June Jones resigned Monday as football coach at SMU, citing personal reasons. SMU was off to an 0-2 start, losing 43-6 to NorthTexas last week after opening the season with a loss at Baylor. The Mustangs were scoreless for the first seven quarters of the season and have been outscored 88-6 heading into an off […]
Cochran’s UConn career ends due to “multiple concussions”
September 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sad news out of UConn this afternoon. Quarterback Casey Cochran’s UConn career is over “due to Cochran sustaining multiple concussions during his career,” the athletic department said in a release. Cochran, a redshirt sophomore from Monroe, Conn., was named starting quarterback by coach Bob Diaco after preseason camp. He split time when Chandler Whitmer in the […]
Foxx named AAC special teams player of the week
September 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn senior Deshon Foxx, who had a 72-yard punt return touchdown in the Huskies’ victory over Stony Brook Saturday, has been named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. UConn wide receiver Geremy Davis, who had six receptions for 113 yards and a TD, was named to the conference honor roll. Here are […]
Big 12 suspends 2 for “video review process breach”
September 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Big 12 has suspended a video replay official and a communicator after they failed to follow established replay procedures in a timely manner during Saturday’s Kansas State-Iowa State game, the conference announced Sunday. Here is a statement from Big 12 Conference supervisor of football officials, Walt Anderson: “During Saturday’s Kansas State vs. Iowa State […]
Idaho-Florida game declared no contest
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Saturday’s season opener between Idaho and Florida will not be rescheduled. The game had been suspended because of heavy rain and unplayable conditions. Here’s the full press release from Florida’s athletics communications: University of Florida Athletics Director Jeremy Foley and University of Idaho Athletics Director Rob Spear have agreed that Saturday night’s game has been […]
AAC Notebook: Historic win for Temple over SEC foe
September 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Coaches spend preseason football camp preparing their players for the upcoming schedule and trying to establish a routine for game days. There was absolutely no way Matt Rhule, in his second season at Temple, could have prepared the Owls for the distractions they faced at Vanderbilt last Thursday night. The game was delayed by […]
UConn men No. 15 in Sporting News preseason issue
September 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Summer must be over. College football began last week. And now the college basketball preview issues are starting to hit the newsstands. I was just out running some Labor Day errands and was surprised to find The Sporting News college basketball yearbook at my local CVS. UConn guard Ryan Boatright is on the cover of […]
Tulsa WR heads AAC weekly football awards
September 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From the AAC this morning: AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Keevan Lucas • So. • WR • Tulsa • Abilene, Texas Lucas helped Tulsa rally from a 21-7 deficit as the Golden Hurricane scored a 38-31 double-overtime win against Tulane in both teams’ American Athletic Conference debuts. Lucas had 13 receptions for […]
UConn extra points: Ball protection, Davis, the field goal
August 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn coach Bob Diaco told members of the Connecticut media Saturday that he needed to share some perspective. “BYU is a partner for us,” he explained, referring to the Cougars, who handed UConn a 35-10 defeat in the season opener for both on Friday night at Rentschler Field. “You could look at them as an […]
Huskies have problems to correct after BYU loss
August 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn’s scouting report for BYU made it clear that quarterback Taysom Hill could pass. And run. And pass. And run. And score. Unfortunately for the Huskies’ defense – and first-year coach Bob Diaco – UConn couldn’t figure out how to stop Hill Friday night at Rentschler Field. Hill, who may emerge […]