There was some optimism early in the campaign, especially after the Wildcats picked up a strong 41-7 home victory over Miami-Ohio on Sept. 7, but they failed to build upon that momentum, falling into a five-game losing streak. The squad […]
Bielema was able to drum up hope in Fayetteville early on in the 2013 campaign. The team opened their schedule with three straight wins at home, defeating Louisiana (34-14), Samford (31-21) and Southern Mississippi (24-3), but it would not win […]
What unfolded instead was one of the most improbable worst-to-first turnarounds in college football history. The Tigers came firing out of the gate with three straight wins over Washington State (31-24), Arkansas State (38-9) and Mississippi State (24-20), the latter […]
Alabama’s blazing 11-0 start came rather easily, with its only single-digit margin coming in a shootout victory over Texas A&M on Sept. 14 (49-42). The squad played its typical brand of dominating defense along the way with three shutouts, blanking […]
And then William & Mary defensive end Mike Reilly seemed to have the poll in perspective. “It seems like the favorite never wins it,” the Buck Buchanan Award candidate said at CAA Football media day. “I think it’s really all […]
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – San Francisco 49ers safety Antoine Bethea suffered a concussion in Sunday’s preseason game against Denver. Bethea was hurt during the second quarter of the 34-0 loss. He was able to walk off the field under […]
Flowery Branch, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Atlanta Falcons left tackle Sam Baker will miss the 2014 season with a torn patellar tendon in his knee. Baker left Saturday night’s preseason game against the Houston Texans with a right knee injury and […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Reigning national champion Florida State will begin the new college football season atop the Associated Press poll. The Seminoles will start the season ranked No. 1 for the sixth time, the AP said Sunday. Heisman […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Atlanta Falcons left tackle Sam Baker will likely miss the 2014 season with a serious knee injury. Baker left Saturday night’s preseason game against the Houston Texans with a torn patella tendon in his right knee, according to […]
There’s no need to stay anonymous anymore. The Southland Conference is going to get to know Incarnate Word, Abilene Christian and Houston Baptist pretty quickly as the three programs join in football this season and raise the conference from eight […]