THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TIMES

Saturday, February 6, 2010

2010 Spring Practice Dates and Spring Game Dates

By Dan Harralson

SEC: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Alabama: 3/12: 4/17
Arkansas: TBA: TBA
Auburn: 3/23: 4/17 *practice ends 4/18
Florida: 3/17: 4/10
Georgia: TBA: 4/10
Kentucky: 3/31: 4/24
LSU: 2/25: 3/27
Mississippi State: 3/23: 4/17
Ole Miss: 3/27: 4/17
South Carolina: 3/16: 4/10
Tennessee: TBA: TBA
Vanderbilt: TBA: 4/10

ACC: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Boston College: 3/18: 4/24
Clemson: 3/8: 4/10
Duke: 2/15: 3/27
Florida State: 3/16: 4/10
Georgia Tech: TBA: 4/24
Maryland: 3/23: 4/24
Miami: 2/23: TBA
North Carolina: 3/15: 4/10
N.C. State: 3/9: 4/17
Virginia: 3/15: 4/10
Virginia Tech: 3/31: 4/24
Wake Forest: 3/16: 4/17

Big East: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Cincinnati: TBA: 4/24
Connecticut: 3/16: 4/17
Louisville: 3/24: 4/16
Pittsburgh: 3/18: 4/17
Rutgers: TBA: 4/24
USF: 3/16: 4/17
Syracuse: TBA: TBA
West Virginia: 4/6: 4/30

Big Ten: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Illinois: TBA: 4/24
Indiana: 3/23: 4/17
Iowa: TBA: 4/17
Michigan: 3/14: 4/17
Michigan State: TBA: TBA
Minnesota: TBA: 4/24
Northwestern: 3/29: 4/24
Ohio State: 4/1: 4/24
Penn State: 3/26: 4/24
Purdue: 3/24: 4/17
Wisconsin: 3/13: 4/17

Big 12: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Baylor: 3/15: 4/10
Colorado: 3/8: 4/10
Iowa State: 3/23: 4/17
Kansas: 3/27: 4/24
Kansas State: 3/21: 4/24
Missouri: 3/9: 4/17
Nebraska: 3/24: 4/17
Oklahoma: 3/9: 4/17
Oklahoma State: 3/8: 4/17
Texas: 2/26: 4/4
Texas A&M: TBA: 4/17
Texas Tech: 3/2: 4/3

Pac-10: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Arizona: TBA: TBA
Arizona State: 3/30: 4/24
California: 3/6: There is no Spring Game *practice ends 4/17
Oregon: 3/30: 5/1
Oregon State: 3/29: 5/1
Stanford: 2/22: 4/10
UCLA: 4/1: 4/24
USC: TBA: TBA
Washington: 3/30: 4/30
Washington State: 3/25: 4/24

Conference USA: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
East Carolina: 3/15: 4/17
Houston: TBA: TBA
Marshall: TBA: TBA
Memphis: 3/15: 4/17
Rice: 2/22: 3/27
SMU: 3/29: 4/24
Southern Miss: 3/3: 4/10
Tulane: 3/22: 4/24
Tulsa: 3/9: 4/17
UAB: 3/24: 4/17
UCF: 3/18: 4/17
UTEP: 3/25: 4/24

MAC: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Akron: TBA: TBA
Ball State: 3/24: 4/17
Bowling Green: 3/19: 4/16
Buffalo: 3/20: 4/24
Central Michigan: 3/18: 4/17
Eastern Michigan: TBA: TBA *practice ends 4/16
Kent State: 4/5: 4/30
Miami: 3/20: 4/10
Northern Illinois: 3/23: 4/24
Ohio: 3/13: 4/14
Temple: 3/16: 4/17
Toledo: 3/17: 4/16 *practice ends 4/19
Western Michigan: 3/18: 4/17

