The NW Arkansas Morning News reported that reserve TE Chris Gragg dislocated his ankle during camp and is out for the entire season. Gragg was expected to share playing time with Ben Cleveland to back up one of the nation’s top TEs, D.J. Williams. However, D.J. Williams is still absent from practice as he is nursing an ankle injury. Williams is one of the team’s most reliable receivers and is a big part of Paul Petrino’s offense. If Williams doesn’t get back on...
Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez is continuing to lose control of his team. Two more players have requested permission to transfer out of Michigan and to look into other football programs. LB Marell Evans (Jr. 6’3, 221 lbs.) and DT Vince Helmuth (6’1, 261 lbs.), both have put in their request to leave the team and explore other options. Both athletes are defensive studs who will certainly be missed by the team. Evans played 16 games during his Wolverine career and...
The 2009 Lou Groza Watch list has just been announced. The Groza award, named after famed kicker Lou Groza, is awarded each season to the nation’s top place kicker. Last season, Florida State’s Graham Gano took home the prize. This season, there are several top contenders who are vying to kick their way into history.
If God did not grace you with the body of a stud football player, you are not alone. However, you don’t have to feel left out. Fortunately, a University of Florida football player is in bad need of money and he is willing to part with a piece of history. As of now, you have approximately 1 day to bid on his player issued 2008 Gator’s BCS National Championship Ring. Be sure to have your credit card ready, because the starting...
Freshman QB Matt Barkley (Fr. 6’2, 230 lbs.) is getting his chance to shine during Southern Cal’s preseason camp as projected started Aaron Corp is nursing a swollen left knee. Corp impressed Pete Carroll during spring ball and was slated to get the starting job over Barkley and Arkansas transfer Mitch Mustain. Now sidelined, the Trojans, for now, have placed Barkley under center. Barkley, so far, has impressed Carroll and QB coach Jeremy Bates. For a player his age,...
Dantonio‘s Spartans are ranked #3 in the Big Ten and the team is struggling to find a new face in the running game. Currently, there are six young backs running for the job. However, it looks like another back is in the mix as the school reinstated sophomore Glenn Winston. As you recall, Winston was the RB who beat the snot out of a Michigan State hockey player, A.J. Sturges, who was hospitalized and is still recovering. This beating earned Winston six months...
Corporate America, or should I say Nike, has taken over the University of Pittsburgh athletic department. Yesterday, the Pitt Panthers unveiled their new Nike football uniforms that are akin to Georgia Tech’s. There are three noticeable differences that traditional Pitt fans dislike. First, there is the addition of the Nike swoosh logo on the upper left shoulder. Second, Pitt is not written in its traditional script format; rather, Pitt is in small block letters above the player’s front number. Finally, the blue and mustard yellow color scheme...
Coach Troy Calhoun announced that junior WR Kyle Halderman(Jr. 5’11, 175 lbs.) will be out for at least two months after suffering from a broken collarbone. He is anticipated to be back playing with the team in October. This hurts Air Force as Halderman was the go to “Z” receiver. The “Z” receiver is basically a wide receiver who lines up in the backfield outside of another receiver. Air Force is thin at this position and may have to count...
