NCAA Football

The family of Rice football Dale Lloyd II announced plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against Rice University, former coach Todd Graham, the NCAA and others.  

Three local prep track & field products rank among the NCAA nation's elite and two of them will be competing at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.  

College football's national-title picture appears no clearer than the first day of preseason camp. The first Bowl Championship Series standings will be released next Sunday, but there already have been four teams ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Coaches' Poll, the latest Texas (6-0).  

The start of a new football season wouldn't be complete without an in-depth preview and team-by-team analysis by Times-Tribune high school football writer Joby Fawcett.  

The bears may be winning the battle for control of the direction of financial markets but their pessimism is not going unchallenged in the world of English football.  

New rivalries will commence and old ones will intensify this season in District 9-4A. That much is certain. Not much else is. For the first time, all four Frisco ISD schools will compete alongside and against one another in a district that is up for grabs to the highest bidder.  

It's mid-October, after a boffo weekend. Surely, we know something about college football by now don't we?  

Today begins a week that will help to shape the immediate and long-term futures of both the Florida State football team and its athletic program overall. The Seminoles (4-1) travel to Raleigh, N.C., for a Thursday night ACC divisional game against N.C. State.  

MENASHA The University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley will host a free college preview night from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the campus union.  

As the state's major college football teams struggle and suffer blowout after blowout, there is hope for fans. Check out the smaller schools. In the Football Championship Subdivisions (formerly the NCAA I-AA), there's a big game this week involving the Eastern Washington Eagles.  

Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 8:27 p.m. Each week, staff writer Jason Gilmer will get you ready for Friday night football with a look at all of the games involving our area teams.  

NEWPORT — In his glory days as a three-sport star at Rogers High School nearly three decades ago, Vikings football coach Frank Newsome went against interstate rival Durfee High School.  

Faced with transportation costs that have spiraled upward at a dizzying rate, the NCAA is taking steps to hold down travel expenses for schools that participate in its championships.  

Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has brushed aside fears of a physical battle in Saturday's World Cup qualifier away to Jamaica, saying his team are heading for a football match and not a war.  

It’s always a scene when Muenster and Lindsay meet on the football field, but this year will be even more special since it’s the District 13-A opener for both teams.