Archive for July, 2006
2006 SEC Football Media Days Voting Announced
HOOVER, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers are predicted to win its seventh Southeastern Conference football championship this season by media voting at the 2006 SEC Football Media Days, concluding today at the Wynfrey Hotel.
The Tigers were selected as SEC Champion on 73 ballots while Florida was named on 11, Georgia on seven, LSU on six, [...]
USC Tabbed to Win Pac-10 in Preseason Media Poll
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Three-time defending Pac-10 champion USC has been picked to win the 2006 Pacific-10 Conference football title in a preseason poll of West Coast media members who regularly cover the league. It marks the fourth consecutive year the Trojans have been the choice to win the title, but it differs from the [...]
Ohio State Named Big Ten Football Preseason Favorite
Park Ridge, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced today that Ohio State has been chosen as the preseason football favorite in a vote by media members attending the conference’s media day. The Big Ten announces only the top three teams in its preseason poll. Michigan placed second and Iowa was selected third. The attending [...]
WEST VIRGINIA PICKED TO WIN 2006 BIG EAST TITLE
NEWPORT, R.I. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG EAST Conference football title in a preseason poll of media representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis. The Mountaineers posted a perfect 7-0 mark in the conference last season en route to the outright league crown and the conference’s [...]
WAC Coaches Pick Broncos
WAC Coaches Pick Broncos
BOISE, IDAHO – Four-time defending champion Boise State has been named the favorite in the 2006 Western Athletic Conference football coaches poll announced today at the league’s football preview being held in Boise, Idaho. Fresno State was picked a close second while last year’s other champion, Nevada, was picked third.
Randy Walker Northwestern Football Coach Dies
Randy Walker Northwestern Football Coach Dies
Randy Walker, the head football coach at Northwestern University for the last eight years died late Thursday night. He was 52. The cause was an apparent heart attack.