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Utah Football - Former Ute player, coach, causes national stir

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:56:42 MDT

Utah Football - Former Ute player, coach, causes national stir

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 12:56PM MDT

Most Utah fans remember Tim Davis as a two-time offensive line coach for the Utes, once in the 1990’s and then again in 2011. Now, he will be remembered for something different. Now the offensive line coach at the University of Florida, Davis made national news this week, referring to Alabama coach Nick Saban by the name of Satan. According to Sports Illustrated, Davis was addressing a booster club in Melbourne Florida when he made the controversial comments. “I’ve always wanted to work with Wil...

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Semipro football team being formed in Fargo

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

Semipro football team being formed in Fargo

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

Fargo, N.D. • A man who owns a semipro football team in Minnesota that plays games in the spring is starting a team in Fargo-Moorhead that will play in the fall. James Kern owns the Brainerd (Minn.) Lumberjacks, who play in the Midwest Premier Football League. He tells The Forum newspaper that the team he is forming in Fargo-Moorhead will be an extension of the Lumberjacks and will play in the United National Football League. Players have to be at least 18 years old and are responsible for ...

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Mountain West Conference signs on with ROOT Sports

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:02 MDT

Mountain West Conference signs on with ROOT Sports

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 01:43PM MDT

The Mountain West Conference has named its regional television partner for football and men's basketball and, as expected, it's ROOT Sports. ROOT will air about 10 football games and a minimum of 25 basketball games per season. And, no doubt, some of those games will feature new MWC member Utah State. This deal is in addition to the Mountain West's national deals with the CBS Sports Network and ESPN. Here's the MWC/ROOT release: DIRECTV Sports Networks and the Mountain West Conference have enter...

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Weber State adds Arizona State, Oregon State to football schedules

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

Weber State adds Arizona State, Oregon State to football schedules

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

Weber State has added two more Pac-12 opponents to its upcoming football schedules. The Wildcats, who play Utah this season, will open the 2014 football season at Arizona State. Weber State is also scheduled to play at Oregon State in the season opener in 2015. WSU also added a home-and-home non-conference series against Big Sky Conference foe Sacramento State for 2014 and 2015. The Wildcats and Hornets have met each year since 1996 but, due to the expanded conference membership, are not sched...

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Utah State football: Aggies’ big (TV) moment has arrived

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:34 MDT

Utah State football: Aggies’ big (TV) moment has arrived

By Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

There’s nothing quite like having your feet planted in the stands at Romney Stadium, with hard-hitting football in front of you and a raucous crowd around you. Official visits on game days have an effect on Utah State recruits that can’t be replicated. Young fans who experience the sport there for the first time often find themselves Aggies for life. Now, USU has an opportunity to extend that outreach to a much larger audience. With no fewer than six games on national television this fall — the ...

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Arena football: Utah Blaze start fast but can’t win at Arizona Rattlers

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:35 MDT

Arena football: Utah Blaze start fast but can’t win at Arizona Rattlers

FROM NEWS SERVICES

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

The Utah Blaze took an early 14-0 lead, but couldn’t sustain their momentum as the Arizona Rattlers rallied to win at home, 65-48, in Arena Football League action Saturday night. Blaze quarterback Tommy Grady was 25 for 50 for 302 yards and six touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions. Mario Urrutia caught nine passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Arizona’s Nick Davila was 19 of 31 for 208 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. The Rattlers (7-1), who lead the National Confere...

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Ferguson key in Man U’s financial transformation

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:58 MDT

Ferguson key in Man U’s financial transformation

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

London • Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world’s most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world’s technology darling did after the departure of its iconic leader? The announcement Wednesday that the Manchester United manager, universally known as Fergie, will retire has raised concerns not only over the club’s dominance of English football but also about its financial future. Almost 27 years after he took the helm of an underper...

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Coach cleared of charges no longer at MSU-Mankato

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:58 MDT

Coach cleared of charges no longer at MSU-Mankato

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Minneapolis • A former head football coach for Minnesota State University-Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges last year but reassigned to an administrative position, is no longer employed at the university, the school said Wednesday. Todd Hoffner’s last day on the university’s payroll was Tuesday, school spokesman Dan Benson told The Associated Press. He declined to say whether Hoffner was fired or left on his own, calling it was a private personnel matter, and declined to gi...

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11-time NCAA champ will remain Mount Union AD

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:58 MDT

11-time NCAA champ will remain Mount Union AD

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Alliance, Ohio • Mount Union’s Larry Kehres, who won 11 NCAA Division III championships in 27 seasons while compiling a remarkable 332-24-3 record, is stepping down as head football coach to remain athletic director. His son, Vince, will replace him in charge of the Purple Raiders. Larry Kehres, in his 39th year working at his alma mater, began working as an assistant football coach and professor in 1974. He was Mount Union’s first head swimming coach, was hired as athletic director in 1985 ...

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14 chosen for College Football Hall of Fame

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:12 MDT

14 chosen for College Football Hall of Fame

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

New York • Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, were selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame. They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation and revealed Tuesday. The rest of the players to be inducted in December are: Miami Heisman winner Vinny Testaverde, whose selection was announced Monday; Ted Brown of North Carolina St...

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Utah AD Hill favors 9-game schedule

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:24:36 MDT

Utah AD Hill favors 9-game schedule

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 7, 2013 05:24PM MDT

While there were no 'formal' discussions about the possibility of moving to an 8-game football schedule at the recent Pac-12 meetings according to Utah athletic director Chris Hill, the topic was certainly bantered about among the coaches, whose ultimate desire is to have a consistent format for all conferences. As for Hill, he said he prefers keeping the 9-game schedule. "I like playing as many Pac-12 teams as possible," he said. One of the reasons he feels it is important to do so is for stren...

Wyoming installing new football playing surface

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:12 MDT

Wyoming installing new football playing surface

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

Laramie, Wyo. • A new playing surface will be installed this summer at Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium. The FieldTurf Revolution playing surface on Jonah Field will have a distinctive Wyoming design and will be completed in time for the 2013 college football season. It will cost about $500,000 and is being paid for with private funds. FieldTurf has been installed at many top NCAA football stadiums for its grass-like performance and safety. The new turf will include a depiction of the Teton ...

Wuerffel, Dayne, Frazier selected for college Hall

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:13 MDT

Wuerffel, Dayne, Frazier selected for college Hall

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

Sports briefs: Tim Tebow tops Forbes list of influential athletes

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:52:11 MDT

Sports briefs: Tim Tebow tops Forbes list of influential athletes

Updated May 6, 2013 11:52PM MDT

FOOTBALL • Even on the unemployment line, Tim Tebow remains a popular presence. The quarterback, cut by the New York Jets last week after one disappointing season and now a free agent, was selected as America’s most influential athlete, according to a survey released Monday by Forbes.com. Tebow had the most influence on fans, according to 29 percent of respondents, finishing ahead of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps (25 percent), Jamaican track star Usain Bolt (23 percent) and Yankees shortstop D...

Pac-12: Coaches want nine league games for all conferences

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:02 MDT

Pac-12: Coaches want nine league games for all conferences

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 6, 2013 02:38PM MDT

Football coaches continually speak of worrying only about what they can control. Yet it became clear Monday that the Pac-12's coaches care a lot about something that's outside of their domain. Pac-12 schools play nine conference games annually, plus a championship game for the division winners. The coaches want teams in other leagues to do the same, in the interest of having consistent standards for picking the four playoff teams. Judging by Monday's media teleconference that wrapped up spring f...