Archive for August, 2006
Tulsa and UCF Picked to Rematch in C-USA Title Game
Conference USA Announces Preseason Football Poll The inaugural Conference USA Football Championship game featured UCF and Tulsa squaring off for the 2005 league title and according to the league’s 12 head coaches, those two squads will once again meet up for a title shot in 2006. The Golden Knights were picked to win the East [...]
Forde: What an ugly August
ESPN.com – COLUMNIST/FORDE – Forde: What an ugly August When are we going to start reading about the game and the players versus the delinquent activities of those professing to be college athletes. Has the unruly activity increased are is an more connected environment simply making it more likely that misteps are going to become [...]
Schaeffer Reports to Ole Miss Preseason Camp
Orgeron welcomed 103 Rebels to campus for the start of his second preseason Junior transfer quarterback Brent Schaeffer was among the 103 Ole Miss football players – returnees, 2006 signees and walk-ons – that reported to campus Thursday for the start of preseason. “I am excited about camp starting,” said Rebel head coach Ed Orgeron. [...]
Florida State and Miami top 2006 ACC Preseason Poll
2006 ACC Football Preseason Poll and Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson named Preseason Player of the Year. Media attending the 2006 ACC Football Kickoff in Jacksonville picked Florida State and Miami to win the league’s Atlantic and Coastal Divisions, respectively. The Seminoles were the media favorite a year ago and tied Boston College in the regular [...]
2006 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
DALLAS — Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) was named Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, Rufus Alexander (Oklahoma) was selected Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Sergio Kindle (Texas) was chosen Preseason Newcomer of the Year in a Big 12 Conference media poll.