the Ball State football field was filled with children and fans seeking autographs and photos with the players. A local radio station was broadcasting live. A local restaurant was providing free food. At one

NCAA turns down Cincinnati QB Ben Mauk again (AP)
Yahoo! - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:48:00 GMT
By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI - After a couple of days of mixed signals, the NCAA told the former Bearcats' quarterback that it had turned him down for the fourth time. Now, Mauk will appeal directly to the NCAA's reinstatement committee for

Opinion: The determination of the Bulldogs
MSNBC - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:40:00 GMT
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Season loaded with talent
MSNBC - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:40:00 GMT
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College football questions and answers
Chicago Tribune - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:03:00 GMT
As we say every year: So many questions, so little space & so let's get to it. You haven't covered a college football game in nearly eight months. How have you kept busy? Mostly reading magazines. Any favorites? Oh, yeah. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow

N45 Billion Basa Fund - NCAA Ready for Airports Rehabilitation
AllAfrica.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:57:00 GMT
Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, has disclosed that the N45 billion Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) fund would be used to upgrade infrastructure in the nation's aviation industry. Demuren spoke

NCAA turns down Cincinnati QB Ben Mauk again
FOXNews.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT
CINCINNATI After a couple of days of mixed signals, the NCAA told the former Bearcats' quarterback that it had turned him down for the fourth time. Now, Mauk will appeal directly to the NCAA's reinstatement committee for another season. Mauk will talk to

[08/27] NCAA turns down QB Mauk again
FindLaw AP International News Canada - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:50:00 GMT
CINCINNATI (AP) - Quarterback Ben Mauk lost his latest appeal to the NCAA for another year of eligibility on Wednesday, leaving him with one final chance to play for Cincinnati. After a couple of days of mixed signals, the NCAA told the former Bearcats'

[08/27] NCAA turns down Cincinnati QB Ben Mauk again
FindLaw AP International News Canada - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:49:00 GMT
CINCINNATI (AP) - Quarterback Ben Mauk lost his latest appeal to the NCAA for another year of eligibility on Wednesday, leaving him with one final chance to play for Cincinnati. After a couple of days of mixed signals, the NCAA told the former Bearcats'

Dave Reed
ESPN.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:34:00 GMT
By Special to ESPN.com The women's college volleyball season starts Friday, and just like every year since 1995, the highlight of the opening weekend will be the Runza/AVCA Volleyball Showcase. This season's matches feature four teams ranked in the top

Baylor's Griffin on fast track on, off field
USA Today - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:03:00 GMT
Baylor freshman quarterback Robert Griffin finds himself on a fast track in athletics and life. Griffin is one of 105 football players at Bowl Championship Series-affiliated schools that USA TODAY found had enrolled in college last spring after

NCAA defending-champions Kansas Jayhawks play exhibition series in Ottawa
Yahoo! Canada - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:03:00 GMT
The NCAA-champion Kansas Jayhawks will play three Canadian university teams in a exhibition series this weekend. Kansas will meet McGill University on Saturday on the campus of the University of Ottawa before facing Carleton University later in the day

Florida star receiver Harvin out for Hawaii game
SI.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:19:00 GMT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will likely miss Florida's season opener against Hawaii on Saturday. 'At this point, I don't think he's going to play,' Flordia coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday of

Scanning the college football landscape
San Jose Mercury News - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:02:00 GMT
It begins today with South Carolina and the Ole Ball Coach and ends Monday with Slick Rick in his UCLA debut '... five consecutive days of college football to start the 2008 season. We can only hope the next three months are half as crazy as the '07

Stanford hosts Oregon State as 3-point dogs
Covers.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:40:00 GMT
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -When the 2007 season started, Lyle Moevao and Tavita Pritchard were both backup quarterbacks waiting for their first chance to play in college.Injuries gave Moevao that opportunity at Oregon State and Pritchard his chance at

Wake Forest dealing with rare coaching departures
Covers.com - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:40:00 GMT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -Wake Forest is experiencing one of the pesky byproducts of building a successful program: Other schools want to hire its coaches.While Jim Grobe spurned Arkansas this offseason to stay with the 23rd-ranked Demon Deacons, two of

The Chase Is On: Colleges Pursue Another Williams
Washington Post - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:32:00 GMT
On an open patch of grass at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Chase Williams worked through team drills with the Raiders' defensive unit, rushing forward to feign a blitz at three upside-down trash cans that mimicked offensive linemen. The

College football season opens Thursday
UPI - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT
WACO, Texas, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. college football season begins Thursday with the first 14 of the close to 700 games that will eventually lead to the naming of a national champion. Only one team from those ranked among the preseason top 25 will be

College football games of the week
Los Angeles Times - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:43:00 GMT
p.m., ESPN2 Rich Rodriguez makes his debut at Michigan after his tumultuous and expensive off-season extraction from the contract clutches of West Virginia. Rodriguez, in time, might transform the Big Ten with his brand of spread offense, but right now

No. 1: Chris Dufresne's top 25 rankings countdown
Los Angeles Times - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:00 GMT
The Times' Chris Dufresne unveils his preseason college football top 25, one day (and team) at a time. No. 1 Ohio State Rankman tossed and turned all night in his bunk bed: should the preseason No. 1 be predicated on which team is the best? Or, should it

College football has tough act to follow after 2007
Los Angeles Times - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:00 GMT
The 2008 season begins Thursday and will be hard-pressed to match the unpredictability of last season. August 28, 2008 Wouldn't it be something if 2008 could match last year's trip-wire to trip-wire action? Forgetaboutit. 'I don't think there can ever be

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Big Bump for Coach L
Washington Post - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:05:00 GMT
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