The Red Zone Report - Kelsey McCarson

Sumlin brings new offense, new attitude

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Tuesday, July 15th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Art Briles, Conference USA, Houston Cougars, Houston Cougars football, Houston football, Kevin Sumlin

The 2008 season will be a year of firsts for the Houston Cougars, and Coog fans are hoping one of those “firsts” is a berth in a BCS Bowl Game. At the helm for Houston is the first African American head football coach at a big-time program in the state of ... Continue Reading

2008 Conference USA Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-Conference Picks

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Sunday, June 22nd 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 C-USA football preview, 2008 Conference USA football preview, Adam Vincent, Albert McClellan, Arkelon Hall, Brandon Hafner, Brennan Marion, Bryan McCann, C-USA football, C-USA football preview, Central Florida football, Chase Clement, Clinton McDonald, Conference USA, Conference USA football, Conference USA football preview, Damion Fletcher, Darius Marshall, David Berken, Dwayne Harris, El Ash, Emmanuel Sanders, Evan Lee, George O'Leary, Gerald McRath, Jarett Dillard, Joe Burnett, Josh Evans, Kenneth Fontenette, Maurice Kitchens, Patrick Brown, Phillip Hunt, Rice football, Robbie Felix, Sir Vincent Rogers, SMU football, Southern Miss football, Tarrion Adams, Tulsa football, UCF football, USM football, UTEP football, Will Dunbar

Yesterday, Kelsey McCarson broke down how he thought Conference USA will pan out in 2008. Today, he breaks down key games and impact newcomers, and he also gives his all-conference picks.

2008 Conference USA Preview Part I: Can UCF repeat?

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Saturday, June 21st 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 C-USA football preview, 2008 Conference USA football preview, C-USA football, C-USA football preview, Central Florida football, Conference USA football, Conference USA football preview, East Carolina football, ECU football, Houston football, Marshall football, Memphis football, Rice football, SMU football, Southern Methodist football, Southern Miss football, Tulane football, Tulsa football, UAB football, UCF football, UH football, USM football, UTEP football

Last season, UCF ran to the Conference USA title behind national rushing leader Kevin Smith. Smith departed early for the NFL, but the Knights still have the talent to repeat as C-USA champions, Kelsey McCarson says in the first part of his Conference USA preview.

2008 NFL Draft Needs: NFC East

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Sunday, March 23rd 2008. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2008 NFL Draft, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, NFC East, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Already in arguably the toughest division in professional football, teams from the NFC East are hoping to make it a little tougher after Draft Day by adding top-notch talent to their teams. Dallas Cowboys (13-3 in 2007) Head Coach: Wade Phillips (2nd year) Dallas ended the regular season looking like the team to beat in ... Continue Reading

2008 NFL Draft Needs: AFC East

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Saturday, March 15th 2008. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2008 NFL Draft, AFC East, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL

The New England Patriots-and-those-other-guys division, also known as the AFC East, has a host of new reasons to pay attention to both the Patriots and those other guys in this year's NFL Draft. Buffalo Bills (7-9 in 2007) Head Coach: Dick Jauron (3rd year) The Bills started the season off looking like the ... Continue Reading

Seahawks nab Jones, Cowboys fans don’t care

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Friday, March 7th 2008. Under NFL Tags: Barry Sanders, Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt Smith, Julius Jones, Marion Barber, Seattle Seahawks, T.J. Duckett

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed in principle with free agent running back Julius Jones. Jones agreed to a 4-year deal worth 12 million dollars. It looks like he will once again provide the lightning to someone else's thunder, as Jones will be splitting carries in his new gig too, with ... Continue Reading

Who’s the Boss in Denver?; Other free agent news (3/7)

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Friday, March 7th 2008. Under NFL

The Denver Broncos have signed free agent linebacker Boss Bailey, younger brother of superstar cornerback Champ Bailey, to a 5-year deal worth 17.5 million dollars. After a standout collegiate career at Georgia, Boss Bailey was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Bailey spent 5 ... Continue Reading

Cornered Market: Small school stars nab spotlight

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Thursday, March 6th 2008. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: cornerbacks, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, football, Leodis McKelvin, NFL, NFL Draft, secondary, tennessee state, troy university

Every season, NFL GMs are faced with a dilemma. Should they spend a draft pick on a player based on his ability to immediately contribute, or should they go for broke and select someone based on pure potential? Nowhere is this more apparent on Draft Day than when clubs select the all-important position of ... Continue Reading

Sapp: “I”M DONE.”; Free-agent Tidbits (3/5)

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Wednesday, March 5th 2008. Under NFL Tags: Alen Faneca, Asante Samuel, Brett Favre, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Damien Woody, Darren McFadden, Houston Texans, Jabar Gaffney, Jason Webster, Mewelde Moore, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Shaun Rogers, Warren Sapp

Veteran Raiders defensive tackle and 7-time Pro Bowler Warren Sapp also retired yesterday, though many seemed to miss the future Hall of Famer's announcement. Like his friendly rival Brett Favre, Sapp had an unconvential way of letting fans know he'd had enough. Instead of blowing up Chris Mortenson's cell phone, Sapp ... Continue Reading

Brett Favre Retires!

Posted By Kelsey McCarson On Tuesday, March 4th 2008. Under NFL Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, MVP, NFL, retire

In a fairly shocking move, ESPN is reporting that Packers QB and resident NFL poster child Brett Favre is retiring after 17 seasons in the NFL. Favre pointed to being worn down by the grueling NFL season, as well as his wife's thinking that anything short of a Super Bowl run would ... Continue Reading

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