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2009 NFL Draft Team Grades – NFC South

The NFC South was extremely competitive from top to bottom last season, with two teams making the postseason, another barely missing out, and the last-place team finishing with a .500 record. Did each team do what it needed to do in the 2009 NFL Draft to ensure that competitive remains next season and beyond? Atlanta [...]

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2008 Houston Cougars Preview: Sumlin hopes to make a big splash in first season

Houston has a new head coach, but it should be a smooth transitional period according to Jake Keyes, as he says the Cougars have what it takes to win the Conference USA title in his Houston preview.

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2008 Rice Preview: Defense the key to Owls’ postseason hopes

After a seven-win season in 2006 and their first postseason berth since 1961, 2007 wasn’t very kind to Rice. However, the league’s top QB-WR combo could have the Owls in the hunt for a second bowl bid in three seasons, says Jake Keyes in his Rice preview.

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2008 Tulsa Preview: Golden Hurricane Looking to Take Next Step

Last season, the nation’s top offense led Tulsa to 10 wins in Todd Graham’s first year. This season, the Golden Hurricane will be chasing a Conference USA title, and in his Tulsa preview, Jake Keyes breaks down the talent that will lead them there.

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C-USA Recruiting: Southern Miss, Houston Top List

Often overlooked as just a weak non-BCS conference, the universities that make up C-USA have made changes recently that have started paying tangible dividends.  Schools like Southern Mississippi, Houston and Southern Methodist University all feel they have upgraded their coaching staffs while other teams like 2007 C-USA champions Central Florida have added state-of-the-art upgrades to their facilities.  These changes, among [...]

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