OnTheClockDraft.com - 2008 NFL Draft

Nfl: N.y. Giants 19, New England 14
Aug 28, 2008, 9:25 PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- David Carr completed 20-of-29 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns Thursday, leading the New York Giants past New England 19-14.

Players Mentioned: Kevin O'Connell

UPI

Joe Flacco

Ryan Gets Falcons Started In Win Over Ravens
Aug 28, 2008, 9:10 PM

The top two quarterbacks selected in the 2008 NFL draft started their team's final preseason game _ for vastly different reasons. Matt Ryan played two series Thursday night to get a feel for being Atlanta's starting quarterback. Joe Flacco started out of necessity for Baltimore, and his so-so performance in a 10-9 defeat did little to bring any clarity to the Ravens' messy quarterback ...

Players Mentioned: Joe Flacco

AP via Yahoo! Singapore News

Matt Ryan

Ryan Gets Falcons Started In Win Over Ravens
Aug 28, 2008, 9:10 PM

The top two quarterbacks selected in the 2008 NFL draft started their team's final preseason game _ for vastly different reasons. Matt Ryan played two series Thursday night to get a feel for being Atlanta's starting quarterback. Joe Flacco started out of necessity for Baltimore, and his so-so performance in a 10-9 defeat did little to bring any clarity to the Ravens' messy quarterback ...

Players Mentioned: Matt Ryan

AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News

Joe Flacco

Ryan Gets Falcons Started In Win Over Ravens
Aug 28, 2008, 9:10 PM

The top two quarterbacks selected in the 2008 NFL draft started their team's final preseason game _ for vastly different reasons. Matt Ryan played two series Thursday night to get a feel for being Atlanta's starting quarterback. Joe Flacco started out of necessity for Baltimore, and his so-so performance in a 10-9 defeat did little to bring any clarity to the Ravens' messy quarterback ...

Players Mentioned: Joe Flacco

AP via Yahoo! Philippines News

John David Booty

Teddy Greenstein: Big Ten Has Image Problem Vs. Sec
Aug 28, 2008, 7:46 PM

Tracing the exact moment the Big Ten went from revered to reviled, from front-line to "punch line" (Kirk Herbstreit's term) is surprisingly easy.

Players Mentioned: John David Booty

Chicago Tribune

Prather, Cut By Saints, Works Out With Arizona Cardinals
Aug 28, 2008, 5:33 PM

San Lorenzo Valley High alum Waylon Prather - a punter cut by the New Orleans Saints earlier this week - had a workout with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday.

Players Mentioned: Todd Blythe

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Southern-houston Preview Capsule
Aug 28, 2008, 4:28 PM

It is the debut of first-year Houston coach Kevin Sumlin, who was co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma the past two seasons. The Cougars are the only Football Bowl Subdivision team...

Players Mentioned: Anthony Alridge

KATC 3 Lafayette

Southern-houston Preview Capsule
Aug 28, 2008, 3:31 PM

Associated Press - August 28, 2008 4:15 PM ET It is the debut of first-year Houston coach Kevin Sumlin, who was co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma the past two seasons.

Players Mentioned: Anthony Alridge

KFDA-TV Amarillo

Southern-houston Preview Capsule
Aug 28, 2008, 3:21 PM

It is the debut of first-year Houston coach Kevin Sumlin, who was co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma the past two seasons. The Cougars are the only Football Bowl Subdivision team Southern plays this season.

Players Mentioned: Anthony Alridge

KXAN 36 Austin

Broncos Trade Montrae Holland To Cowboys
Aug 28, 2008, 2:20 PM

The Broncos announced Thursday that they have traded guard Montrae Holland to the Cowboys for a fifth round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The move indicates that the team is very happy with Chris Kuper's performance at the right guard position. He's now the expected starter.

Players Mentioned: Tyler Polumbus, Kory Lichtensteiger

CBS4 Denver

Rashard Mendenhall*
Matthew Stockman
Getty Images

Illini And Tigers Tangle In St. Louis
Aug 28, 2008, 12:57 PM

In what may prove to be the best game of college football's opening weekend, the sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers of the Big 12 Conference and the 20th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten meet in St. Louis.

Players Mentioned: Rashard Mendenhall*

The Kansas City Star

Curtis Lofton*

Sooners Begin Season With High Expectations
Aug 28, 2008, 11:31 AM

Oklahoma has a possible Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback, back-to-back Big 12 titles to defend and a top 5 ranking in the preseason for the first time since 2004.

Players Mentioned: Reggie Smith*, Curtis Lofton*

KXII Sherman

Rashard Mendenhall*
Matthew Stockman
Getty Images

Illini Coach Sees Missouri As Measuring Stick
Aug 28, 2008, 11:26 AM

'We're going to know exactly where we are' Illinois won't have to wait long to find out how good it is, with Saturday's season opener against No. 6 Missouri, Illini coach Ron Zook said Tuesday.

Players Mentioned: Rashard Mendenhall*

The Carthage Press

Jamaal Charles*

Longhorns Open Season Against Florida Atlantic
Aug 28, 2008, 11:16 AM

Texas entered its first game of last season expecting to roll over a Sun Belt Conference opponent en route to another double-figure win total.

Players Mentioned: Jamaal Charles*

KXII Sherman

Vernon Gholston*

Osu Returners To Savor Their Senior Season
Aug 28, 2008, 7:32 AM

COLUMBUS (AP) -- When Ohio State coach Jim Tressel announced in December 2007 that 13 Buckeyes were considering jumping into the NFL draft a year early, it sent shock waves through the team's fan base.

Players Mentioned: Vernon Gholston*

Newark Advocate

Keenan Burton

Rams Receivers Still Looking To Catch On
Aug 28, 2008, 7:12 AM

Marques Hagans didn't even watch the NFL draft in April, so it took a teammate - fellow Rams wide receiver Derek Stanley - to be the bearer of ill tidings. "Stanley called me and told me (the Rams) had drafted two receivers," Hagans said. Uh, oh.

Players Mentioned: Keenan Burton

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Vernon Gholston*

Returnees Savoring A Final Year Playing For Osu
Aug 28, 2008, 7:07 AM

COLUMBUS (AP) - When Ohio State coach Jim Tressel announced last December that 13 Buckeyes were considering jumping into the NFL draft a year early, it sent shock waves through the team's fan base.

Players Mentioned: Vernon Gholston*

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Justin King*

Davis Has His Prayers Answered
Aug 28, 2008, 6:57 AM

There are bigger players on Penn State's roster. There are faster ones. There are stronger ones and there are, it's fair to say, more talented ones.

Players Mentioned: Justin King*

The Citizens' Voice

Glenn Dorsey
Chris Graythen
Getty Images

Cleveland Sports
Aug 28, 2008, 6:51 AM

Have you lowered your expectations for the Browns based on their performance in the preseason?

Players Mentioned: Mike Hart, Vernon Gholston*, Glenn Dorsey

The Plain Dealer

Vernon Gholston*

Defensive End Ready To Generate Some Heat For Buckeyes
Aug 28, 2008, 6:38 AM

COLUMBUS -- If Lawrence Wilson finally becomes the defensive force Ohio State has waited four years to see, you can thank Tyson Gentry.

Players Mentioned: Vernon Gholston*

Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum

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