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LSU Escapes With Bittersweet Victory Over Tattered Tar Heels

ATLANTA -- LSU couldn't afford to overlook wounded North Carolina, regardless of the Tar Heels' situation with the NCAA and an accommodating university tutor. After a two-year funk that has left fans and school officials uncomfortable, the Tigers need to tend to business. Call it Risky Business. No. 21 LSU held on by a...

Studious Hakeem Nicks the Early Star of Rookie WR Class

It was the fluke catch of the week. Sunday night at the Meadowlands, Giants rookie receiver Hakeem Nicks caught a tipped pass that had been intended for Mario Manningham and carried it all the way to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown against the Cardinals. It was a shake-your-head play -- the kind the defense can write...

Defense Turns Opponents Carolina Blue

East Carolina coach Skip Holtz is a believer. North Carolina is built around defense with nine returning starters. The unit, ranked sixth nationally in total defense, also has allowed the Tar Heels valuable time to develop their young offense. "I said going into this that I think from a defensive standpoint," ECU coach...

Hakeem Nicks, Pat White Set Career Highs as West Virginia Takes Out North Carolina

FanHouse gathers around the TV to bring you insights from Bowl Season '08.Pat White will go out pretty high up in West Virginia football history -- h'es somehow the only player in the history of the NCAA to win four bowl games, and in his final outing as a Mountaineer, he set a career high for passing yards (328) and...

Butch Davis Downplays NC State Rivalry, Importance of Anything But Notre Dame Game

NC State football has not been what you would call "great" this year; Russell Wilson has been a pleasant surprise and the team is showing some improvement under Tom O'Brien, particularly as the year closes out, but, yeah, it hasn't been the greatest season for Wolfpack fans. But that doesn't mean that the game this week...

ButchDavis News From the Web

05/09/12 You know it's the off season when...; I even notice... Source: 2 the Lion PSU Football Blog Butch Davis hasn't been unc's coach for what 2-3 years now? and to lump PSU in just for the sake of "scandal" is just lazy writing (because this isn't journalism) - because, while some will argue that the mess at PSU is because of football, everything that he is saying is wrong about college football isn't happening at PSU (yet).
05/05/12 School Block Source: Emporia Gazette - Emporia KS This is the first of a two-part series on the history of the block designated at Emporia's founding for schools.
04/13/12 Bobby Petrino: Power Ranking Best Candidates to... Source: Bleacher Report Arkansas' upcoming season is full of potential, but the firing of Bobby Petrino has left the program with a lot of uncertainty heading into the fall.
04/11/12 Brass Tacks: Petrino Will Find New Job, Arkansas Needs... Source: Forbes The University of Arkansas chose ethics over economics with its decision to fire head football coach Bobby Petrino.
04/11/12 Why on Earth Would Arkansas Consider Butch Davis, the... Source: The Big Lead There seem to be a lot of Butch Davis fans loitering on the internet.