tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60947962007-09-27T11:20:26.598-05:00Small College Sporting TimesDavenoreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-7950539175713850782007-09-27T11:13:00.000-05:002007-09-27T11:20:26.996-05:00Coloradi Classic Tickets Now On SaleColorado Classic tickets now on sale by Chris Day9/26/2007 PUEBLO, Colo.- Tickets for the second annual Colorado Classic at Dutch Clark Stadium are now on sale at several venues. The football game between Adams State College and Western State College will be held on Saturday, October 27. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. but is just a part of the festivities for Grizzly fans throughout the day. The ASC AlumniDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-72064802575724646842007-09-14T13:35:00.000-05:002007-09-14T13:37:15.458-05:00Game day is a big deal in Chadron by Con MarshallBy CON MARSHALL Game day is a big deal in scores of college and university towns across America. That is true in Chadron, just as it is in Lincoln, Ann Arbor, South Bend or Tuscaloosa. Fans don’t flock to watch the Eagles by the tens of thousands like they do in the heavily-populated areas and fill stadiums that hold more bodies than there are living in a 150-mile radius of Chadron. But they do Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-32306945709397292432007-09-14T12:24:00.000-05:002007-09-14T12:25:07.690-05:00WOU tops Linfield 32-20 in front of 3,800 at McArthur FieldMONMOUTH, Ore.—Western Oregon controlled the football and thus the game during a 32-20 win over Linfield in front of an overflow crowd of 3,800 fans at McArthur Field on Saturday night. The Wolves had the ball for over 38 minutes in the ball game, compared to 21+ for the visiting Wildcats as WOU moved to 2-0 on the season. The game was the season opener for Linfield. Western Oregon had nearly Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1320111154222601432007-09-14T12:17:00.000-05:002007-09-14T12:20:20.475-05:00USD Defeats Winona State 49-28For the second straight game The University of South Dakota amassed over 600 yards of offense in a game as USD picked up their first victory of the season. The Coyotes, who entered the game ranked 20th in the nation, defeated Winona State University 49-28 in front of 8,267 fans at the DakotaDome.The win for USD is their 20th-straight home victory, dating back to the final game of the 2003 season.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1161362003400157862006-10-20T11:33:00.000-05:002006-10-20T11:33:23.490-05:00Colleges benefit from student athletesPresident's Message 10/20/2006 In high school I was a confirmed pencil neck. At 6 feet 2, I was more than painfully thin and called "Stretch" by a few friends. Naturally, I was picked on by the usual group of males, some of whom were athletes and all of whom were much stronger than me. By the time I was in college, I had developed a healthy skepticism of everything athletic, if not a downrightDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1161131689926389042006-10-17T19:34:00.000-05:002006-10-17T19:34:50.026-05:00This Week in College Football History: Oct. 23 - Oct. 29NFF Contacts: Phil Marwill, director of communications 1-800-486-1865, ext. 118 Mobile: 917-579-4256 Hillary Jeffries, special projects assistant 1-800-486-1865, ext. 123 Bo Carter, correspondent Mobile: 214-418-6132 This Week in College Football History: Oct. 23 - Oct. 29 MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 17, 2006 – As part of an on-going series throughout the fall, The National Football Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1159947029061620942006-10-04T02:30:00.000-05:002006-10-04T02:30:29.166-05:00Monday’s ChalktalkNFF Contacts: Phil Marwill, director of communications 1-800-486-1865, ext. 118 Mobile: 917-579-4256 Hillary Jeffries, special projects assistant 1-800-486-1865, ext. 123 Bo Carter, correspondent Mobile: 214-418-6132 News and Notes From Around College Football for Oct. 2, 2006 Eller On-Campus Salute Slated for Oct. 7 Minnesota- Penn St. Game Carl Eller, the legendary defensive tackle Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1158836500421842812006-09-21T06:01:00.000-05:002006-09-21T06:01:40.603-05:00This Week in College Football History: Sept. 25 – Oct. 1The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc. MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 19, 2006 – As part of an on-going series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame circulates in advance This Week in College Football History, which takes a look back at some of college football’s landmark moments over the last 138 years. During the season, many of these Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1158258811681110712006-09-14T13:33:00.000-05:002006-09-14T13:33:31.963-05:00Peterson to Be Recognized at Halftime of Football GameSenior to Be Honored for Act of Heroism ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley College football team member Jake Peterson (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone), who helped save the life of a young child earlier this summer, will be recognized for his act of heroism at halftime of Saturday’s home game versus Juniata. In July, Peterson, a senior safety for the Dutchmen, and his sister, Allison, were working as Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1158254956664162622006-09-14T12:29:00.000-05:002006-09-14T12:29:16.756-05:00This Week in College Football History: Sept. 18 – Sept. 24NEWS RELEASE w/pdf The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 12, 2006 – As part of an on-going series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame circulates in advance This Week in College Football History, which takes a look back at some of college football’s landmark moments over the last 138 years. During the season, manyDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1157742177017590842006-09-08T14:02:00.000-05:002006-09-08T14:02:57.120-05:00No. 5 SXU Heads to No. 7 McKendree for MSFA ShowdownCHICAGO - Although it is only week two in the schedule for the No. 5 ranked Saint Xavier University football team, the biggest game of its 2006 season could take place this weekend. On Saturday, the Cougars travel to Lebanon, Ill., to face Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League rival and No. 7 ranked McKendree College (Ill.) in a showdown that not only has implications in the Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1157694083949076672006-09-08T00:41:00.000-05:002006-09-08T00:41:24.036-05:00News and Notes From Around College Football for Sept. 6, 2006National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc. Monday’s Chalktalk http://footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=939 Outside the Lines of the Longhorns-Buckeyes Sept. 9 Match-up This Saturday’s game marks the first time the nation’s top-ranked team has visited Austin since 1950 and the first time since 1996 a No. 1 and a No. 2 team have met in the regular season. It is the first timeDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1157051026055345012006-08-31T14:03:00.000-05:002006-08-31T14:03:46.163-05:00 Contact: Harry “Trae” Stinson III SIAC Director of Communications 404-606-8095 Week 1- SIAC Football Week Preview Pioneer Bowl VIII SIAC vs. CIAA American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC December 2, 2006 @ 2:00 pm www.pioneerbowl.com MILES vs. SAMFORD (Aug. 31st) The Golden Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1156814162229116592006-08-28T20:16:00.000-05:002006-08-28T20:18:18.400-05:00This Week in College Football History Sept. 4 – Sept. 10The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc. MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 28, 2006 – As part of an on-going series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame circulates in advance This Week in College Football History, which takes a look back at some of college football’s landmark moments over the last 138 years. During the season, many of these Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1156544481700402152006-08-25T17:21:00.000-05:002006-08-25T17:21:21.786-05:00PSAC Capsules By BILL ALBRIGHT When you take a close look at the head coaches of the schools in the Western Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football situation entering the 2006 campaign, a couple of things will become evident from the start. There will be some of the old and a some of the new, even a little borrowed, but not a lot of blue. All of that considered, here is how things Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1156447222620593572006-08-24T14:20:00.000-05:002006-08-24T14:20:22.726-05:00Game notes for University of Arkansas-Monticello (0-0) @ Southern Arkansas University (0-0)The Series (SAU, 46-29-1, since 1913) This will be the 77th meeting between Southern Arkansas University and the University of Arkansas-Monticello in a series that began in 1913. SAU has a 46-29-1 advantage over the Boll Weevils and claimed six consecutive wins, not counting the UAM forfeit in 1999 to the Muleriders, until the Weevils snapped the streak in Magnolia in 2004, 33-31. SAU blanked Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1156371807342250022006-08-23T17:23:00.000-05:002006-08-23T17:23:27.453-05:00Eastern Illiniois Head Coach Bob Spoo to Undergo Surgery Next WeekContact: Rich Moser, SID (rlmoser@eiu.edu) Story Date: August 23, 2006 MARK HUTSON Assistant Head Coach CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois University athletic director Dr. Rich McDuffie has announced that Panthers head coach Bob Spoo will undergo surgery in St. Louis next Tuesday and will miss 4-to-6 weeks recovering prior to returning to the EIU sidelines. “Our thoughts and prayersDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1156266610913462092006-08-22T12:10:00.000-05:002006-08-22T12:10:11.346-05:00Ronnie