Mountain West: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Air Force: 2/18: No Spring Game *practice ends 3/17
BYU: 3/15: 4/10
Colorado State: 3/26: 4/24
New Mexico: 3/23: 4/17
San Diego State: TBA: 3/20
TCU: 3/4: 4/10
UNLV: 3/15: 4/17
Utah: 3/9: 4/17
Wyoming: 3/6: 4/17

Sun Belt: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Arkansas State: 3/29: 4/24
FAU: 3/31: 4/24
FIU: TBA: TBA
Louisiana-Lafayette: 3/3: 3/27
Louisiana-Monroe: 3/15: 4/24
Middle Tennessee: 3/16: 4/10
North Texas: TBA: TBA
Troy: 3/15: 4/3
Western Kentucky: TBA: TBA

WAC: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Boise State: 3/8: 4/17
Fresno State: TBA: TBA
Hawaii: 4/1: 4/30
Idaho: TBA: 4/23
Louisiana Tech: TBA: TBA
Nevada: TBA: 4/3
New Mexico State: 4/5: 5/1
San Jose State: TBA: TBA
Utah State: 3/23: 4/24

Independents: Spring Practice Begins/Spring Game Date
Army: 2/17: 3/27
Navy: 3/29: 4/23
Notre Dame: 3/26: 4/24

Saturday, January 30, 2010

SENIOR BOWL PICS FROM THE NETWORK

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Breaking News: Ruffin McNeill has been named ECU's next head coach

By Dan Harralson

The Sports Times Network has just learned that East Carolina has named Ruffin McNeill as their next head football coach. Ruffin is replacing Skip Holtz whom left to become South Florida's head football coach.

Tom McClellan, ECU's Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations, says "Shula is not a candidate"

By Dan Harralson

Former Alabama head coach and current Jacksonville Jaguars assistant coach, Mike Shula, has been rumored to be the leading candidate to replace Skip Holtz at East Carolina. We have learned that Ruffin McNeill is the leading candidate at this hour. Tom McClellan, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations for East Carolina University, has informed The Sports Times Network that "Mike Shula is not a candidate." McClellan added, "Don't put the horse ahead of the cart, Mike Shula is not on our radar." The Sports Times Network will be updating the head coaching search periodically in Greenville, North carolina.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Troy Calhoun discusses the Tennessee job and The Armed Forces Bowl victory over Houston

By Dan Harralson

Troy Calhoun took the time to give Nick Taylor and myself an interview in the middle of a busy day today. Coach Calhoun is out on the recruiting trail today and answered questions about the Tennessee head coaching offer, as well as the big bowl win over Houston. Coach Calhoun is a great friend and is a class act coach. Here are the videos from today.

Interview by Dan Harralson and Nick Taylor
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Interview:

Saturday, January 16, 2010

DERRICK DOOLEY INTRODUCED AS TENNESSEE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH-STORY BELOW INCLUDING A LINK TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE...

BY NICK TAYLOR

AFTER BEING DESERTED BY LANE KIFFIN, WHO WAS THE VOLS COACH FOR BARELY MORE THAN A YEAR... THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HIRED 41 YEAR OLD DERRICK DOOLEY TO BE THEIR NEXT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15.DOOLEY, WHO IS THE SON OF FORMER GEORGIA COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR VINCE DOOLEY, HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT LOUISIANA TECH THE LAST THREE SEASONS...

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH DOOLEY BECAME KNOWN AS A COACH DURING HIS STINT AS AN ASSISTANT AT LSU UNDER CURRENT ALABAMA HEAD FOOTBALL COACH NICK SABAN... DOOLEY INTIALLY SERVED AS THE RECRUITING CORDINATOR AT LSU DURING THE 2003 SEASON, A SEASON IN WHICH LSU WON THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

DOOLEY REMAINED ON SABAN'S STAFF AT LSU AND EVEN FOLLOWED SABAN TO THE MIAMI DOLPHHINS, DOOLEY REMAINED WITH SABAN UNTIL SABAN LEFT THE DOLPHINS TO BECOME THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA...

