PressBox: College Sports Archive: November / December 2007

College Sports Archive: November / December 2007

ACC Embracing Football Commitment
ACC football programs are making strides to catch up with the success of ACC basketball.
• College Sports Roundup

Terps Hope to Cap Season With Emerald Bowl Win
The chances of reaching a bowl game looked bleak for Maryland, but now the team is preparing for Friday's matchup against Oregon State.

College Bowls Full of NFL Talent
PressBox's guide to bowl participants who could be household names by the NFL Draft.

Kids Count: Should College Football Have Playoffs?
With a complicated system and perennially controversial selections, is the BCS college football's best option for a postseason?

Scouting Bowls For NFL Stars
It's bowl season again in college football, but while many people will be worrying about the winners and losers of each game, other fans will focus on individual players who could be household names by the time the NFL Draft rolls around in April.

UMBC: Sleeping Giant Stirs
An eclectic combination of a post-grad gunner, a tough little point guard, two maturing sophomores and three transfers has UMBC poised for a run at its first trip to the NCAA Division I tournament.

New Coach, Old Style Is Navy's Bowl Scheme
Ken Niumatalolo was introduced as the 38th Navy coach last Saturday. His first order of business will be to get his team ready for the Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl.
• College Sports Roundup

Singleton Wins Courage Award
Navy senior slotback Zerbin Singleton is the winner of the FedEx Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award.

Campbell Can Add To Records In Bowl
He won't win the Heisman like Roger Staubach, and he won't bring titles to Annapolis like Tom Hamilton and Frank Wickhosrt, but Reggie Campbell will go down as one of the most exciting players in Navy football history.
• College Sports Roundup

This 'Bambi' Has No Fear Of Life In Rugged Zone
In a 2007 Terrapins' campaign in which a myriad of backups have inherited major roles due to countless injuries, one player's insertion into the starting lineup has seemingly gone unnoticed -- slot receiver Emani Lee-Odai. • Surviving Gridiron Collisions

Terps Hoops Must Get Better To Compete In ACC
The Terps' basketball schedule is comprised of three phases, and so far it has been an up and down battle to get through the first phase.

Fired ACC Football Coaches Learned Hard Lessons
While trigger-happy administrators and overactive booster clubs often are the driving forces behind the firings of coaches in college sports today, sometimes it just comes down to wins and losses.

Army-Navy: America's Game
Baltimore plays host to college football's greatest rivalry as the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen meet at M&T Bank Stadium Saturday.
• Army-Navy Lookback | Army-Navy Events

Navy Opponent Preview: Army
This is it, the big enchilada, the main event. For both the Midshipmen and the Knights, this annual battle makes or breaks a season.
• College Sports Roundup

Navy Must Get Ready For Army
With a fifth consecutive winning season guaranteed and a trip to the Poinsettia Bowl secured, the Midshipmen are focused on one final goal -- beating Army.
• College Sports Roundup

Terps' Flood Of Injuries Produces Extra Effort
The combination of shakeups at the offensive line and quarterback positions has had a direct effect on the rush offense led by Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball.
• Maryland Opponent Preview: N.C. State Wolfpack | Must-win Game for Terps

Kids Count: Who Has Advantage, Army Or Navy?
Navy has won the last five Army-Navy contests, but can they keep the Black Knights out of the end zone? Find out what two young fans had to say.

Tigers, Greyhounds Face Similar Challenges
Both Towson and Loyola are seeking upward mobility in the world of Division I hoops, and for the first time in decades, alumni and students are enthusiastic.
• College Hoops Top 20: Rounding Up The Usual Suspects

B.C. Win Rejuvenates Maryland
With the win against BC, Maryland is in control of its own destiny, needing only one win to be bowl-eligible, while two wins would guarantee an invite.
• College Sports Roundup

Navy Win Plan: A Great Offense Is Good Defense
Navy returns home to host Northern Illinois following a two-game road trip in which the Midshipmen snapped a 43-year losing streak to Notre Dame and defeated North Texas in the highest-scoring game in major college history.

ACC Renews Basketball Challenge
The ACC, which likely will send at least eight of its 12 schools to football bowls this winter, would love to see a similar number of entries at the NCAA Tournament in March, after a record seven bids a year ago.

Terps Stun Boston College
For the first time this season the Terrapins were able to rise above their injuries as a battered Maryland team rekindled its bowl hopes and stunned No.8 Boston College with a 42-35 victory on Senior Night in Byrd Stadium.

After 43 Years, Navy Quiets Queries
Navy quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada now has one significant thing in common with the legendary Midshipmen signal caller Roger Staubach -- they both led their teams to victory over the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
• College Sports Roundup

Feel-Good Approach Works For Sollazzo
Maryland defensive line coach Dave Sollazzo's intense style, wacky antics and raspy voice have become staples of his coaching method.
• Maryland Opponent Preview: Boston College

Local Hoops Preview
With college basketball right around the corner, PressBox previews the season outlook for Coppin State, Morgan State, Loyola, Navy, Towson and UMBC.
• Kids Count: Which Schools Offer More Hoops Excitement?

Survivor Baltimore
Because people cared, Gerald Brown's see-saw life and basketball career are on the upswing at Loyola.

UNC, Duke Renew ACC’s Basketball Challenge
ACC basketball remains the king of the hill in many ways, but the 2006-07 season marked the first time since 1985 that the ACC failed to put at least two teams in the Sweet 16.

There's No Changing Gary
When a guy is at one school for 20 years fans get to know a lot about him. With Gary Williams, you know what you're going to get.

Terps' Season On The Brink
After two straight home losses against ACC foes Virginia and Clemson, the Maryland football season is slowly crumbling right before Ralph Friedgen’s eyes.
• Maryland Opponent Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels

Mids Hope Losing Skid Ends In South Bend
Following a disappointing loss to Delaware, the Midshipmen will try to notch a rare win against the Irish this Saturday in South Bend.
• Navy Opponent Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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