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FBS Calendar: Week 10

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:50:49 EDT

There are three huge matchups on the schedule once Week 10 of the regular season rolls around, including showdowns in the Big Ten and SEC. But none may be more entertaining than the one we'll see in Conference USA when the nation's Nos. 1 and 2 offense from 2008 meet in Tulsa and Houston.

-- 2009's 10 Teams To Watch
-- Fulmer Not Ready To Retire
-- Swinney Goes Back To School

-- Kansas QB A Small Wonder
-- Podcast Previews: ACC | Big East
-- More: Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-10 | SEC

Western Carolina Player Dies Following Workout

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:20:32 EDT

-A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout. Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker says Ja'Quayvin Smalls collapsed Wednesday and was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. The school says he collapsed while running during an evening workout session. Observers said Smalls had complained of cramps at the beginning of sprint exercises and had been removed from the lineup to stretch.

Another Smooth Land-ing

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:44:53 EDT

After guiding Trine to a 10-0 regular season and its first-ever NCAA playoff berth, Matt Land's back in the postseason. This time, he's taking the Fort Wayne Freedom of the Continental Indoor Football League to the championship game for the first time in team's history.

-- D-III History
-- Championship Info
-- Football Fan? We Want Your Opinion

ESPN Gets Rose Bowl In 2011

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:40:36 EDT

-The Rose Bowl will be televised on ESPN beginning in January 2011, giving the network broadcast rights to all Bowl Championship Series games. ESPN announced the agreement the Rose Bowl on Friday. The network had previously said it would air the Fiesta, Orange, Sugar and BCS national championship game as part of a multiyear agreement that also begins in January 2011. The 2010 Rose Bowl and the 2010 BCS national title game from Pasadena, Calif., will remain on ABC. The Rose Bowl has had a separate media rights agreement from other BCS bowls.

NCAA Places Alabama On Probation

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:37:00 EDT

The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks. The NCAA's Committee on Infractions said Thursday the football team must forfeit an unspecified number of wins in which any of seven players took part during 2005-2007. The university identified the seven as "intentional wrongdoers." The NCAA said that 201 student-athletes in the 16 sports, including men's basketball, obtained "impermissible benefits" by using their scholarships to obtain free textbooks for other students. It also found the university guilty of "failure to monitor."

Fordham To Start Awarding Scholarships

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:40:34 EDT

-Fordham will award football scholarships next year for the first time since 1954, hoping to compete with the top schools in its division. The Football Championship Subdivision school announced the change Friday. Fordham is a member of the Patriot League, which does not offer football scholarships. From 2010 through at least 2012, the Rams will play the conference's schedule but will not be eligible for its automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. Fordham will still be able to earn an at-large bid.

Spiders Take Top Spot In Early Poll

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:10:30 EDT

They won the FCS title last year and Richmond looks to be locked and loaded for a run at a second straight title after the release of the preseason AGS Poll. The Spiders were crowned No. 1 over Appalachian State and Montana.

-- FCS History
-- Championship Info
-- Football Fan? We Want Your Opinion

Greg Paulus To Play QB For Syracuse

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:41:27 EDT

-Greg Paulus is returning home to Syracuse to play football. The former Duke point guard will enroll in graduate school at Syracuse and try to make a comeback in football for the Orange, he said Thursday. "My gut and my heart were telling me that (Syracuse) was the best place for me," Paulus said from Durham, N.C., during a conference call. The decision ends a month of speculation whether the one-time star high school quarterback from Syracuse would resume his football career.

Devlin's Turn At Delaware

Mon, 04 May 2009 17:33:07 EDT

Delaware has produced some quality pro quarterbacks, most notably Rich Gannon and Joe Flacco. Now transfer Pat Devlin -- formerly of Penn State -- is looking to leave his mark on the FCS level and help the Blue Hens rebound from a disappointing 2008 campaign.

-- FCS History
-- Championship Info
-- Football Fan? We Want Your Opinion

Hall Of Fame Announces 2009 Class

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:34:09 EDT

From the national ballot of 76 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees, the 2009 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) Class was announced. It includes the names of 16 First Team All-America players and two legendary coaches.

-- Spring Storylines
-- Georgia Set For New Faces
-- Fulmer Not Ready To Retire

-- Back To School
-- 2009's 10 Teams To Watch
-- Football Fan? We Want Your Opinion

MWC Commish Proposes Playoff To BCS

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:03:31 EDT

-Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson made his league's case for sweeping changes to the Bowl Championship Series, including a move to an eight-team playoff, in a 90-minute presentation to other conference leaders Tuesday at the BCS meetings. Also, the BCS coordinator John Swofford dismissed the looming antitrust lawsuit from the Utah Attorney General as having "no impact" on how the MWC's proposal will be considered. "I'm not sure it does affect the process," Swofford said.

Sophomore Aaron Corp To Be USC's QB

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:57:52 EDT

-Southern California coach Pete Carroll says sophomore Aaron Corp will be the Trojans' starting quarterback through the summer and into fall camp. Carroll made the announcement Tuesday on his Web site. Corp will start Saturday's scrimmage at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where fans are expected to get their first look at the Trojans this spring. Carroll said Corp's starting status isn't final, with the quarterback competition continuing through fall camp. Corp replaces Mark Sanchez, who skipped his seanior season to enter Saturday's NFL draft.

Obama Honors Navy AT White House

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:41:56 EDT

President Barack Obama is praising members of the Naval Academy football team, saying he is proud of their performance on the field and for their commitment to serve the country in coming years. Obama on Tuesday welcomed Navy's football team to the White House and presented the Midshipmen the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the competition among the three major service academies. Obama praised the team's sixth straight trophy and noted players' frequent visits to the White House, saying that some of them know their way around the mansion better than he does.

Army's Mr. Inside, Doc Blanchard, Dies At 84

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:08:55 EDT

Felix "Doc" Blanchard, the 1945 Heisman Trophy winner and Army's Mr. Inside in one of college football's most famous backfields, has died. He was 84. Blanchard's daughter, Mary Blanchard, told The Associated Press late Sunday night in a phone interview that her father died of pneumonia at home in Bulverde, a small town in central Texas, earlier in the day. Mary Blanchard said her father had been living with her and husband for about the past 20 years and he had been in good health until recently coming down with pneumonia.

BCS Chomp-ions

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:06:58 EDT

Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in Miami Thursday night gave Urban Meyer and Florida another championship. But it did little to quiet fans of USC, Utah and Texas, all of whom feel their teams should be No. 1.

-- Interactive Bowl Scoreboard
-- BCS Championship Podcast
-- USC Once Again Rose Winners

-- VT Stops Cincy In Orange Bowl
-- Utah Undefeated After Sugar Win
-- McCoy Leads Longhorns In Fiesta