Mountain West commish: No expansion talk | Idaho Statesman
Craig Thompson denied any reports of Mountain West Expansion on Wednesday, saying that the word "expansion" hadn't even been used in any meetings since May.
ESPN 2011 College Football Game Schedule | ESPN MediaZone
ESPN has released their full schedule of college football games that will be televised (sort of). The lengthy list of over 400 games has many slots that read "TBD".
Pac-12 Conference to Create Seven TV Channels - NYTimes.com
Remember that massive $3 billion/12 year deal that the Pac-12 signed with ESPN and Fox Sports a while back? That was only the beginning. The Pac-12 is now going to create the Pac-12 network, which will include one national channel as well as six regional channels.
Coughlin Signs with Buccaneers - Broncosports.com
Former Boise State University quarterback Mike Coughlin officially signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Wednesday.
The New-Look Pit is a Gorgeous Success Story - New Mexico Official Athletic Site
The new Pit is gorgeous and surely one of the finest basketball facilities in the nation. The renovation includes an expanded concourse, new concessions, 40 suites, 365 club seats, TVs everywhere and a Lettermen's Lounge offering panoramic views of Albuquerque's skyline.
Boise State, TCU set for ‘natural’ rivalry | Idaho Statesman
The Boise State and TCU football teams meet Nov. 12 at Bronco Stadium in a clash between two programs that have spent the past decade shadowing each other and challenging the college football power structure but will share a conference for the first — and only — time in 2011.
2011-12 Non-Conf. Schedule Announced - UNLV OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
UNLV Athletics has officially announced opponents and dates for the non-conference portion of its 2011-12 men's basketball season schedule. The schedule is highlighted by participation in the Las Vegas Invitational with a scheduled game vs. USC at the Orleans Arena and a possible match-up with potential preseason No. 1 North Carolina (also at Orleans Arena). Other notable games are at Wisconsin, vs. Illinois at the United Center in Chicago, at home against Nevada, Reno, California and UTEP, as well as road games at UC Santa Barbara, at Wichita State (part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge) and at Hawaii on New Year's Eve day.
Thompson discusses the Mountain West's financial challenges | Colorado Springs Gazette
The Mountain West wants to be considered a power conference. Thompson has battled for an automatic inclusion in the Bowl Championship Series, and for the financial windfall that comes with that automatic qualifier status. But the gap, especially financially, between the Mountain West and the larger conferences that get automatic inclusion in the BCS continues to grow.
Three More Frogs Headed To NFL Camps - TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site
Three more TCU football players have received National Football League free-agent contracts, putting 11 members of the Horned Frogs' 2010 senior class in NFL training camps this summer.
Aztecs beginning to feel watch list love | The Daily Aztec
Sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman, senior quarterback RyanLindley, senior linebacker Miles Burris and senior kicker Abelado Perez have all received attention from many award watch lists.
Warriors Signing With NFL Teams | staradvertiser.com
When the music finally stopped, three undrafted former Warriors landed NFL free-agent contracts. Today, wideout Rodney Bradley and safety Mana Silva will sign with the Baltimore Ravens, and offensive lineman Laupepa Letuli will join the Dallas Cowboys.
LSU basketball transfer considering SDSU | SignOnSanDiego.com
Garrett Green, a 6-foot-11 center from Louisiana State, announced last week that he is transferring for his final season and has SDSU among his finalists. He is expected to visit campus Sunday.
A Day in the Life: On the recruiting trail with UNLV coach Dave Rice - Las Vegas Sun
The first-year UNLV men's basketball coach can't tell you exactly how much sleep he got the night before, but he admits that it wasn't much. After logging 15 hours sitting on uncomfortable benches in high school gyms on Friday, it's time for another 15 — an exercise far more physically taxing than one might think.
Spit Blood: Taking Inventory: Safeties
Because they each have so much on-field responsibility and because there are three of them in a 4-2-5 defense, safety is the most important position for the TCU football team. Unfortunately, it's also one of the positions that was hardest hit by graduation. All-American Tejay Johnson, NFL draftee Colin Jones, Alex Ibiloye and super walk-on Tyler Lutrell all exhausted their eligibility at the end of the 2010 season, and up & coming star Jurrell Thompson was dismissed from the team after repeated rules violations.
Making plays keeps TCU's Tank Carder on right track | Star-Telegram
Tank Carder has come a long way since Class 3A Sweeny.
A football commitment 2,000 miles away should give UNLV fans hope with Muhammad - Las Vegas Sun
A piece of major college football recruiting news broke on Thursday afternoon, and even though it happened almost 2,000 miles away, it should give UNLV basketball fans another reason to have hope when it comes to the recruitment of local star Shabazz Muhammad.
The plus side of turnovers | Laramie Boomerang
In 2009, when the Cowboys won seven games including the New Mexico Bowl, they forced 22 turnovers and had a turnover margin of plus-8. Last season the defense forced three fewer turnovers, and the offense committed four more, leading to a turnover margin was minus-3.
UNLV football rooting for ultimate Hail Mary with on-campus stadium proposal - Las Vegas Sun
Some six months after the proposal was the talk of the town, the dim reality is setting in: It is a long-shot — let’s say 100-1 odds — worse odds, even, than the chances of the Rebels this fall winning the Mountain West Conference.
Former Rebel OL Matt Murphy signs free agent deal with Atlanta Falcons - Las Vegas Sun
Matt Murphy’s wait to join the professional football ranks is finally over. The former UNLV offensive lineman signed a free agent contract Tuesday with the Atlanta Falcons on the first day undrafted free agents were able to negotiate with teams following the recently-settled labor dispute.
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