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The University of South Alabama has signed a four-year football contract to play the Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy starting in 2013.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Tennessee Titans are bringing in former Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich for a physical and to throw to some receivers. The workout is designed to see if team officials want to add him to a “ready list” of players for emergencies. Coach Jeff Fisher said the Titans have a number of receivers they are working […]

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Are you ready for some football? Word around town is that about 90 youngsters, ages 7-12 are anxiously waiting their return to the gridiron this fall to pick up where they left off last year.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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It’s the Fun and Gun. The Flow and Go.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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USA TODAY ranks the top 200 fantasy football players for the 2008 season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The school says long-time football assistant Larry Nelson will take over as varsity head coach and director of Jaguars football.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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By MICHAEL C. WRIGHT The Times-Union Wide receiver Reggie Williams will have arthroscopic surgery Thursday or Friday to repair damaged cartilage in the right knee he re-injured Tuesday night, just hours after he was taken off the non-football injury list. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio was uncertain about Williams’ … […]

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showing a highlight video from last season, reminding his players of everything they accomplished en route to winning a playoff game for the first time in eight years.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Receiver Matt Jones has fielded all kinds of questions in his first three training camps with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Can he make the transition from quarterback? Can he improve on a sub-par rookie season? Can he ever stay healthy and make an impact?Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Receiver Matt Jones has fielded all kinds of questions in his first three training camps with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Can he make the transition from quarterback? Can he improve on a sub-par rookie season? Can he stay healthy?Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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As Southern gets ready to welcome back its football players to the practice fields this week, the program’s future depends more on what they’ll do in the classroom rather than on the playing field.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Saturday’s thunderstorms had stopped, but a rain-soaked football still played a role in the outcome of the National Select 7-on-7 Championship at Hoover High School.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Receiver Matt Jones has fielded all kinds of questions in his first three training camps with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio opened his first team meeting by showing a highlight video from last season, reminding his players of everything they accomplished en route to winning a playoff game for the first time in eight years.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Arizona Republic NFL writer Bob McManaman breaks down the 2008 NFL schedule and offers his best game for each week.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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NEW ORLEANS — South Alabama athletics director Joe Gottfried had a vision for football in 2001. It finally became reality late last year.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Whitfield, who played tight end and wide receiver for the Jaguars last fall, committed in late June, shortly after picking up an offer at Maryland’s football camp. Porzel gave the Terps the nod early last week.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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On a warm afternoon last week, two prominent head coaches weren’t in the film room or on the football field. South Alabama’s Joey Jones was cruising down I-65, dialing numbers on his cell phone in order to pass the six-hour drive home from an all-star game in Huntsville.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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It’s rare for a football coach to refer to a Class 6A defending runner-up as a slouch, especially when he’s talking about his own football team.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Hoover High School head football coach Josh Niblett is having a hard time settling on a depth chart for the upcoming season. “Right now we’re still in evaluation,” Niblett said following the opening day of the National Select 7-on-7 Championship.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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HOOVER, Ala. — SEC Football Media Days 2008 quotes from Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt and Ole Miss players. COACH NUTT: Thank you. I’m privileged to be here. Going into my 11th season in the SEC. Very excited to be the head coach at Ole Miss University. We’ve had a good transition so far.Hat tip: […]

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In the last few days, the late Coach Rich Bessert’s players have learned a lot about life beyond the football field. And the teacher’s last lesson is the hardest one.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jerry Porter had surgery Friday to repair a torn hamstring tendon and the Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver will miss at least the entire preseason. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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This was supposed to be a golden year for Clifford “Rich” Bessert. After spending more than three decades coaching high school football, Bessert landed his dream job in April. He was named head coach at his alma mater, Ashwaubenon, af…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Football-starved folks of Florida, it’s chow time. We’re talking real football. Not the 1-nil stuff. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Jaguars’ football field is a site for mourning since the sudden death of Coach Rich Bessert. Administrators are keeping a close eye on hundreds of grieving student athletes.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Hey, football-starved folks, it’s chow time. We’re talking real football. Not the 1-nil stuff.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Bartow Sam Griner Pool will host a local football star autograph signing Monday, July 21, at 1 p.m. Lance Leggett of the Cleveland Browns, Melvin Jenkins from Arena Football, Alex Boston of the Jaguars, and Jemalle Cornelius of the Arizona Cardinals will be available.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Bethel High’s C.J. Anderson has been selected as one of 80 players nationwide to participate in Football University’s Top Gun Showcase Camp gathering, which begins Saturday in Paisley, Fla., about 35 miles northwest of Orlando.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Below we take a capsule look at the training camp missions of the 16 teams of the National Football Conference, with reporting dates and sites included for your perusal. AFC training camp previews can be found by following the “news” link at sportsnetwork.com:Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew can add another accolade to his growing list of superlatives — sexy single!Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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With apologies to Fred Taylor, John Henderson and Mike Peterson, it’s Byron Leftwich. If he can’t stay upright, healthy and consistently good, the Jags are staring at a new quarterback and maybe a new coach in 2008. Leftwich this season holds the keys to his future and those of a franchise.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full […]

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Ashwaubenon Head Football Coach Rich Bessert died unexpectedly Friday,his cause of death was not released. Bessert was named the Jaguars head coach in April, after Ken Golomski retired. He was a 1969 graduate of Ashwaubenon High School, and had been a teacher there since 1999.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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GREEN BAY Rich Bessert, a long-time Fox Valley football coach who was hired by Ashwaubenon in April, has died.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 2008 East-West Charity All-Star Football Classic at Napa Memorial Stadium on Saturday will be the big payback for a certain group of players on the West squad. The Bethel High players will have revenge on their minds because the East All-Star team, according to coachHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Thorpe has come full circle with celebrity appearance as Tallahassee football camp.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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BALTIMORE RAVENS–McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., July 21; July 23.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The first step is the most important for an elite pass rusher, but Alex Marvez explains how true greats reach the next level.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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GILMER — Almost 150 kids from elementary age to 18 invaded Buckeye Stadium on Friday for former Gilmer football standout Kenny Pettway’s Football Camp. Pettway, who plays for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, joined four other professional football players at a camp aimed at having a good time and teaching life lessons.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full […]

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The following article is a free preview piece from RotoExperts.com 2008 Fantasy Football Draft Central. The kit includes nearly 70 strategic advice columns, positional analyses, team previews, and draft tools, so register today at http://www.rotoexperts.com/ to see the full range of coverage.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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