AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Coach Troy Calhoun is emphasizing an essential
skill this week in Air Force football practices: tackling.
He was troubled by his defenders’ lack of toughness and technique in
Saturday’s 38-35 loss to UNLV. The Falcons collected 24 first downs, 352 yards
rushing and were cruising with a 28-17 lead, but failed to escape Vegas with a
win.
"We’ve got to have more power when we tackle," Calhoun said.
"We got to have a little more girth, a little more push and a little more
force and power when we tackle."Air Force:
Boise State:
Boise State coach Chris Petersen says he doesn’t read what his critics
are saying.
But he hears things.
And he showed up for Monday’s press conference with a clear message for
anyone who thinks the answer for the Broncos’ sputtering offense is to change
quarterbacks or playcallers.
“I know everybody wants us to fire guys and get new players and coaches
and all that stuff,” Petersen said. “That’s not what this is about. It’s about
getting better, gaining confidence and supporting each other and sticking to
the process. As we’re doing that, learning and tweaking and trying to do the
best we can with where we’re at.
Colorado State:
An evaluation of a feasibility study done by Colorado State University
says the proposed $250 million on-campus football stadium could lose as much as
$218 million or make as much as $58 million over 30-years.
"Capital budgeting analysis reveals that only under the most
optimistic circumstances will the net present value of the revenue streams generated
by the new stadium exceed the cost of the stadium," wrote Joel Maxcy,
author of the evaluation commissioned by Save Our Stadium Hughes.
Fresno State:
Get ready for another trip to the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Fresno State will open the 2014 season at USC, the schools announced
Monday as part of a one-game contract.
Fresno State is guaranteed to make at least $500,000 and up to $1
million with ticket sales as its payout to play one of the most storied
programs in the nation.
Fresno State has been allotted 8,000 tickets for the Aug. 30 season
opener.
The last time the teams met, the Bulldogs nearly upset a star-studded,
top-ranked Trojans team before falling 50-42 in 2005 with about 15,000 Bulldogs
fans making the trip for one of the most memorable games in Fresno State
history.
Hawaii:
The University of Hawai'i Warrior football team will look to bounce
back from one of its biggest losses in school history with a non-conference
game at Brigham Young, Friday, Sept. 28, in Provo, Utah. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m.
MT (2:00 p.m. HT) at LaVell Edwards Stadium and the game will be televised
nationally on ESPN.
The Warriors (1-2) are coming off a 69-24 home loss to Nevada in its
Mountain West opener. UH surrendered its most points ever in the 38-year
history of Aloha Stadium while the 45-point deficit was its most in a
conference home game.
This week's game is a homecoming for Warrior head coach Norm Chow, who
spent 27 years (24 as an assistant) at BYU. During his tenure, the Cougars
posted a 244-91-3 record and appeared in 23 bowl games. He was part of one
national championship team and coached one Heisman Trophy winner (Ty Detmer)
and three NFL first round draft picks.
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Nevada:
HONOLULU — Of all the Swiss army knife players in college football,
none cut with quite the versatility as Hawaii’s quad-threat Scott Harding.
The 26-year-old former Australian rules football star is Hawaii’s punt
returner, one of its top receivers, its holder and the Warriors’ starting
punter. Oh, yeah, and he punts with both his right leg and left leg.
But early in his Hawaii career, the sophomore from Brisbane, Australia
needed a rules translator. After all, the differences between Australian
football and American football are significant.
“Last year, I didn’t even know who got the ball after a touchdown,”
Harding admitted. “It kind of sounds silly now, but I had no idea. It’s
definitely been a learning experience, but it’s been fun.”
New Mexico:
Football is a violent, dangerous sport. It appears that level of danger
isn’t restricted to the playing field, either.
The Associated Press reports that a woman attending Saturday’s game
between New Mexico and New Mexico State was hit by a stray bullet coming from
outside the stadium. The trajectory of the bullet was reported to be consistent
with one being fired into the air and coming back down.
The woman said she felt what she thought was a bug bite, conjuring
“Forrest Gump” references in the minds of many.
San Diego State:
SAN DIEGO ---- San Diego State's special teams were anything but that
Saturday night.
The Aztecs gave up a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, a 67-yard
kickoff return that set up another touchdown and shanked a punt from deep in
their territory. They also forget how to play defense on two late
fourth-quarter drives, lost two lost fumbles and had poor kickoff returns of
their own with none of their six returns going more than 25 yards.
The result was a gut-wrenching 38-34 to San Jose State on Saturday
night before 24,103 at Qualcomm Stadium.
UNLV:
There’s a kid who’s spent weeks at home practicing the piano, only
recently pulling it together to hit the right notes in the closing bars and
bring the song to its desired conclusion. And just as he finally accomplishes
this, he looks at the calendar on the wall, realizing that his first recital is
this weekend. Ready or not, he’s got to take this show on the road.
UNLV football knows the feeling.
Wyoming:
Laramie, Wyo. (Sept. 20, 2012) – University of Wyoming Athletics
Director Tom Burman announced on Thursday the completion of two future football
contracts versus Washington State University of the Pacific-12 Conference and
Montana of the Big Sky Conference.
The games renew two long-standing series for Wyoming Football. The Cowboys will play a home-and-home series
versus the Washington State Cougars, beginning in Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 12,
2015. The Cougars will return to
Laramie, Wyo., on Sept. 1, 2018. The
game versus Montana will be a single game to be played in Laramie on Aug. 30,
2014.
“We continue to work toward building future football schedules that
will help our program gain exposure on a national level, while also bringing to
Laramie quality opponents who are exciting for our fans to see,” said
Burman. “We’ve had some great games with
both Washington State and Montana. To
add another home game versus a PAC-12 opponent is something we are excited to
be able to offer our fans, and we also know our fans enjoy watching regional
rivals such as the University of Montana, which is one of the most successful
Football Championship Subdivision programs in the nation.”
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