DOOLEY AND SABAN BOTH SPEND TIME TOGETHER EVERY SUMMER AT LAKE BURTON,WHERE THE TWO FRIENDS OWN SIDE-BY-SIDE CABINS IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MONUNTAINS. DOOLEY CONTACTED SABAN TO ASK HIM WHETHER HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD TAKE THE JOB OR NOT. WHILE THE EXACT CONTENTS OF THE CONVERSATION REMAIN PRIVATE BETWEEN BOTH MEN, DOOLEY ADMITTED SABAN WAS HAPPY FOR HIM AND THAT HE THOUGHT TENNESSEE WAS A GREAT PROGRAM. DOOLEY AND SABAN WILL BE RIVALS ON THE FIELD BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS. THE SPORTS TIMES NETWORK THINKS DERRICK DOOLEY HAS ALOT OF CLASS AND WE WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK. WE HOPE THAT WITH DOOLEY'S HIRING AT TENNESSEE MEANS THAT THIS RIVALRY CAN RETURN TO A FIERCE COMPETION ON THE FIELD AND ALSO RETURN TO A RIVALRY IN WHICH BOTH SCHOOLS CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH CLASS AND CAN RESPECT EACH OTHER FOR THE GREAT PROGRAMS AND UNIVERSITIES THEY BOTH ARE!!!

CLICK HERE... TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

TROY CALHOUN CALLS TEAM MEETING AT AIR FORCE

BY NICK TAYLOR & DAN HARRALSON

ESPN reportedly misquoted AIR FORCE COACH TROY CALHOUN about his situation with the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE and after talking with Calhoun our source believes the AF coach will take the TENNESSEE JOB.... THE TEAM MEETING WILL BE AT SIX EASTERN...

AIR FORE SOURCE SAYS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WILL LIKELY RECONSIDER WAITING ON MIKE LEACH AFTER TROY CALHOUN REPORTEDLY WILL REMAIN AT AF FOR FAMILY REASONS...

BY NICK TAYLOR AND DAN HARRALSON

In a move that stunned our source at AIR FORCE, Troy Calhoun has reportedly decided not to take the TENNESSEE JOB and that the vols will likely reconsider waiting on MIKE LEACH... Widely-known sports agent Jimmy Sexton has just interestingly linked his client and current ARKANSAS COACH BOBBY PETRINO to rhe job. We at the SPORTS TIMES NETWORK believe it will be Leach since even our AIR FORCE source said Monday that Leach was UT'S top choice and that Calhoun was a secondary option if they didn't feel the Leach situation could be worked out in a timely manner...

TROY CALHOUN TO BE THE NEXT FOOTBALL COACH AT TENNESSEE

BY NICK TAYLOR & DAN HARRALSON

OUR SOURCES AT AIR FORCE TOLD THE SPORTS TIMES NETWORK THAT AIR FORCE COACH TROY CALHOUN WILL BE NAMED THE COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.... AT WHICH TIME AT PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT AROUND 4 ET FRIDAY ACC TO OUR SOURCES....

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Breaking News: UT offers Mike Leach; Troy Calhoun second in-line

By Dan Harralson and Nick Taylor

The Sports Times Network has learned today, through a close source, that The University of Tennessee will ask Mike Leach to become the next head coach of the Vols. If for what ever reason Leach were not to accept the offer, second in-line is Air Force's head coach Troy Calhoun. Coach Calhoun is a great friend of The Sports Times Network and is a class-act. We hope the best for him if he accepts an offer by Tennessee (which we were told he will if Leach does not) or stays with The Air Force Academy (if Leach were to accept UT's offer.)

