College football


BARRETT JONES HOPES PHILADELPHIA IS HIS LAST STOP

Al Thompson

Saying the NFL is a tough league and a brutal place to make a living is putting it lightly. Winning is all that matters at this level. Most coaches will play anyone from almost any background if it helps the team win. A player’s resume may get him in the door, but to land a […]


25 Dec 15 - College football, Football, Football Training, NFL - No CommentsRead More »


EAGLES ROAD TO PLAYOFFS CONTINUES AGAINST BUFFALO

Al Thompson

The Eagles win over the New England Patriots…was it a turn in the road towards a Division title and a guaranteed home game in the first round of the playoffs?
Or was it simply a fluke result by a team headed nowhere.
On Sunday Eagles Nation will find out as the Birds face the talented by inconsistent Buffalo Bills at Lincoln Financial Field (1 p.m. CBS).


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ST. AUGUSTINE CONTINUES JOURNEY TO BECOME BEST TEAM IN NEW JERSEY

Al Thompson

St. Augustine Prep just completed one of its best seasons in school history. The Hermits finished with a 9-1 record, the 2015 Cape-Atlantic League title and the No. 1 ranking in the Footballstories Top 20 High School Football Teams of South Jersey for 2015.


11 Dec 15 - College football, Football Training, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »


HAPPY DAYS FOR TEMPLE; RHULE STAYING

Rock Hoffman

Meatloaf sang, “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and that’s what you could say about the Temple football program over the last three days. They didn’t get an American Athletic Conference Championship when they lost the title game to the University of Houston 24-13. “This one hurts,” said Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich, who was the […]


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OWLS MATAKEVICH PLAYING AT A HIGH LEVEL

Rock Hoffman

That Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich is having a great season is a surprise to no one. The senior from Stratford, CT had over 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons on North Broad, in doing so he became just the third Owl to have three-straight 100-plus tackle seasons joining Joe Klecko and Steve […]


3 Dec 15 - College football, Football - No CommentsRead More »


NO DOUBT IN TEMPLE WIN; TITLE GAME NEXT

Rock Hoffman

After being bowl-eligible in 2014 and not getting an invitation, the Temple football team adopted the slogan, “Leave no doubt.” With a dominating defensive performance against Connecticut in a 27-3 win on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the Owls clinched the American Athletic Conference East Division title. There is no doubt, this season Temple […]


1 Dec 15 - College football - No CommentsRead More »


PARKER LOOKING TO END CAMDEN CATHOLIC CAREER ON A HIGH NOTE

Al Thompson

Camden Catholic finished the regular season unbeaten, 8-0, the West Jersey – Royal Champs and the No. 2 seed in the highly competitive Group 3 Non-Public Division of the NJSIAA tournament. The Fighting Irish, despite their record and seed were matched up in the first round against No. 7 seed DePaul Catholic. The Spartans (3-6 […]


20 Nov 15 - College football, Football, Football Training, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »


EPISCOPAL ACADEMY’S ‘MOOSE’ MINICOZZI IS LOOSE AT DICKINSON

Joseph Santoliquito

Still, something kept dragging the 5-foot-10, 270-pound John Minicozzi, or “Moose,” back to the football field. The kid who was undersized at Episcopal Academy found himself tiny again, even by D-III standards. It’s always been Minicozzi’s passion for the game that’s propelled him to overachieve and it’s led to Moose starting as a true freshman at Dickinson, at defensive tackle.


10 Nov 15 - College football, Football, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »


FOOTBALLSTORIES COLLEGE TOP 20

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Ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings, which will be released on November 3, here is the Football Stories Top 20. 1 – LSU (7-0) 2 – Ohio State (8-0) 3 – Clemson (8-0) 4 – TCU (8-0) 5 – Baylor (7-0) 6 – Michigan State (8-0) 7 – Alabama (7-1) 8 – Notre […]


6 Nov 15 - College football - No CommentsRead More »


TEMPLE EDGED BY NOTRE DAME

Rock Hoffman

PHILADELPHIA – Temple coach Matt Rhule has said several times the script for Owls games has the contests still in doubt into the fourth quarter. Such was the case on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field where the 21st ranked Owls battled ninth-ranked Notre Dame. Only in the very end did it go wrong for […]


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