Football

Lacking Fight and Song, Coach Gives Team Both New York Times By PAT BORZI. Published: December 13, 2012. ST. PAUL — With his family as well as his football team, Glenn Caruso, the coach at the University of St. Thomas, established three rules. The Quad Blog Logo. Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Big East discovers downside of chasing football dollars CBSSports.com (blog) But the most recent defection, the reported exit of seven non-FBS schools -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova, appears to have little to no effect on thefootball side of things. That is because Big East ... See all stories on this topic » CBSSports.com (blog)

Let's go bowling: All 35 breakdowns ESPN ... the year is nearly here. College football's bowl season kicks off with two games on Saturday and culminates with the Jan. 7 Discover BCS National Championship Game in Miami. Here's everything you need to know about this season's bowl lineup... See all stories on this topic »

UM refutes rumor about football coach Al Golden considering Wisconsin MiamiHerald.com (registration) A Twitter post by Sports Illustrated senior writer Pete Thamel that University of Miami football coach Al Golden was “mulling a decision'' Thursday about whether to consider or accept a job at Wisconsin fueled an immediate firestorm among UM fans who ... See all stories on this topic » MiamiHerald.com (registration)

Transcript: Week 15 fantasy football chat with Tony Holm USA TODAY 1:57PM EST December 13. 2012 - The fantasy playoffs are finally here, making this week's lineup decisions the most important ones of the season. Thankfully, Tony Holm of FantasySharks.com is once again in the house to provide his weekly dose of expert ... See all stories on this topic »

Abidal: I will fight to play football again Yahoo! Sports Barcelona defender Eric Abidal says he will "fight to play football again" as he continues his recovery from a liver transplant. The France international was diagnosed with a tumor of the liver in late 2011 and underwent major surgery in March this ... See all stories on this topic »

BYU's football practice site in San Diego announced | BYU Sports | The Salt ... Salt Lake Tribune (blog) The Cougars won't just visit SeaWorld and the world famous San Diego Zoo when they are in Southern California for the Poinsettia Bowl next week. They will also practice at Helix High, the high school that produced USC and NFL star Reggie Bush, former ... See all stories on this topic »

Randy Moss credits Belichick for teaching him football Boston Herald Not bad for a guy who spent the 2011 season out of football following a frustrating year in which he bounced from the Patriots to the Vikings to the Titans. "He's the greatest deep-ball receiver I think that's ever played," Belichick said. "Nobody runs ... See all stories on this topic »

Russell catches on quickly for Irish - Notre Dame Football Blog - ESPN ESPN (blog) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Yolanda Phillips often had to remind the second of her two kids, KeiVarae Russell, of who the parent was in their family. And despite having another son, Keith -- who is four years older than KeiVarare -- Phillips and the rest of... See all stories on this topic »

Why Is Ohio State Football Monitoring Player Checking Accounts? | TIME.com TIME (blog) The Chronicle of Higher Education details the steps that Ohio State University is taking to ensure NCAA compliance for it athletes. (Thanks, Big Lead, for pointing readers to this piece). Ohio State football, you may recall, finished this season ... See all stories on this topic »

Mike MacIntyre hired as Colorado football coach from San Jose ... Who better to turn around the Colorado football program than "Coach Mac?" www.denverpost.com/.../colorado-hire-san-jose-state-football-...

A 16-team college football playoff is simulated, and it doesn't care ... From the blog Dr. Saturday: A playoff system may not begin in college football until the 2014 season, but if one was in store this year, a simulation model says ... sports.yahoo.com/.../16-team-college-football-playoff-simulat...

Tommy Tuberville new Cincy coach - ESPN.com Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville was hired Saturday as Cincinnati's next footballcoach, leaving the Big 12 for a school trying to move up to a better conference. espn.go.com/.../tommy-tuberville-leaves-texas-tech-raiders-be...

Tennessee Volunteers hire Butch Jones as new coach - ESPN Tennessee hired Cincinnati's Butch Jones as its new coach Friday. espn.go.com/.../tennessee-volunteers-hire-butch-jones-new-co...

Oregon State football: Mike Riley on Texas, QBs, recruiting and ... Beavers coach Mike Riley talked after Thursday's practice about Texas, recruiting and TV and said he's considered making a team rule. www.oregonlive.com/.../oregon_state_football_mike_ril_17.ht...