College Headlines

Smith earns spot in Div. II History

Chart, Missouri Southern State College, MO

5 days ago by Cody Dyer

Rod Smith's career has come full circle.

From the rock hard Astroturf of Fred G. Hughes Stadium to the grasslands of Mile High Stadium, Smith has seen it all.

NCAA testing results in no sanctions

North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX

3 hours ago by David A. Lucio

The results of NCAA drug testing of 20 members of the NT football team on Sept. 30 did not lead to any sanctions of NT athletes, according to information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

The information also shows that the NCAA tested 18 NT football players during the spring 2008 semester.

Three MIAA teams advance to national playoffs

Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS

4 days ago by Josh Letner

The top half of the MIAA took care of business in the final week of the 2008 regular season. The top three teams in the conference will advance to the NCAA Division II national playoffs, with conference champion Northwest Missouri State earning a first-round bye.

Mean Green wins first game under new coach

North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX

6 days ago by Keith MacPherson

Shanice Stephens, the new Mean Green women's basketball head coach, got off on the right foot with an 85-77 win over the Texas Woman's University Pioneers Tuesday night.

The exhibition was Stephen's first live-game action since taking the job in April.

"This really gives us a baseline to see where we are to start the season out," Stephens said.

Off to the races

The Traveler, University of Arkansas, AR

6 days ago by Derek Oxford

Dennis Johnson made his biggest splash of the season Nov. 1 against Tulsa when he took a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, giving Arkansas a lead it wouldn't relinquish in a 30-23 victory.

"That kickoff return killed us," Tulsa head coach Todd Graham said.

BCS system works

The Traveler, University of Arkansas, AR

6 days ago by Harold McIlvain II

It is inevitable this time of year. The question is always brought up, and most coaches seem to be in a consensus: the Bowl Championship Series is terrible.

But is it really?

Looking back at past champions since the system was installed in 1998, there has never been an egregious winner.