Archive for January, 2010

Will government intervene in BCS mess? (Park Hills Daily Journal)

Now we’re getting somewhere. For nearly two decades, railing against the Bowl Championship Series was like tilting at windmills. The guys who hijacked college football’s postseason in 1992 had no reason to budge. They had TV contracts, sponsors aplenty, college presidents, conference commissioners and chambers of commerce in a handful of cities in their pockets. They even had a quasi-secret ...

U.S. dominates World in football exhibition (Sun-Sentinel)

Some of the country's top recruits got to showcase their talent—and the rest of the world got to show they are getting closer to competing, as Team USA took down The World team 17-0 in the Team USA vs. The World game at Lockhart Stadium Saturday.

Colorado’s prep stars departing in droves (Colorado Daily)

Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins vowed when he was hired four years ago to work hard to bring the best in-state recruits to Boulder every year, and he has been doing a good job with that mission until now.

Football coaching changes can test recruits’ commitment (Dallas Morning News)

College football recruits Dominique Sanders and Matt Brown share little in common.

Colorado’s prep stars departing in droves (Boulder Daily Camera)

Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins vowed when he was hired four years ago to work hard to bring the best in-state recruits to Boulder every year, and he has been doing a good job with that mission until now.

Texas Tech announces 2010 football schedule (KCBD-TV Lubbock)

Home matchups with in-state foes SMU, Texas and Houston highlight Jones AT&T Stadium slate under new head coach Tommy Tuberville in 2010.

Coaching carousel leaves some area recruits feeling dizzy (Dallas Morning News)

In the week's leading up to Wednesday's national signing day, Dominique Sanders and Matt Brown endured the same aftershocks caused by a shift in three college coaching positions.

Federal government weighing action on BCS football games (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

Federal government weighing action on BCS football games (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

Justice Dept. mulls antitrust probe of college football championships (CNN)

The Obama administration is considering a probe into the legality and fairness of college football's Bowl Championship Series and "the current lack of a college football national championship playoff."