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| No. 18 Vols set to open tough schedule (AP) |
| Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer still gets the jitters at the start of football season, even though he's been through 16 of them already. "This time of year I start getting butterflies about all the things that can happen in a game," he said Tuesday. "You try to cover every situation that can happen." His fear isn't unfounded. -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:14:09 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Indiana DE Middleton, 3 others suspended (AP) |
| 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 All-America selection. The suspensions, announced Tuesday by coach Bill Lynch, will be for the Hoosiers' season-opening game Saturday against Western Kentucky. -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:05:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| No. 2 Buckeyes eager to open season (AP) |
| After more than three weeks spent on conditioning or memorizing the playbook, the Ohio State Buckeyes can finally get around to concentrating on an opponent. Youngstown State, the second-ranked Buckeyes' opponent on Saturday in the season opener, is officially in the crosshairs. "It's so crazy that it came so fast. -- read full article |
| Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:24:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Clark to start at QB for Penn State (AP) |
| Daryll Clark will start at quarterback for Penn State when the 22nd-ranked Nittany Lions open the season against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. Coach Joe Paterno said Clark's experience and solid preseason gave him the edge over Pat Devlin. Clark, Devlin and third-stringer Paul Cianciolo practiced well the last three weeks, he said. -- read full article |
| Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:36:09 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Texas A&M's Lane questionable for opener (AP) |
| Texas A&M running back Jorvorskie Lane is questionable for Saturday's opener against Arkansas State because of lingering effects from a neck injury. The 6-foot, 285-pound senior sustained a stinger in practice Aug. 13 and hasn't participated in contact drills since. A&M coach Mike Sherman said Monday that Lane still hasn't been cleared to play and has been coping with headaches. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:33:57 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Shannon wants Miami to move forward (AP) |
| Miami coach Randy Shannon abhors distractions, which he loosely defines as any negative issue that can invade the psyche of his team. And his decision to suspend seven players, including starting quarterback Robert Marve, for Thursday's opener against Charleston Southern would seem to qualify as a distraction. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:51:07 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| UCLA's Neuheisel happy to face Tennessee (AP) |
| The way Rick Neuheisel sees it, starting off with a big-time opponent on national television is virtually a no-lose situation. "To have that kind of exposure, people talking about UCLA football in anticipation of this game is terrific," UCLA's first-year coach said Monday. "We want to be a national recruiter. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:43:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Michigan mum on starting QB, RB (AP) |
| With just days remaining to Michigan's first game with Rich Rodriguez as coach, plenty of questions about the season remain. Among them is: "So who's going to play quarterback, anyway?" Seven positions on the offensive depth chart did not have starters listed Monday, including quarterback and running back -- the highest-profile positions in the new coach's spread option system. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:59:32 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| 2 Vols suspended for opener at UCLA (AP) |
| Tennessee starting defensive back Brett Vinson and defensive tackle Donald Langley were suspended for the No. 18 Volunteers' opener at UCLA next Monday. Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said after Monday's practice that academic issues led to the suspensions. Vinson, a sophomore, started 10 games last season at left cornerback. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:05:50 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Texas using only freshmen at safety (AP) |
| The Texas Longhorns revealed their first depth chart for the season Monday with a few new faces and a bit of anxiety about their pass defense. Freshmen Earl Thomas and Blake Gideon are listed as the top safeties for Saturday's season opener against Florida Atlantic. And backing them up? Three more freshmen, meaning there won't be a down of experience up the middle of the field in a secondary that... -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:43:32 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Mizzou set to show off improved defense (AP) |
| Missouri became a Top 10 team last year because of its prolific offense. It expects to stay there with the help of a defense it can become equally proud of. The No. 6 Tigers have all but one starter back on a unit that made significant strides during last year's march to a school-record 12 victories entering the opener Saturday night against No. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:41:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Harvin, Spikes might miss Gators' opener (AP) |
| Fifth-ranked Florida may be without receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes for its Saturday opener against Hawaii. Harvin, who is still battling a right heel injury that required offseason surgery, participated in portions of practice last Friday and Saturday, but the 5-foot-11, 195-pound junior has been unable to go full speed since the second day of fall practice on Aug. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:11:20 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| LSU holding off on naming starting QB (AP) |
| All signs point to Harvard transfer Andrew Hatch starting LSU's season opener on Saturday against Appalachian State, but head coach Les Miles is not ready to commit to that yet. "Our quarterbacks -- I have great confidence in all three of them, to be honest with you, and I can't tell you today who'll take the field first," Miles said Monday. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:18:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| USC QB Sanchez appears on track to start (AP) |
| USC quarterback Mark Sanchez went through his first full practice Monday since dislocating his left kneecap 17 days earlier, and appears on track to start Saturday's season-opener at Virginia. "Oh, I think so, absolutely. Especially mentally," Sanchez said afterward, when asked if he believes he's ready to play. -- read full article |
| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:53:10 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Perrilloux prepares for new school debut (AP) |
| This is nothing new to Ryan Perrilloux. Jacksonville State's high-profile quarterback has played in big games and big stadiums, and he's even done it in the same big city. The LSU transfer leads the Football Championship Subdivision team into Atlanta to face Georgia Tech on Thursday night. It's a fitting debut for Perrilloux, who is far more used to the limelight than most of his teammates. -- read full article |
| Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:27:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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