Category Archives: College Football News
Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez battles negativity and time in Big Ten
Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez battles negativity and time in Big Ten! Almost nothing has gone right for the Coach of the Wolverines since leaving West Virginia. Continue reading
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Tagged American Football Coaches Association, Ann Arbor, Big Ten, Big Ten Football, College Football, College Football Breaking News, College Football News, Michigan NCAA Investigation, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan's Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, Michigan's Rich Rodriguez teams have won eight games and have endured consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the 1962 and 1963 seasons, Michigans Two straight losing seasons, NCAA Investigation, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State football, renovation of the Michigan program, Rich Rodriguez, Sporting News, the NCAA is wrapping up an investigation that Rodriguez and his staff allegedly exceeded the number of hours for mandatory workouts, West Virginia, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wolverines
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LSU Tigers Rock the Past Ten Years
The LSU Tiger program has been superior or competitive on the field in nearly every single game this past decade. The LSU bid for ‘Team of the Decade’ is strong Continue reading
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Tagged Baton Rouge, Bayou Bengal territory, BCS Bid, College Football News, four SEC West Division Titles, Glen Dorsey, Jamarcus Russell, Les Miles, LSU has produced a solid gold and platinum decade of football, LSU Tigers, LSU Tigers Rock the Past Ten Years, National Championship in New Orleans where they handled Ohio State 38-24, Nick Saban, Ohio State, SEC Championship berth, SEC Championship Game, Sugar Bowl, The Bayou Bengal bid for 'Team of the Decade' is strong and paralleled by few teams in the last ten years., The Best College Football Team of the Decade, Urban Meyer, www.livefromthepressbox.com
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Are the Ohio State Buckeyes the Team of the decade?
Are the Ohio State Buckeyes the Team of the decade? They had the opportunity to seize greatness but fell short at the place where it counts, on the football field Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team went undefeated in the regular season, Are the Ohio State Buckeyes the Team of the decade?, Buckeyes, Buckeyes cannot lay claim to the title of “The Best Team of the Decade”, Cooper Years, Florida Gators, Game of the Century, James Patrick Tressel, Jim Tressell, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, National Championship, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel, once again lost to another SEC team, The Best College Football Team of the Decade, The Buckeyes had the opportunity to seize greatness but they fell short at the place where it counts…on the football field., University of Miami Hurricanes, Woody Hayes, www.livefromthepressbox.com
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The Best College Football Team of the Decade
The Best College Football Team of the Decade. When you try to argue something like “team of the decade” it is always controversial which I suppose is the point. Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, AP, Associated Press, B.C.S., BCS bowl losses, best college team of the decade, Big 10 conference, Big 12 championships, Bowl Championship Series, College Football News, Colt McCoy, Florida Gators, Hesiman Trophy Race, Les Miles, Mack Brown, Nick Saban, Pete Caroll, Texas Longhorns, The Best College Football Team of the Decade, Urban Meyer, USC came out swinging in the 21st century, USC has won one national championship tied for another and almost won a third, USC Head Coach Pete Carroll, USC Trojans, www.livefromthepressbox.com
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Norm Chow rebuffs USC, stays at UCLA Bruins
After a couple of days during which USC openly courted Chow, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel learned his offensive mastermind passed on a contract from the Trojans. Continue reading
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Tagged Chow has coached three Heisman Trophy winners, Chow said Thursday he'll stay at UCLA for his third season as offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin, Lane Kiffin to Replace Pete Carroll, Norm Chow, Norm Chow declined the chance to switch teams again in Los Angeles' fierce football rivalry., Norm Chow rebuffs USC, Norm Chow rebuffs USC stays at UCLA Bruins, Rick Neuheisel, U.S.C. Athletic Director Mike Garrett, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans Hire Lane Kiffin to Replace Pete Carroll as Coach
