Southern Times, Girls and Sports

One thing about America is this: they love a great underdog story.
Whether it’s the New York Giants beating the New England Cheaters in this year’s Super Bowl or last September when the Appalachian State Mountaineers shocked the Michigan Wolverines, football in general over the last few years has given us plenty of surprises.
But Saturday night, [...]

After a week of being on best behavior and saying goodbye to North Highland Park’s greatest basketball player, I have once again returned to present to you the SEC Power Rankings for the week of September 7th.
1. Georgia (The real season begins this week when the Bulldogs face South Carolina.)
2. Florida (Impressive win against Miami [...]

Houston Cougars
Head Coach: Kevin Sumlin (1st year)
Stadium: Robertson Stadium (32,000)
2007 Record: 8-5 (6-2 C-USA West)
Postseason: Lost to TCU 20-13 in Texas Bowl
Key Returnees on Offense: QB Case Keenum
Key Returnees on Defense: NT Eli Ash, DT Tate Stewart, DE Phillip Hunt, LB Cody Lubojasky, CB Brandon Brinkley, SS Ernest Miller, FS Kenneth Fontennette
The Skinny: After an [...]

Southern Methodist Mustangs
Head Coach: June Jones (1st season at SMU, 76-41overall)
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000)
2007 Record: 1-11 (0-8 C-USA West)
Postseason: None
Key Returnees on Offense: QB Justin Willis, RB DeMyron Martin, WR Emmanuel Sanders
Key Returnees on Defense: LBs Will Bonita, Justin Smart, CS Bryan McCann, SS Bryce Hudman, FS David Haynes
The Skinny: In the two [...]

Central Florida Knights
Head Coach: George O’Leary (22-28, 4 years at Central Florida, 74-61 overall)
Stadium: Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323)
2007 Record: 10-4 (7-1 C-USA East)
Postseason: Lost to Mississippi State 10-3 in Liberty Bowl
Key Returnees On Offense: TE Corey Rabazinski, WRs Rocky Ross and Kamar Aiken
Key Returnees On Defense: DE Bruce Miller, NT Torrell Troup, FS Jason [...]