Monthly Archives: August, 2008
Riley named Golden Bears’ starting QB for opener
Cal, an overlooked sleeper in the Pac-10, will start Kevin Riley over Nate Longshore at quarterback, at least for the beginning of the opener against Michigan State. Riley, who led Cal to a 21-point comeback to earn Armed Forces Bowl MVP honors last season, emerged in the last portion of training camp. Riley was 36-of-56 [...]
2008 Kansas State Wildcats Preview
If Kansas State head coach Ron Prince could erase November 2007 from his memory, I’m sure he would. Last year, his Wildcats headed into November at 5-3 overall and with a winning record in conference play, with a postseason berth looking like a pretty safe bet. First came a 31-20 loss to 1-8 Iowa State. [...]
2008 Colorado Buffaloes Preview: Can the Buffs reach the postseason again?
Colorado Buffaloes 2007 Review After a 2-10 mark in his first year on the job in 2006, Dan Hawkins led Colorado to six wins and the Independence Bowl last season. The highlight of last season was a memorable comeback win over Oklahoma in Boulder, where the Buffs battled back from a 24-7 lead to win [...]
Fantasy alert: Which Bengals’ running back is the man?
Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis made an interesting announcement this week, saying that if the season opened today that Chris Perry would be the Bengals’ starting tailback over incumbent Rudi Johnson. Now, this mainly could be a push to Johnson, who has had a lingering hamstring injury all through camp and hasn’t done much. But Perry [...]
Seahawks say they aren’t worried about ailing Hasselbeck
Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has taken part in just one full practice since hurting his back on a throw during the first quarter of the exhibition game against Minnesota Aug. 8 and could miss the rest of the preseason. He did some drills last Thursday and went through all of Monday’s session, but he walked [...]
In Boise, a freshman shall lead them
Boise State has named freshman Kellen Moore as its starting quarterback, which is significant in that Moore will be the first freshman quarterback to start the season opener for the Broncos and the first freshman to start a game since Bart Hendricks in 1997. Moore had been in a battle with senior Bush Hamdan, and [...]
2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders Preview: Is this the year the Red Raiders rise to the top of the Big 12?
Few teams have more of a spotlight on them heading into the 2008 season than the Texas Tech Red Raiders do. The Red Raiders have been consistently good throughout Mike Leach’s tenure in Lubbock, and have won at least eight games in six straight seasons. But, this is the season that the Red Raiders appeared [...]
Experience the difference as Evridge wins Badgers’ QB job
Another high-profile quarterback race has been decided, with Allan Evridge getting the call as Wisconsin’s top signal-caller. Evridge, a fifth-year senior, beat out junior Dustin Sherer and sophomore Scott Tolzien as the team released its depth chart for the upcoming season. “Really, ever since spring ball, Allan’s been in the huddle, he’s been able to [...]
2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Preview: Can OSU’s defense step up?
Oklahoma State’s 2007 season may be more remembered by the masses for a famous (or is it more infamous?) rant by head coach Mike Gundy than for anything that the Cowboys may have done on the field. The season itself proved to have many ups and downs, from a loss to Troy, to heartbreakers against [...]
Curtis injury means Eagles better call Anquan Boldin’s agent and Cards pronto
What is it with the Philadelphia Eagles and receivers? Other than Terrell Owens for a brief stretch, it seems the Eagles are always looking for a legitimate No. 1 receiver. Kevin Curtis stepped up last year for the team and appeared to be able to man that spot this season, but now he will be [...]