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Fired South Florida Coach Jim Leavitt Fights Back
Fired South Florida Coach Jim Leavitt Fights Back. He was fired last week after an investigation found he grabbed a player by the throat during a game against U of L. Continue reading
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Tagged Fired South Florida Coach Jim Leavitt Fights Back, Former South Florida coach Jim Leavitt wants his job back, Jim Leavitt, Jim Leavitt Fired, Leavitt was fired last week after a university investigation concluded he grabbed one his players by the throat during halftime of a game against Louisville on Nov. 21, South Florida Bulls, The allegations were misreported” Leavitt said Monday during a news conference at his lawyers’ office, USF is standing by its findings
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Alabama QB Greg McElroy Found Answers in Season of Self Doubt
Even as he is praised, Greg McElroy knows the same fans could just also ostracize him if the Alabama Crimson Tide lost the B.C.S Title game against No. 2 Texas. Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Alabama fans live in the moment And that is why even though the Crimson Tide won the national title Thursday night there are no future guarantees for McElroy, Alabama QB Greg McElroy, Alabama's road to the BCS championship, B.C.S., BCS Championship Game, College Football Breaking News, Cowboys Coach Wade Phillips, Dallas Cowboys, Greg McElroy, Greg McElroy Sr, Greg McElroy Sr. the Dallas Cowboys’ senior vice president for sales and marketing, Greg McElroy was most valuable player of the Southeastern Conference championship game last month against the Florida Gators, Heisman Trophy Race, Jerry Jones, Mack Brown, Mark Ingram, Mark Ingram Hesiman Trophy Winner, McElroy a 6-foot-3 220-pound red-shirt junior, McElroy knows those same fans could just as easily ostracize him if Alabama had lost Thursday night’s Bowl Championship Series title game against No. 2 Texas, McElroy originally committed to play for pass-happy Texas Tech, Nick Saban, SEC Championship Game, Texas Longhorns, www.livefromthepressbox.com
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Texas Longhorns-Alabama Crimson Tide: Rematch 45 Years in the Making
Texas Longhorns-Alabama Crimson Tide: BCS 45 Years in the Making. Lammons was Namath’s tight end in the 1969 Super Bowl. Texas beat Bama in the 1965 Orange Bowl, 21-17
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Tagged 1965 Orange Bowl National Championship, 1969 Super Bowl III, 2010 BCS Championship Game, Alabama Crimson Tide, Alabama Head Coach Bear Bryant, Bear Bryant of Alabama had won the unofficial national title that season with the final vote taking place before the bowl games, Bowl Championship Series game in the Rose Bowl, College Football News, Joe Namath, Joe Willy Namath, Lammons and three former Texas teammates would never miss a chance to remind Namath who played for Alabama of that 1965 Orange Bowl won by Texas 21-17, Lammons became Namath’s tight end in the 1969 Super Bowl III upset by the Jets, Mack Brown, Namath insists he crossed the goal line with the ball, Nick Saban, Orange Bowl, Pete Lammons, Rose Bowl, Texas Coach Darrell Royal, Texas Longhorns, Tommy Nobis
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Miami Hurricanes QB Jacory Harris to have surgery on thumb
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris is having surgery Wednesday to repair a torn right thumb ligament. Harris will be out at least a month and miss spring practice Continue reading
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Tagged backup A.J. Highsmith and Stephen Morris, Champs Sports Bowl, Harris first injured the thumb on his throwing hand when he banged it against a helmet during the first quarter at North Carolina on Nov. 14. He threw a season-high four interceptions in the 33-24 los, Harris was on crutches for at least a couple days after the Hurricanes' 20-14 loss to Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl, Jacory Harris, Jacory Harris played with ruptured ligament in thumb, Jacory Harris the injury occurred during the North Carolina game, Jacory Harris will have surgery to repair torn ligaments on his right thumb and will be out at least a month, Miami Hurricanes QB Jacory Harris to have surgery on thumb, Miami's Jacory Harris played with ruptured ligament in thumb, Monday afternoon was when Harris learned he would need surgery, The Hurricanes announced Tuesday that Harris would have the surgery, There is a reason the play of Miami QB Jacory Harris tailed off late in the season because he was hurt
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Alabama Crimson Tide’s, McClain and Jackson leaving Early?
