Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
11 hours ago by Powell Latimer, Assistant Sports Editor
North Carolina's football team finds itself in the heart of the ACC title race just a year after going 4-8.
UNC is in the middle of a wide-open Coastal Division, as evidenced by the ACC preseason media poll, which predicted UNC to finish second in the division behind heavy favorite Virginia Tech.
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, OH
18 hours ago by David Ranucci and Tim Jacobs
Faculty and players are excited about the $4 million second-phase renovations to Dix Stadium, and they believe that fans and prospective players will be drawn to its new look.
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, OH
21 hours ago by DKS Editors
The Kent State football team seemed to have enough talent last year to take any blows the season could throw at them, but by the end of the year the injury-plagued Flashes looked like a punch-drunk heavyweight whose manager should have tossed in the towel.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
1 day ago by Mike Ehrlich, Senior Writer
Even though they've been practicing together for about half a calendar year, the two sides of the North Carolina line of scrimmage stared down fresh opponents Saturday.
To further evaluate the depth charts and keep things fresh, UNC's coaching staff matched up the first team offense against the second team defense on the first drive.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
1 day ago by Powell Latimer, Assistant Sports Editor
Before the dust had settled on North Carolina's third straight run to the College World Series, several Tar Heel juniors were already entering into negotiations with MLB teams.
The most biting of those contact signings came down the pipe in early August, as right fielder Tim Fedroff inked a deal with the Cleveland Indians, who drafted him in the seventh round of the MLB Draft.
East Carolinian, East Carolina University, NC
4 days ago by Kellen Holtzman
In 2007, ECU trotted onto Lane Stadium's field side-by-side with nationally ranked Virginia Tech. In 2008, the Pirates will once again open with a highly regarded Hokies team-but this season, the game won't be overshadowed by a tragedy; what happens in between the lines is the only thing that matters in this rematch.
East Carolinian, East Carolina University, NC
4 days ago by Jared Jackson
5. Is this the year ECU gets a Conference USA title?
Any member of the football team will tell you that unless ECU makes it to the C-USA title game then the season is a failure. The Pirates have been close the last two years but have fallen apart at the end of the conference schedule, with losses to Rice in 2006 and Marshall in 2007 costing them greatly.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
4 days ago by Eric Detweiler
Terrapin wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey had been held in check for much of the football team's first intrasquad scrimmage Saturday when the preseason All-American found a seam in the secondary and hauled in a 38-yard pass from senior quarterback Jordan Steffy.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
4 days ago by Mark Selig
Terrapin lacrosse player Ryan Young was arrested and charged with DWI on Aug. 2, just four months after teammate Travis Reed was arrested for DUI and marijuana possession.
Young, an attackman who was third on the Terps with 27 points his freshman season, will miss at least two games of his sophomore campaign due to the Student-Athlete Code of Conduct.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
5 days ago by Eric Detweiler
The Parthenon, Marshall University, WV
5 days ago by Marlowe Hereford
BY MARLOWE HEREFORD
THE PARTHENON
Head men's basketball coach Donnie Jones is looking to build on his inaugural season's 16-14 record. The 2008-09 Thundering Herd has new players and new goals.
"I think (last season) set a good foundation," Jones said.
The Parthenon, Marshall University, WV
5 days ago by Tom Bragg
Another season of Marshall football started Monday with the annual media day.
Players and coaches met with members of the local media at Joan C. Edwards Stadium to discuss the upcoming football season. New schemes on offense and defense dominated the conversation.
The Parthenon, Marshall University, WV
5 days ago by Tom Bragg
The Marshall University football team is finding itself with something it has not had the luxury of having the last several seasons - depth.
Highlighting the newfound depth is a four-man battle for the starting quarterback position and a stable of capable running backs.
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