Lott to Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Play It Smart Fundraising Initiative during NFF Conference CallThe National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Contacts: John Tataro, Alan Taylor Communications Phone: 212-714-1280, ext. 258 Hillary Jeffries, National Football Foundation Phone: 800-486-1865, ext. 123 Ronnie Lott, NFF Conference Call to Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Fundraising Initiative PLAY IT SMART, NFF’S UNIQUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE MENTORING PROGRAM, HAS NATIONAL FOOTPRINT WITHDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1155897944686309742006-08-18T05:45:00.000-05:002006-08-18T05:45:45.443-05:00Ronnie Lott, NFF Conference Call To Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Fundraising InitiativeThe National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Contacts: John Tataro, Alan Taylor Communications Phone: 212-714-1280, ext. 258 Hillary Jeffries, National Football Foundation Phone: 800-486-1865, ext. 123 Ronnie Lott, NFF Conference Call To Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Fundraising Initiative PLAY IT SMART, NFF'S UNIQUE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE MENTORING PROGRAM, NOW HAS NATIONAL FOOTPRINT WITH Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1155670558464066272006-08-15T14:35:00.000-05:002006-08-15T14:35:59.710-05:00Brevard College Completes First Week of PracticeBrevard College completed its first week of football practice with a controlled intra-squad scrimmage in rainy weather on a very muddy practice field on Saturday morning. Although the sloppy field conditions made for difficult footing and some sloppy ball-handling, head coach Bobby Poss was positive about the progress of the start-up program. "As a start-up program there have got to be Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1155383317070447732006-08-12T06:48:00.000-05:002006-08-12T06:48:37.176-05:00NEWS RELEASE w/ pdf, satellite coordinates, bios, quotes and event times The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame20 legends to be immortalized this weekend in South Bend, Ind. MORRISTOWN, N.J., August 10, 2006 - College football fans from across the country will join the National Football Foundation August 11-12 by gathering at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., to pay tribute to the storied careers of 20 of the game’s greatest stars at the organization’s annual Enshrinement Festival. Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1154695967141366092006-08-04T07:52:00.000-05:002006-08-04T07:52:47.140-05:00The Bottom Line -- 2006 Season Preview Part Two/Page 1 Columnist Chris Kelly provides an inside look on the upcoming Great West Football Conference season Aug. 3, 2006 What are they saying? The last two years the GWFC roundtable helped out on a weekly basis by contributing some thoughts on each game of the week. The contributors all cover Great West teams and know these teams as well as anyone. They're back and will continue to offer their Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1154695849679143532006-08-04T07:50:00.000-05:002006-08-04T07:50:49.790-05:00The Bottom Line -- 2006 Season Preview Part Two /page 2Columnist Chris Kelly provides an inside look on the upcoming Great West Football Conference season 3. NORTH DAKOTA STATE - The Bison finished last season 7-4, with three of their four losses coming to teams that finished the season ranked in the top 25. North Dakota State also spent 10 of 12 weeks ranked among the top 25. This season NDSU is still loaded with talent at key spots on the field, Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1154531777835655282006-08-02T10:16:00.000-05:002006-08-02T10:16:17.973-05:00ESPN names Centre's 1921 win over Harvard as a "Biggest College Football Upset"DANVILLE, KY—The C6-H0 spirit continues to seep into America's sporting consciousness. Last year, the New York Times' "This Day in Sports" described Centre College's 1921 victory over the highly favored Harvard team as "arguably the upset of the century in college football." Now, another media heavyweight is acknowledging the magnitude of Centre's contribution to America sports history. Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094796.post-1154459049424716462006-08-01T14:04:00.000-05:002006-08-01T14:04:09.546-05:00Brevard College Tornado Club hosts “Pigskin Pig-out Party” August 11BREVARD, NC (July 11, 2006) — The Brevard College Tornado Club will host a “Pigskin Pig-out Party” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday August 11. Former University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley will be the special guest speaker at this festive event which will feature Brevard College coach Bobby Poss and the new Tornados football team. Attendees will be able to purchase Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076410478033583831noreply@blogger.com