According to Gentry Estes, Mobile Press-Register, Linebacker Rolando McClain and Cornerback Kareem Jackson are leaning towards declaring for the 2010 NFL draft. Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 Butkus Award, 2010 NFL draft, According to Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register Linebacker Rolando McClain and Cornerback Kareem Jackson are leaning towards declaring for the 2010 NFL draft, Alabama Crimson Tide's Rolando McClain and Kareem Jackson leaving Early?, Both players submitted their paperwork to be evaluated by the NFL's draft advisory board, cornerback Kareem Jackson, Gentry Estes, Kareem Jackson, linebacker Rolando McClain, McClain and Jackson submitted their paperwork to be evaluated by the NFL's draft advisory board but will not make a final decision known to the public until some time after the national title game Thu, Mobile Press-Register, Rolando McClain, Rolando McClain the 2009 Butkus Award winner
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Rich Brooks steps down as Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats
Rich Brooks just retired as Head Coach of the University of Kentucky Football Program, in a news conference this morning. Joker Phillips will now take over the job Continue reading
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Tagged Brooks finishes his career with a 39-47 record at Kentucky, Brooks led Kentucky to four consecutive bowl appearances, Brooks posted a 13-19 record coaching the NFL's St. Louis Rams in the mid-1990s, Brooks took over a program burdened by the effects of NCAA probation, Brooks went 130-156-4 overall in 25 seasons overall at the collegiate level, Brooks's Kentucky team currently holds the nation's second longest out of conference winning streak: 18 straight wins second only to LSU, Coach Brooks was not clear and avoided reporters questions about hints that he may still play some role in the program, Joker Phillips the Named Head Coach in Waiting, Joker Phillips will now take over the job, Rich Brooks Retirement, Rich Brooks retires, Rich Brooks steps down as Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, UK President Dr. Lee Todd
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Mike Leach Denies He Mistreated Player
In the first interview since being fired from Texas Tech, Mike Leach denied he had mistreated Adam James (Son Of Craig James) after James sustained a concussion Continue reading
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Tagged Adam James, Craig James, ESPN analyst, ESPN Analyst Craig James, Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach, Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach leaves Lubbock swinging, In the first interview since being fired as coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Mike Leach denied reports that he mistreated the sophomore receiver Adam James, Leach said in a 38-minute phone interview late Thursday that James acted as if he were entitled to special treatment and that he was lazy, Mike Leach, Mike Leach Denies He Mistreated Player, Mike Leach FIRED
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Urban Meyer “cover story” was meant to shield family, which version next?
This afternoon, in a press conference with media in attendance for the Sugar Bowl, Meyer said the fabrication was done so as to protect both his family and his football team. The coach also took the time to take a shot or two at the voyeurs who’ve brought this whole situation to light Continue reading
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Tagged College Football News, Florida coach Urban Meyer told his players that he had reconsidered and was going to take an indefinite leave of absence instead of resigning, Florida Gator Coach Urban Meyer Changes his mind, Live from The Press Box.Com, Meyer "cover story", Meyer "cover story" was meant to shield family, Meyer said the fabrication was done so as to protect both his family and his football team, Nick Saban, SEC Championship Game, Sugar Bowl Press Conference, The Urban Meyer 911 call, The Urban Meyer 911 call was not a result of Ambien or a possible heart attack, Urban Meyer, Urban Meyer expects to be coaching Florida in 2010, Urban Meyer health issues, which version next?
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Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach leaves swinging
Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach leaves Lubbock swinging!
Last evening, Texas Tech released a statement officially announcing they had terminated head coach Mike Leach. Later last evening the terminated head coach released his own statement acknowledging said termination.
And, in much the same fashion as he’s done throughout his career as the Red Raiders’ coach, he certainly did not bite his tongue. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam James, Athletic Director Gerald Myers, College Football News, Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach, Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach leaves Lubbock swinging, Fired Texas Tech Red Raiders Coach Mike Leach leaves swinging, Jerry Turner' vice chairman of the university system’s board of regents said “other things” came to light, Later last evening the terminated head coach released his own statement acknowledging said termination, Leach said- These actions taken by Texas Tech have severely damaged my reputation and public image, Mike Leach, Mike Leach FIRED, Mike Leach releases Satement, Mike Leach Statement, The coach's termination was brought about by his treatment of a player after the player was diagnosed with a concussion
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17th-ranked Pitt Panthers (9-3) takes on North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.
17th-ranked Pitt Panthers (9-3) takes on North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Continue reading
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Tagged ACC, Big East, Butch Davis, College Football News, Dave Wannstedt, Dion Lewis, Dion Lewis is the only true freshman on The A.P.’s all-American team, Game Previews, Live From The Press Box.Com Pick is Pitt Should win Handily 40-14, Meineke Car Care Bowl, North Carolina Tar Heels, UNC requires the effectiveness of its defense, West Virginia Mountaineers
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Three U.S.C. Trojans ineligible for Emerald Bowl against the Boston College Eagles
Tight end Anthony McCoy and tackle Tyron Smith, both starters, and defensive end Averell Spicer, a key reserve, will not play Dec. 26 in San Francisco.
McCoy and Spicer are seniors. Smith is a sophomore.
The Trojans (8-4) are coming off their worst season since 2001. USC had won seven consecutive Pac-10 championships and played in seven consecutive BCS games before this season.
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Tagged Boston College Eagles, College Football News, Emerald Bowl, Joe McKnight, Pete Carroll, The Trojans also declared three players academically ineligible on Monday, Three U.S.C. Trojans ineligible for Emerald Bowl against the Boston College Eagles, Tight end Anthony McCoy and tackle Tyron Smith both starters and defensive end Averell Spicer a key reserve will not play Dec. 26 in San Francisco, U.S.C. Trojans, USC Trojan Tailback Joe McKnight Investigation
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