Latest Football Stories

• Army Brass Is Right To Amend Rules For NFL Hopeful

  Oregon State U. (May 20) — After all the bureaucracy, red tape and downright lunacy I saw in the military, the powers that be have definitely done something right. The Army recently implemented a rule stating an athlete that graduates from their academy can play professional sports, if drafted, while continuing to play the part of a recruiter.

• Florida State Wins Over Two More Recruits

  Florida State U. (May 19) — Defensive end Ed Stinson has known where he wanted to attend college since he was a child.

• ESPN To Film Early Intro To USF's Football Season

  U. South Florida (May 19) — ESPN's "College GameDay" crew along with platinum-selling country artists Big & Rich are "comin' to your city," and campus.

• Coach: Cal Poly Wasn't After Perrilloux

  Cal Poly (May 16) — Contrary to a report of an Alabama newspaper, Cal Poly had no interest in former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, Cal Poly head coach Rich Ellerson said Thursday. "That's news to me," Ellerson said of the Thursday report by The Anniston Star of Anniston, Ala.

• Alleged Assault Still Under Wraps

  U. Iowa (May 16) — More than six months after police searched the dorm rooms of Hawkeye football players possibly involved in an alleged sexual assault, no charges have been filed.

• Ball State University Senior Named To Playboy All-American Team For Second Consecutive Year

  Ball State U. (May 15) — Following his best season in an already stellar career as Ball State University's punter, Chris Miller was named to the Playboy Magazine Preseason All-American team Wednesday for the second consecutive year. Miller, who will be a fifth-year senior this fall, recorded numerous All-American honors during the past two years with the Cardinals.

• Two-sport Star Brings Skills To Northwestern Football, Baseball

  Northwestern U. (May 15) — Football coach Pat Fitzgerald is the centerpiece of Northwestern's legacy of great linebackers.

• Football: Workout-related Deaths Are Silent Scourge

  (May 15) — There is a silent and tragic problem plaguing the sports world that has nothing to do with performance-enhancing drugs or athletes engaging in nefarious affairs. This is far more severe, yet apparently not severe enough to garner much national attention, let alone congressional hearings. Young football players are dying from practicing too intensely, often in extreme heat. Yes, we’re talking about practice.

• Football: Paterno Hospitalized Briefly For Dehydration

  (May 15) — Taken to the hospital by ambulance Thursday morning, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was treated for dehydration and released later in the day. The 81-year-old legend still plans to make a scheduled trip to Texas on Friday.

• Time Of Iowa-Minnesota Football Game Announced

  U. Iowa (May 14) — The Iowa athletics department announced Tuesday that the Hawkeye football team's 2008 regular-season finale at Minnesota will kick off at 6 p.m. and be televised by the Big Ten Network.

• Penn State DE Evans Named On Watch List

  Penn State (May 14) — Defensive end Maurice Evans has been named to the watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is presented to the country's best defensive player.

• Rodriguez Deposition: WVU Is 'dysfunctional Family'

  (May 14) — Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez said the deterioration of his relationship with athletic director Ed Pastilong led, in part, to his decision to leave for Michigan.

• Reports: Perrilloux To Play For Jacksonville State

  (May 14) — Former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux told the Birmingham News on Wednesday that he will sign with Jacksonville State.

• BYU RB Ruled Academically Ineligible

  BYU (May 13) — The BYU football team announced Monday that running back Manase Tonga has been deemed academically ineligible and will miss the entire 2008 football season after being suspended from the university.

• Hoosiers Run, Walk, Bike To Fight Cancer, Honor Late Football Coach

  Indiana U. (May 12) — More than 700 runners, walkers and cyclists gathered at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Saturday morning to support the fight against cancer at the first annual Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge.