Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong is one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.
None of the finalists has lost a game this season. The others are: Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, Boise State offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin, Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn and Texas Christian defensive coordinator [...]
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Thursday, Dec. 3
SOUTHArkansas St. (3-8) at W. Kentucky (0-11), 7 p.m.FAR WEST
Oregon St. (8-3) at Oregon (9-2), 9 p.m.Friday, Dec. 4
MAC championship, Central Michigan (10-2) vs. Ohio (9-3) at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5
EAST
Cincinnati (11-0) at Pittsburgh (9-2), Noon
West Virginia (8-3) at Rutgers (8-3), Noon
South Florida (7-4) at Connecticut (6-5), 8 p.m.
SOUTHC-USA championship, [...]
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Stephen Tsai writes that JC cornerback Travaun Nixon will become a Warrior.
A day after defeating Navy for their fourth victory in a row, the Warriors yesterday secured a verbal commitment from one of the most productive junior college cornerbacks in California.
“I’m going to be a Warrior,” said Travaun Nixon, a sophomore from Ventura [...]
Dave Reardon reviews five big plays from UH’s 24-17 victory over Navy in this week’s Warrior Replay article.
Bill Wagner of HometownAnnapolis.com has some quotes from Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo regarding the game.
“We are never going to review this tape with the team. I want this game to be over with,” Niumatalolo said. “We played bad. [...]
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Two weeks after the star running back suffered his second concussion of the season, the Eagles’ star wide receiver suffered his first. DeSean Jackson was knocked out of yesterday’s 27-24 victory against Washington in the third quarter after he caught a 6-yard pass over the middle. Washington cornerback Justin Tryon was in on the tackle [...]
Though he put up some great numbers for Cal, Justin Forsett spent much of his college career watching Marshawn Lynch get the ball. Now, getting a chance with the Seahawks while starter Julius Jones recovers from a bruised lung, Forsett is making a name for himself. In Seattle’s 27-17 victory at St. Louis on Sunday, [...]
Sunday November 29
JEF United Chiba 0 Oita Trinita 2Yokohama F Marinos 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 0
Saturday November 28
FC Tokyo 1 Vissel Kobe 0Jubilo Iwata 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1Kashima Antlers 5 Gamba Osaka 1Kawasaki Frontale 1 Albirex Niigata 0Nagoya Grampus 2 Montedio Yamagata 0Kyoto Sanga 1 Urawa Reds 0Omiya Ardija 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1
Kashima Antlers are in [...]
Tennessee running back Chris Johnson has matched the NFL record shared by Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson with his sixth straight game rushing for at least 125 yards.
Johnson topped 125 yards with an 85-yard touchdown run in the third quarter Sunday against Arizona, giving him 150 yards on 15 carries. Campbell set the mark in [...]
Philadelphia Eagles’ Brent Celek, right, can’t reach a pass in the end zone as Washington Redskins’ Chris Wilson defends Eagles tight end Brent Celek sprained his thumb in Philadelphia’s 27-24 win over Washington today.
The Eagles said X-rays were negative. Celek told a teammate he has torn ligaments in one of his hands after dropping three [...]
Warriors have shot at Hawai‘i Bowl after fourth win in row, by Stephen Tsai
The Warriors, 2-6 a month ago, need to defeat Wisconsin this Saturday to finish the 13-game regular season with a winning record and earn the accompanying berth in the Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.
“Still alive, baby,” UH safety Mana Silva said. “This [...]
