FT. WORTH (SMU) – SMU junior Kyle Padron has been named to the Watch List for the 2011 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced today. Padron, from Southlake, started all 14 games last season and was named All-Co…
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Beall Named to Doak Walker Watch List
University of Houston senior running back Bryce Beall has been named to the 2011 Doak Walker Award watch list, an award given nationally to the nation’s best running back.
Line Nominated For Doak Walker Award
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU junior Zach Line has been named a preseason candidate for the 2011 Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced today. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back. The award, in its 22nd year, …
C-USA Player Spotlight: East Carolina QB Dominique Davis
East Carolina set a school record with 60 offensive touchdowns (39 passing, 21 rushing) and scored a Pirate record 478 points last season. The trigger man behind the offensive surge was quarterback Dominique Davis, who virtually re-wrote ECU’s single-s…
UH Announces Game Times for Marshall and Georgia State
The University of Houston Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced two more home game times for the 2011 season with a night game against Georgia State and an afternoon contest for Homecoming vs. Marshall. Both games will be televised by Comca…
Four C-USA Football Players Named to Rimington Watch List
The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2011 Spring Watch List and Conference USA has four players in the grouping. SMU senior Blake McJunkin, Tulsa junior Trent Dupy, UAB senior Darion Smith and UTEP junior Eloy Atkinson represent C-USA on the…
Seven C-USA Players Chosen in 2011 NFL Draft
Seven Conference USA players were taken in the 2011 National Football League Draft, which concluded on Saturday evening. UCF OL Jah Reid was the first player selected, going to the Baltimore Ravens in the third round with the 85th overall pick. East Ca…
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl announces Dec. 30 kickoff in Dallas
The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will return to Dallas for the second-straight year as the ninth edition of the nationally-televised postseason college football bowl game on ESPN will be played Friday, Dec. 30, at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium with…
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Announces 2011 Game Date
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has secured a coveted New Year’s Eve weekend date for the 2011 bowl game. The 53rd AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played Saturday afternoon, December 31 at 2:30 p.m. CST. The game will be televised on ESPN and broadcast by ESPN…
Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl To Be Played In Prime Time Dec. 24 on ESPN
ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, and the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl have announced that the 2011 Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl will kick-off at 3 p.m. HT (8 p.m. ET), Saturday, Dec. 24 at Aloha Stadium. This year’s game marks the 10th edition a…
