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ASU football loss to WSU could be start of Erickson’s exit
The gray, gloomy skies and cold, wet November weather that enveloped Martin Stadium at Washington State yesterday must have reminded the Arizona State football players of a scene from the end of the world. ASU head coach, Dennis Erickson, may have been thinking something more along the lines of end of the road. That’s what [...] -
Sparked by Zach Bauman, NAU football on a 2-game roll
Dark clouds are rolling in and lingering over the football fields in Tucson and Tempe. But in Flagstaff, the sun is breaking through. Arizona State just dropped a game to UCLA they should have won, losing by one point on a game-ending missed field goal. It was the Sun Devils’ second conference loss, bumping them [...] -
Football playoffs Round 1: new state record, 2OT thriller
Who says the first round of high school playoffs isn’t that exciting? That certainly wasn’t the case in football last week. In fact, the next round will have to go some to offer up more excitement. A state record set, three more tied, and a game that was won on a two-point conversion in double-overtime. [...] -
Saguaro’s 65-0 loss sends wrong signal for prep football
When does a high school sports program become more about winning than just playing the game? How about when a football coach keeps his best players out of an important game because he wants them to be ‘rested’ going into the state playoffs and make a run for a state title? We’re talking about John [...] -
Saguaro v. Chaparral isn’t the only football game tonight
As we wrap up the regular season of high school football, probably the most-anticipated game of the year was saved for last. Saguaro High will meet Chaparral High on center stage. But on a much smaller stage, there is another game in Chandler that is also significant – but won’t generate nearly the same interest [...] -
New state rushing record & major upsets in prep football
The raw excitement that is generated by high school football was spread across the state last night. A heart-stopping upset of a ranked team in the final minute of the game out west in Glendale…an emotional win up north in Flagstaff that was a long time in coming…an offensive display that set a state record [...] -
Kish unveils ‘new’ UA football team with 48-12 UCLA win
Maybe someone should call up Greg Byrne, the Arizona AD, and suggest he might want to drag his feet a little as he searches for a new head football coach. He might already have the best candidate on the sidelines. Arizona’s interim head coach, Tim Kish, just threw his name into the hat with a [...] -
Can Nick Foles lead ‘new’ Wildcats back from 1-5 start?
Who has the toughest job in college football this week? Tim Kish certainly has to be a leading candidate for that dubious distinction. The used-to-be assistant coach at University of Arizona just got handed a program that is off to a 1-5 start and in disarray after losing the head coach it has known for [...] -
Prep football rivalries in Week 8 fail to measure up
High school football rivalry games don’t always live up to the hype. Rivalries have their up years and their down years. Week 8 of the 2011 season had several rivalry games on the schedule, but only one lived up to its promise – and that one is just getting started. One of the oldest and [...] -
Will GameDay’s Corso pick ASU over Oregon? Not likely
When Lee Corso reaches beneath the desk on the ESPN College Gameday set tomorrow morning to pull out the mascot head that represents his pick for the winner of the Arizona State matchup with Oregon, odds are it will be a Duck’s head. The GameDay crew will be in Eugene for tomorrow’s live telecast, as [...]
