Big 12 gets spotlight with top two spots in SJ Poll
By sportsjournalists.com, Tuesday October 7, 2008
Let's face it. It's been a while since the Big 12 has really been in the media spotlight for football. Please, do not confuse this with being in the media's crosshairs – something that hasn't happened since the wide-open days of Barry Switzer and a need for fire-arms training. We started getting a taste of it in the early part of this decade when Oklahoma came away with a 2000 BCS title. And there was this Texas thingy back in 2005 when the Longhorns scored four times as many points against USC than its quarterback did in the Wonderlic test four months later. But by and large, the Big 12 has been… how shall we put this delicately… overshadowed by lesser lights, such as the Southeastern Conference or the Mountain West. There was a stretch of time where Oklahoma went to two-straight BCS title games and got worse in each game. There was a time, back when Nebraska played football, that it went to the BCS title game without winning the league. Thusly inspired, the Cornhuggers lost to Miami while the actual league champion--Colorado got drilled by Pac-10 champ Oregon in the Rose Bowl (The overall 2001 season was like the fabled "Year Without a Summer" in the early 1800s. Read More.
Who will win the Monday night game between the Vikings and Saints?
Giants still on top
By Lindyssports.com staff, Monday October 6, 2008
1. N.Y. Giants (4-0)Without Burress, they don’t miss a beat.2. Tennessee (5-0)Defense and Kerry Collins do it again.3. Washington (4-1)Another huge road win in division.4. New England (3-1)Still find ways to win without Brady.5. Dallas (4-1)Keeping pace in league’s best division.6. Pittsburgh (4-1)Lose running backs? Just use others.7.
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Sooners hold No. 1 spot
By Lindyssports.com staff, Monday October 6, 2008
1. Oklahoma (5-0)Red River shootout ... Enough said.2. Missouri (5-0)Ring up 52 in Lincoln.3. Texas (5-0)No problem with Buffs in Boulder.4. Alabama (6-0)Hang on against Cats.5. LSU (4-0)Visit the Swamp in SEC biggie.6. Penn State (6-0)Huge road test at Madison.7. BYU (5-0)No problem with the Aggies.8.
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Fenroy, McKillop honored as the Walter Camp Players of the Week
By Walter Camp Press Release, Monday October 6, 2008
New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced its Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending October 4.
About the Award: This is the fifth consecutive year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.
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OVC Football Players of the Week - Oct. 5
By Ohio Valley Conference Press Release, Monday October 6, 2008
CO-OFFENSIVEDerrick Townsel, WR • Jr., 5-9, 169 • Memphis, Tenn. • Murray StateTownsel caught seven passes for 165 yards and a touchdown in Murray State's 32-12 road victory over Austin Peay. He did most of his damage in the first half when he recorded 138 yards and a 52-yard touchdown reception. The performance comes one week after a 161-yard performance.
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News and Notes From Around College Football
Monday's Chalktalk
By National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Monday October 6, 2008
Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame denoted 164 semifinalists for the 2008 Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, and the candidates for the 2008 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.
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Upsets fall off, but three in Top 25 go down to defeat
By Ben Cook, Sunday October 5, 2008
Saturday came and went without the major upsets of the previous week.Well, at least not on the widespread scale of the week before when four of the Top 10 and nine of the Top 25 went down to defeat. PThis past Saturday, No. 10 South Florida was knocked off by Pitt, but that is not all that unusual. It is the Panthers' third consecutive win over a Top 25 team, coupled with last season's wins over No.
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Missouri jumps LSU into No. 3 spot in AP rankings
By Associated Press, Sunday October 5, 2008
After a week with few upsets, the top of media poll only underwent slight alterations.
Oklahoma was No. 1 with 51 first-place votes and 1,608 points, gaining a few points and top votes in its second week on top of the rankings this season.
No. 2 Alabama has 13 first-place votes and 1,537 points. Missouri moved up one spot to No.
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Pettway trying to put his life back together
Balzer's NFL Notebook
By Frank Coyle, Sunday October 5, 2008
It has been a difficult month for Kenny Pettway. Hardly a household name in the NFL, Pettway was the former Jaguars defensive end that was in the car Sept. 2 the night tackle Richard Collier was shot 14 times.Not much had been heard about Collier's condition until last week when it was revealed he was paralyzed below the waist after being hit with gunshots in his shoulder, spine, groin, buttocks and left leg.
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Danks shines as White Sox take Rays to Game 4
By Scott Merkin, MLB.com, Sunday October 5, 2008
CHICAGO -- The climate-controlled atmosphere of Tropicana Field and its artificial turf was replaced by a temperature of 58 degrees for the first pitch of Sunday's playoff game at U.S. Cellular Field and its natural grass.
Cowbells featured prominently during the first two games of this American League Division Series between the Rays and White Sox were replaced by black-clad White Sox fans waving white towels.
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Kentucky leaps Into SEC play at No. 2 Alabama; Gators look to regroup
In the Cross Hairs
By Ken Cross, Saturday October 4, 2008
Here is a look at this week's college games "In the Cross Hairs:"SEC: @Alabama (-16 1/2) 31, Kentucky 14 - The Crimson Tide are way ahead of schedule as Nick Saban is once again showing why he is one of the nation's best. The Tide's domination of Georgia in the first half last week may have been the best single half of football of the season by anyone - a 31-0 lead on the road, against the then-number three team in the nation, not to mention, scoring on every drive in the first half.
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Sooners hold No. 1 spot