God Bless,

The Sports Times Network

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Breaking News: Tommy Tubberville Takes the Texas Tech Job

The Sports Times Network has closely learned that Tommy Tubberville has taken the Texas Tech head coaching position, replacing fired Mike Leach.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

CRIMSON ROSES A TRIBUTE TO THE 2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

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Friday, August 28, 2009

AIR FORCE HEAD COACH, TROY CALHOUN, DISCUSSES 2009 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL AND THE PLEASURE OF COACHING FOR THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY

KENTUCKY HEAD COACH, RICH BROOKS, TALKS 2009 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Thursday, August 27, 2009

THE HOKIES ARE MISSING EVANS: BADLY

By Dan Harralson

Frank Beamer was asked a simple question and he gave a simple answer: "Do you feel as good about this team as you did three weeks ago?" a reporter asked Beamer on Wednesday.
"No," Beamer responded. "Three weeks ago we had Darren Evans." On August 11th, the sophomore standout suffered a season-ending knee injury. Evans broke Mike Imoh's single-game rushing record last season, recording 253 yards against Maryland. Evans is also the only Hokie to rush for a touchdown in each of his first six games. The 2006 Parade All-American is really going to missed even more now. The following three running backs on the depth chart have missed practice with injuries. David Wilson and Josh Oglesby returned to practice Tuesday after missing more than a week of fall camp. However, the two did show improvement in yesterday's final fall scrimmage. Wilson ran 10 times for 52 yards and Oglesby carried nine times for 44 yards. "You've got two [Wilson and Oglesby] there that you're counting on, one never has been in a game and one has been in very little, and they've missed a lot of work," Beamer said. "Running backs is kinda the one thing right now that's up in the air a little bit. Guys got hurt at the wrong time. But that's the way it is. We've just got to be good in this last week and a half." Running backs coach Billy Hite chimed in saying, "Each got some carries, did some blocking, two disappointing things were both Josh and David missed a blitz pickup. They had the right guy and just didn't get them down. There's no excuse for that. Yes, that's a sack, and [the Tide] will try to break the quarterback's pads while they're doing it on top of it."
On Wilson's fumbling in practice:
"It's the first time for Wilson, I told him you're allowed one for the year, and you got yours over with today."
Hite on who replaces Evans:
"I am going to use all three, I still haven't figured out how I'm going to do it or who's going to start yet, but I guarantee you will end up seeing all three of them in there at some point. Right now, it's just getting their timing and reads right on certain plays."

GEORGIA HOLDS FINAL SCRIMMAGE OF FALL CAMP

By Dan Harralson

Mark Richt surprised his Georgia team when they took the field yesterday. The scoreboard read Oklahoma State 21, Georgia 0. “I wanted a little sense of urgency for both sides of the ball,” Richt said in explaining his decision to spot the “Oklahoma State” scout team the three-touchdown lead. “I’d say overall my feeling was we’re not quite ready to beat Oklahoma State today,” Richt said. “It’s a good thing we’ve got 10 more days to prepare.” The Georgia starters rallied to beat the "Oklahoma State" scout team, 27-24. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are entering the 2009 season in the pre-season top ten, a first for their football program. Quarterback ,Joe Cox, connected with sophomore standout A.J. Green for a 40-yard touchdown. “We’re not playing Oklahoma State, so I really don’t know what to take from it,” Cox said. “We got some good looks from the scout team. We did some good things. We ended up coming back and beating them, but it was just another scrimmage. It was just a lot more structured today.” “I thought Joe was sharp running the system,” Richt said. “I thought he was accurate throwing the ball.” The number one tailback on the depth chart, Caleb King, was held out of yesterday's scrimmage due to a hamstring injury.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

BREAKING NEWS: BRYCE BROWN HAS BEEN CLEARED TO PLAY

By Dan Harralson

As of 7 PM ET, I have personally been told that Bryce Brown has been cleared to play for Tennessee. He will not have to sit out of any games and/or have to pay back any money to the NCAA. Many have thought that Brown would at least miss the Western Kentucky game and possibly the UCLA game. The Vols have just wrapped up practice for the day and ended practice with the announcement of Brown being eligible. The team was addressed in the final team huddle and responded with a loud roar.