Saturday game between Louisiana State and North Texas will be played at Tiger Stadium as scheduled. Schools officials have been monitoring the progress of Hurricane Ike and developed contingency plans in the event that Saturdays contest could not be played at Tiger Stadium. But with the hurricane expected to do most of its damage in [...]
Jeremy Maclin left the Missouri sideline on a cart in the fourth quarter of Saturday opener. Believing he had broken his left ankle and with a towel over his face to conceal the anguish. Not again, Maclin thought. “I could feel a little bit of popping but that could have come from my ankle being [...]
Alabama looked like a juggernaut in dismantling a top opponent by 24 points. Heightening expectations and boosting excitement. The win over No. 9 Clemson? Nope, last year’s game against Tennessee, and the Crimson Tide responded to that by losing four consecutive games and watching all those good feelings dissipate. If that’s not Exhibit A of [...]
Virginia starting linebacker Aaron Clark will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury. The Cavaliers said Monday that the 6-foot-5, 250-pound senior will have season-ending surgery after spraining his knee in his first college start. Clark made five tackles in Virginia’s 52-7 loss to Southern California before he was hurt in [...]
At least two Oklahoma athletes were injured during a brawl at a local nightclub. That police said involved guns, knives and tire irons. Details were immediately unclear, but the university characterized the players as victims in the early Sunday incident at the Sooner Knights club in southwest Norman. “I’m not commenting. There was an incident [...]
Quarterback MarQueis Gray, the centerpiece of Minnesota highly touted 2008 recruiting class. Will not play this season because of academic ineligibility. Coach Tim Brewster made the announcement Monday, but said Gray will seek to return to the university for the spring semester. “We look forward to having MarQueis back with the Gopher football program soon,” [...]
Monday Southeastern Conference Capsules. UCLA 27, (18) TENNESSEE 24 (OT) PASADENA, California Kevin Craft shook off a terrible first-half performance and Daniel Lincolns missed field goal helped UCLA stun No. 18 Tennessee, 27-24, in overtime. Craft, who threw four interceptions in the first half, completed 18-of-25 passes for 193 yards and a TD in the [...]
The Vince Young legacy keeps growing at Texas. The quarterback who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship will have his No. 10 retired in a ceremony before Saturday night’s season opener against Florida Atlantic. Young’s name and number will be permanently displayed on the facade of the new upper deck in the north [...]
Demetrice Morley has waited an extra-long time to make his next hit as a Tennessee safety. After serving a year suspension, the junior has returned to anchor what is potentially one of the best secondaries in the country with the help of star safety Eric Berry. “I can’t wait. I feel anxious. I feel like [...]
It’s bad enough, Ohio State LB James Laurinaitis said, that the rest of the country badmouths the Big Ten. Even worse, he felt that reporters who cover the conference put it down at the preseason football meetings in late July. After lopsided losses in the last two Bowl Championship Series title games, Laurinaitis’ Buckeyes in [...]