Sentences with phrase «returning to college football»

With Kelly returning to college football at UCLA after five years in the pros, all eyes are on how one of the game's most innovative offensive minds will adjust his approach now that elements of his scheme have been picked up by countless imitators.

Not exact matches

Major colleges are up in arms over the reversal of an obscure rule that allows their alumni and supporters to make tax - deductible contributions to their teams, in return for priority seats at football and basketball games.

But in 2008, Moglia vacated the CEO position at TD Ameritrade (he became chairman of the board), deciding to return to his passion — coaching college football.

BEST LINE — By color commentator Pat Haden as CBS returned to covering college football for the first time since 1963 with a boring prime - time game between Pitt and North Carolina: «We waited 19 years for this?»

Alabama and Clemson were easily the two best teams in college football in 2015, and with what each returns — Bama brings back much of its absurd defense, and Clemson's offensive trio of sophomores (Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Artavis Scott) is now a trio of juniors — it's easy to start with these two again in 2016.

Going into the final week before championship weekend in college football Northern Illinois is sitting in the drivers seat for a return trip to a BCS bowl berth.

They returned all the pieces they could need on defense, from Buck end Josh Sweat to linebacker Matthew Thomas to the star, safety Derwin James, thought to be the best player in college football.

Chubb returned to action as a junior and since then, he and Michel have formed one of the most dynamic backfield duos in the history of college football.

According to CBSSports.com, Michigan has returned atop the college football attendance list.

No team is returning more production on defense than the Wolverines, and with their ability to both shut down the run and regularly get after the passer, teamed with a true shutdown corner in Lewis and a potential star in Peppers, they could be the best defense in college football in 2016.

Alabama and Clemson have been exchanging haymakers for hours in the College Football Playoff Championship, but the Tide may have put this game on ice thanks to Kenyan Drake's 95 - yard kickoff return to make it 38 - 27 with 7:31 remaining.

«Home games against Ohio State and Michigan have MSU eyeing a return to the B1G Championship and the College Football Playoff.

While Shane Morris shared that he will be using his grad - transfer year to finish his college football career elswhere, John O'Korn announced that he will be returning to Ann Arbor for one final year.

On Monday, the Southeastern Conference will prove unavoidable when Alabama, college football's gold standard, attempts to fend off Georgia, an unholy union of Bitcoin and wheat pennies vying to return to greatness through a combination of old tricks and new blood.

Howard Twilley, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, apparently had an itch to return to Tulsa, where he played college football.

Leinart plans to return to USC next fall for his final year of eligibility but might be lured to the NFL; White, who was granted a rare sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA because of time lost to his many injuries, will welcome an NFL opportunity, but not at the expense of college football.

Each year in December, a sports radio host, columnist, or whatever takes the time to scoff at the number of 6 - 6 teams in bowls, the ridiculous bowl sponsorships, or some other (admittedly silly) aspect of college football's postseason, and either proposes getting rid of them altogether (usually with some sort of NFL - style playoff expansion) or hearkens a return to the day when men were men and there were only about 15 bowls.

Graduate transfer offensive tackle Calvin Anderson is ready to do exactly that as he returns to his home city for a final year of college football after leaving the Rice Owls.

Experience — and a quarterback like Patterson — will be especially vital for Michigan if it intends to return to the conversation as a College Football Playoff contender.

A decade later, he and Kevin Guskiewicz, now director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport - Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, produced a study of more than 2,900 college football players that had a significant impact on return - to - play standards.

Nearly half of the major - college football trainers who responded to a recent Chronicle survey say they have felt pressure from football coaches to return concussed players to action before they were medically ready.

Looking forward to a long holiday weekend, pool time, and the return of college football (Go, Wildcats!).

James will star in 44, a true - life story about Joey Williams, a 44 - year - old father who returned to college and conquered his dream of playing college football.

In phase two, the same students return to Harvard on Saturdays in the fall to experience more college life such as football games and various speakers.

In phase two, the same students returned to Harvard in the fall on Saturdays to experience more college life such as football games and guest speakers.

When a football player in college demonstrates a great deal of ability, he sometimes sits out a year of play so that the additional year of physical growth and development will make it possible for him to reach even greater athletic success when he returns to the game.

Bruce Davenport Jr. grew up within the New Orleans public housing system, made drawings as a child, and played football in college until an injury, followed by Katrina, precipitated his return to making art.

And, in November 2008, Coach Snyder was rehired and returned to the sidelines in 2009 — a rare return in college football.