Category: College Football (Page 218 of 296)

      Couch Potato Alert: 10/24

      October 24, 2008 /

      Oklahoma State vs. Texas
      Top-ranked Texas has won 10 straight games against OSU and have staged some incredible comeback victories during this streak. In 2004, Oklahoma State led 35-7 before surrendering 49 straight points to the Longhorns. In 2005, Texas trailed 28-9 late in the third quarter, only to rally and win. Last year, the Longhorns came back from a 35-14 deficit late in the fourth quarter to win on a field goal as time expired. This season, the Cowboys are 7-0 and are in the top 10 for the first time since 1988, but are they mature enough to finish a game against Texas? Regional coverage begins at 3:30 PM ET Saturday on ABC.

      Penn State vs. Ohio State
      A win on Saturday night could put Penn State in prime position to finish the season undefeated and earn no worse than their first Rose Bowl berth since the 1994 season. The best matchup on the field could be between the Nittany Lions offensive line vs. the Buckeyes defensive front. Penn State is the No. 1 rushing offense (235 yards per game) in the Big Ten, while Ohio State has the No. 1 rushing defense (97 yards per game) in the conference. And the Nittany Lions are trying to win in Columbus for the first time since 1978. Let the pushing and shoving begin. National coverage begins at 8:00 PM ET Saturday on ABC. Click here for the official Ohio State-Penn State smack thread.

      The World Series
      The World Series could become the wet series this weekend when it shifts to Philadelphia. The National Weather Service latest forecast predicts a 90 percent chance of rain on Saturday. Major League Baseball officials acknowledged that Philadelphia is going to get rain, but the main question for them is how long? Game Three is Saturday at 8 PM ET and Game Four is on Sunday at 8 PM ET; all World Series games are on Fox.

      New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
      They first met as rookies in 2004, Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have led their teams to Super Bowl victories and both appear to be in good shape for another title run this season. Roethlisberger developed faster at the quarterback position and led the Steelers to three straight road wins en route to a Super Bowl title in 2005. Two seasons later, Manning did the same, guiding the Giants to three road playoff wins before defeating the previous undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl last season. Manning’s New York Giants travel to Heinz Field to take on Big Ben’s Pittsburgh Steelers in a rare matchup of 5-1 teams this Sunday. Coverage begins at 4:15 PM ET on Fox.

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      Convict sends letter to recruit urging him to attend Notre Dame

      October 24, 2008 /

      Charlie WeisIt’s been right in front of their faces the whole time and they never knew it. College coaches had the greatest recruiting weapon at their disposal and didn’t even know it.

      Convicts. Convicts? Convicts.

      High school know-it-all doesn’t want to attend your program? Don’t send over more coaches or a big-named player – send letters from someone doing 5 to 10 in a maximum-security prison.

      Charlie Weis knows what I’m talking about.

      The recruiting process, as it has evolved over the years, is no longer an intimate courting between college coaches and high school prospects.

      A couple recruits in Arizona — including Devon Kennard, son of former Wolf Pack player Derek Kennard — received multi-page letters from an inmate in the California State Penitentiary system urging them to choose Notre Dame.

      Could you imagine being one of the top high school prospects in the nation and you get a letter from an inmate urging you to choose a particular school? I don’t know about anyone else, but my ass would be going to that school. I’m not going to be the one getting shanked by some convicts in a back alley somewhere because I didn’t choose to play for their favorite college football team. No sir.

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      Top 10 Miami Hurricanes in the NFL

      October 23, 2008 /

      The Love of Sports ranked the top 10 Miami Hurricane players currently in the NFL (with YouTube highlight clips, by the way).

      2. Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver
      Wayne was a rare four-year starter at Miami and set a school record with 173 career receptions. This wide receiver’s been an integral part of the Colts’ vaunted aerial attack since the team drafted him in 2001, and his receptions have increased in each of his seven seasons in the league. He was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2006 and followed it up with 104 receptions for a league-leading 1,510 yards last season. He’s recently supplanted Marvin Harrison as Peyton Manning’s favorite target and hasn’t missed a game since 2002.

      1. Ed Reed, Safety
      Reed set Miami’s all-time interception record while leading the Canes to a national championship in 2001. He’s now the best defensive player on a Ravens unit that’s surrendered the second-fewest yards per game this season. He reads quarterbacks as well as any safety in the league and is regularly among the league leaders in interceptions. He’s made four consecutive Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. Good ole #20’s also a menace on special teams, where he’s blocked four punts in his career and returned one for a touchdown last season as well.

      It’s amazing how many good NFL players the Canes have produced over the years.

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      Texas Tech to use contest winner as field goal kicker

      October 23, 2008 /

      This is exactly why you need to be prepared if you enter one of those halftime contests that teams hold at games:

      Mike LeachHaving already gone through two kickers – who have combined to miss six PATs and half of their field-goal attempts – the sixth-ranked Red Raiders are now seriously considering giving Matt Williams a shot against No. 18 Kansas this weekend.

      Williams is a Tarleton State transfer student who won a month of free rent at the Tech/UMass game several weeks ago by kicking a 30-yard field goal. After his successful try, Williams was walking back to his seat when he was flagged down.

      “They relayed a message to me saying that Coach [Mike] Leach wanted to talk to me,” Williams told RedRaiderSports.com the next day. “He told me to come into his office on Tuesday and talk to him, and then Coach [Clay] McGuire told me to come and speak with him on Monday.”

      Initially, it was thought that Williams was ineligible this season due to transfer rules. However, according to McGuire – who heads up the Red Raiders’ special teams unit, Williams has been cleared to play.

      “That is the way I understand it, yeah,” confirmed McGuire on Tuesday. “He’s got a real good shot. Only Mike Leach could bring a guy out of the stands and make it work.”

      Granted, this kid had already played collegiality so it’s not like it was somebody practicing in their backyard for four months getting ready for some contest and now he’s the Texas Tech field goal kicker. Still, this a wild story.

      This isn’t a story about some D-III team out in East Jesus New Hampshire; Texas Tech is the eighth ranked team in the nation.

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      Ref who tackled player won’t face punishment

      October 22, 2008 /

      It appears that the referee who flat out tackled South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia in LSU’s 24-17 win on Saturday night won’t face any discipline from the NC-two-A.

      The league’s coordinator of football officials, Rogers Redding, reviewed the tape and considered the hit to be inadvertent contact, SEC spokesman Charles Bloom said.

      Bloom said the umpire position lends itself to more contact than is seen with other on-field officials. “We feel there was nothing else that needs to be read into it and it was a collision between a player and an official,” Bloom said.

      Hackett won’t face any discipline for what the league considers protecting himself from an onrushing player, Bloom said.

      Neither of the coaches, LSU’s Les Miles or South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier, thought Hackett did anything wrong.

      Spurrier thought Hackett was trying to get out of Garcia’s way. “Stephen sort of cut back right into him. Sometimes that will happen,” the coach said.

      Miles, always coaching them up, couldn’t help critiquing Hackett’s technique.

      “We told him, ‘Listen, you’ve got to use your flipper. You’ve got to use your forearm. But then you have to wrap up.’ I want you to know that we were disappointed in his effort to be honest with you,” said Miles, a smile on his face as reporters laughed Monday.

      Getting serious, Miles said Hackett reacted instinctively to protect himself once Garcia turned his way.

      “Certainly, everybody in this room would look to defend themselves, and I’m certain that’s what he was thinking,” Miles said.

      The situation is over and dead (especially considering Spurrier even said the ref was defending himself), but this still looks like a full-on tackle to me:

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