| Report: Louisville QB Simms suspended four games
Louisville has reportedly suspended backup
quarterback Matt Simms -- the son of former NFL QB Phil Simms -- for the first
four games of the season due to a violation of team policy.
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| Tennessee gains TE Warren, loses Cottam to surgery
The University of Tennessee received NCAA
approval Tuesday for sophomore tight end Brandon Warren to suit up for the
Vols this season.
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| Craft to start at QB for UCLA
UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel has decided
to start redshirt junior Kevin Craft at quarterback for the season-opener on
September 1 against Tennessee.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Western Michigan Broncos
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: After posting back-to-back winning seasons, the Western
Michigan Broncos took a step backward in 2007. The campaign got off to an
embarrassing start for WMU, as the squad was buried by the West Virginia
Mountaineers in a 62-24 final. The losing did not stop there, as the Broncos
were also defeated by Indiana (37-27) and Missouri (52-24), marking the first
time since 1996 that the team opened a season with three straight losses.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Toledo Rockets
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: After posting 12 consecutive winning seasons, the
Toledo Rockets have suffered back-to-back losing campaigns, including last
year's 5-7 ledger. The Rockets were pounded to open the season, as they
dropped their first three matchups, losing to Purdue (52-24), Central Michigan
(52-31) and Kansas (45-13). Toledo was able to break into the win column with
a thrilling 36-35 victory over Iowa State, but head coach Tom Amstutz's team
could not sustain the momentum and fell to Western Michigan in its next
outing, 42-28. The loss to the Broncos did not knock the Rockets out of
commission though, instead the team rallied and posted four wins in its next
five games, including an amazing 70-21 victory over Northern Illinois. At 5-5,
the Rockets were close to pushing for their first bowl appearance since 2005,
but unfortunately that would not be the case as they dropped their final two
decisions, falling to Ball State (41-20) and Bowling Green (37-10).
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| NCAA Football Preview - Temple Owls
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: It's not often a major college football program would
consider a four-win season an achievement, but then there was the Temple Owls.
Temple has been a nightmare on the football field for nearly two decades, and
the school has not posted a winning ledger since going 7-4 back in 1990. The
2007 campaign opened exactly like the previous two seasons for the Owls, as
the team dropped its first five games, losing four of those by double digits.
However, unlike the previous Temple teams, the '07 squad was able to turn the
tide in dramatic fashion, beginning with a thrilling 16-15 win over Northern
Illinois. The excitement continued for coach Al Golden's club, as it used
three fourth-quarter TDs, including one in the final minute, to slip past
Akron, 24-20. Riding a wave of momentum, the Owls once again found the win
column, defeating Miami-Ohio, 24-17. The win over the RedHawks gave the Owls
their first three-game win streak since 1990.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Ohio University Bobcats
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: After posting an impressive 9-5 ledger in 2006, the
Bobcats entered last season with high expectations, but inconsistent play led
to a mediocre record. Ohio opened with back-to-back victories over Gardner-
Webb (36-14) and UL-Lafayette (31-23), but the wheels quickly fell off for
head coach Frank Solich's squad, which proceeded to drop four consecutive
matchups. The Bobcats rebounded with three wins in their next four games, and
the lone setback was a heartbreaking 43-40 decision versus Toledo. OU fell to
5-6 with a tough 48-37 setback to Akron, but was able to give fans at Peden
Stadium one last thing to cheer about, as the Bobcats defeated Miami-Ohio in a
38-29 final. Although Ohio finished with six victories, it did not receive
what would have been a second straight bowl invite.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Northern Illinois Huskies
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: 2007 was a rough year for the football program at
Northern Illinois, as the Huskies posted their first losing campaign since
1999. NIU returned just three senior starters and dealt with a slew of
injuries. The campaign opened with a weak effort against Iowa, as the Huskies
fell to the Hawkeyes in a 16-3 final. The losing continued in the next two
matchups to Southern Illinois (34-31) and Eastern Michigan (21-19).
Fortunately the team was able to find the win column in its next contest,
defeating Idaho on the road, 42-35.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Miami-Ohio RedHawks
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: After going just 2-10 in 2006, the RedHawks made
positive steps forward last season, beginning with a thrilling 14-13 victory
over Ball State. The following game against Miami-Ohio finished in negative
fashion, 41-35, in triple overtime. Unfortunately the losing did not stop
there, as the RedHawks were embarrassed in back-to-back contests, losing to
Cincinnati and Colorado by a combined score of 89-10. However, coach Shane
Montgomery's squad turned the tide and went on a three-game win streak,
slipping past Syracuse (17-14) and Kent State (20-13) before pounding the
Bowling Green Falcons, 47-14.
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| NCAA Football Preview - Kent State Golden Flashes
2007 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Flashes were anything but golden in 2007, despite
opening the season with a stunning 23-14 victory over Iowa State on the road.
The Flashes were brought back to Earth in their next outing, as the team was
pummeled by Kentucky, 50-26. Kent State proceeded to win two of its next three
contests, defeating Delaware State (38-7) and Ohio University (33-25), but
after the victory over the Bobcats, the wheels fell off.
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