The Football Stories top 20 teams after week eight of the college season. Alabama (8-0) Penn State (7-0) Georgia (7-0) TCU (7-0) Wisconsin (7-0) Ohio State (6-1) Clemson (6-1) Oklahoma (6-1) Miami (6-0) Notre Dame (6-1) Oklahoma State (6-1) Washington (6-1) Virginia Tech (6-1) North Carolina State (6-1) Washington State (7-1) Michigan State (6-1) UCF […]
PHILADELPHIA: They say in life timing is everything. You’re either in the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time. For the Eagles these days, their timing couldn’t be better, at least through the first seven games. Quarterback Carson Wentz could not have picked a better time to escape […]
At Football Stories, we always wait until about mid-season before we issue our first rankings of college football teams but we’ll update them weekly from here on out (check footballstories.com to find the latest rankings). So without further ado here is the top 20 teams after week seven of the college season. Alabama (7-0). […]
EAST RUTHERFORD: The Giants came into their game against the Seattle Seahawks with a new-found attitude on offense following Big Blue’s 23-10 road win against the Denver Broncos last week. The Giants defense always had the attitude. But attitude alone was not enough Sunday as the Seahawks offense was able to wear down the Giants […]
Junior quarterback is the ninth Penn State player to earn the honor since 2004 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; October 22, 2017 – Junior quarterback Trace McSorley (Ashburn, Va.) earned the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week award after his performance against No. 19 Michigan. He is the ninth Penn State player to claim Walter […]
Record crowd of 110,823 at Beaver Stadium; McSorley and Barkley each score three times UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In front of a raucous, Beaver Stadium-record crowd of 110,823, Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley scored three touchdowns each to lead No. 2 Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) past No. 19 Michigan (5-2, 2-2 Big […]
The last time the NFL let Jerry Jones host a major NFL event at AT&T Stadium is was a disaster.
On February 6, 2011, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XLV in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31–25.
Hours before kickoff, over 1,200 seats were blocked off in the interest of safety; according to a police officer in the affected area, the seats hadn’t been finished in time for the fire marshal to inspect them. Approximately 800 people were given other seats inside the stadium, thus costing the NFL any chance of setting the Super Bowl attendance record (the final figure of 103,219 came 766 short of the record set in Super Bowl XIV.
On February 9, 2011, the first lawsuit was filed against the NFL and Jerry Jones. Will Jones get a chance to redeem himself?
*The Giants improved to 1-3 on the road this season. *The Giants held their opponents to their lowest point total since a 19-10 defeat of Washington in the 2016 season finale. *The Giants led at halftime, 17-3, their largest lead after two quarters since Dec. 7, 2014, when they led the Titans in Tennessee, 23-0. […]
When the team you coach is 0-5, you’ve lost several top players to injury and a few more because you simply lost them mentally, it’s time for change or it’s you the owner’s will change. Giants second year coach Ben McAdoo is no dummy. It was time for change. McAdoo had been the offensive coordinator […]
The Eagles overcame injuries, mistakes, and a relentless pass rush to defeat the Carolina Panthers 28-23 on the road. The Birds are sitting on top of the NFC with a 5-1 record and are looking at three straight home games. Carson Wentz completed 16 of 30 passes for 222 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. […]
