Ex-Southwestern player Rex Ryan profiled on ESPN magazine E:60
Rex Ryan
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who was born in Ardmore and played defensive end at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, will be featured on the next edition of the ESPN newsmagazine “E:60” at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Here is ESPN’s synopsis of the story:
Rex Ryan, son of legendary NFL coach Buddy Ryan, has hit the ground running in his first head coaching job. Both on the field and off… Off the field, his brazen personality and forthright way of speaking have come across as a breath of fresh air to some (the media, many fans) and contentious to others (the Patriots & Dolphins organizations and fan bases). He stated that he’s “not here to kiss Bill Belichick’s (Patriots head coach) rings” and engaged in a war of words with Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder.
On the field, Ryan’s team has been emboldened by his tactics and approach, winning the first three games of the season.
And while Ryan is recognized as a creative and skilled coach, he had to fight a little harder to get there…as he suffers from dyslexia…a learning disorder characterized by difficulties with spelling and reading. Rachel Nichols reports.
Top 10 college football telecasts: Florida-LSU showdown tops week
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow
The Florida-LSU showdown in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday night on CBS tops the week. LSU represents one of the biggest obstacles for defending national champion Florida in its goal of an unbeaten season. Gators quarterback Tim Tebow, recovering from a concussion, is questionable for the game.
(With Tuesday’s Latest Line)
1. No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU, 7 p.m., CBS (Fla. by 9).
2. No. 21 Nebraska at No. 24 Missouri, 8 p.m., Thursday, ESPN (Neb. by 2)
3. No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi, 2:30 p.m., CBS (Ala. by 7)
4. No. 15 Oklahoma State at Texas A&M, 11:30 p.m., FSN (OSU by 7).
5. Baylor at No. 19 Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m., ABC (OU by 23).
6. No. 17 Auburn at Arkansas, 11 a.m., ESPN. (Auburn by 2).
7. Georgia at Tennessee, 11:15 a.m., SEC (Tenn. by 1)
8. Michigan at No. 12 Iowa, 7 p.m., ABC (Iowa by 7).
9. Colorado at No. 2 Texas, 6:15 p.m., ESPN (Texas by 32).
10. Wisconsin at No. 9 Ohio State, 2:30 p.m., ESPN (Ohio St. by 14).
Also worth a look:
Iowa State at No. 16 Kansas, 11:30 a.m., Versus (KU by 19).
Kansas State at Texas Tech, 6 p.m., FSN (Tech by 17).
Houston at Mississippi State, 11:30 a.m., ESPNU (Hou. by 3)
Wisconsin at No. 9 Ohio State, 2:30 p.m., ESPN (Ohio St. by 14).
Southern Mississippi at Louisville, 6:30 P.M., ESPNU (So. Miss by 3).
No. 22 Georgia Tech at Florida State, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (FSU by 3).
Top 10 college football telecasts: OU-Miami tops weekend
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris
The OU-Miami game tops the weekend. ABC will carry the 7 p.m. game to 81 percent of the nation. Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters will be the announcers.
Games are Saturday unless noted with Wednesday’s Latest Line:
1. No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 17 Miami, 7 p.m., ABC (OU by 7)
2. No. 4 LSU at No. 18 Georgia, 2:30 p.m., CBS (Georgia by 2)
3. Auburn at Tennessee, 6:45 p.m., ESPN. (Tenn. by 2)
4. Texas A&M vs. Arkansas from Cowboys Stadium, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Ark. by 1)
5. Pittsburgh at Louisville, 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN. (Pitt by 6)
6. No. 3 Alabama at Kentucky, 11:21 a.m., SEC (KSBI-52.) (Ala. By 17)
7. Florida State at Boston College, 2:30 p.m., ESPN. (FSU by 5).
8. No. 15 Penn State at Illinois, 2:30 p.m., ABC. (Penn St. by 6)
9. Colorado at West Virginia, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN. (W.Va. by 17)
10. No. 21 Mississippi at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPNU (Ole Miss by 9)
Also worth a look:
Washington at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBC (N.D. by 13)
New Mexico at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m., FSOK (Tech by 36).
Clemson at Maryland, 11 a.m., ESPNU (Clemson by 13)
N.C. State at Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU (NCS by 1)
CBS analyst Danielson brags about SEC quarterbacks
Gary Danielson
CBS college football analyst Gary Danielson, who has turned into one of the SEC’s most-outspoken cheerleaders, now is bragging about the conference’s quarterbacks. He will be in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday to broadcast the Arkansas-Alabama game at 2:30 p.m.
In a press release from CBS, Danielson said, “When I came to this conference there was a lack of quarterbacks. The Big 12 gets a lot of notoriety for their quarterbacks because of their stats. I am going to make a prediction that the three quarterbacks in the SEC, Tim Tebow, Jevon Snead and now (Ryan) Mallett eventually will be drafted higher than any three quarterbacks now playing in any other conference. Snead may go No. 1 in the draft this year if the team drafting needs a quarterback. He will be the first quarterback taken in the draft and Tebow will go in the first round. Mallet next year, or the year after, will be the first quarterback taken.”
On other topics:
On Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett: Mallett who has transferred from Michigan, has gone from the Bluest of Blue to the Reddest of Red. He is one of the cockiest people I have come around in my 15 years of doing this. And I love him for it. He is really going to be an interesting player for us to watch in the conference.
On Arkansas-Alabama: This game really crystallizes why this conference has exploded and gotten tougher and tougher every year that I have been covering the SEC. Now with the league has another coach, Bobby Petrino, who is a national expert in the passing game. If you talk to anyone in the country about who knows how to throw the ball, if you are going to name two guys, he’s one of the two. He is going to go against the No. 1 guy in defending the pass in Nick Saban. Again, this game crystallizes why this conference has become must see TV. It’s become almost a mini NFL. Arkansas is not as good, but they are so good at what they do.
On Tennessee winning in loss to Florida: I don’t know if I have ever seen a team lose a game and gain more out of it than Tennessee’s program did. Lane Kiffin, in one game, has gained the respect of his players, the fans and the coaches around this conference that he is the guy that will turn Tennessee around. That team was almost down on themselves. They now look at themselves in the mirror and actually see something good. Tennessee was really down on themselves last year and the same goes for Tennessee fans.
On Florida coach Urban Meyer gaining the attention of his players: Urban Meyer got something out of the win that he needed. That team was flying so high, no one was saying anything bad about his team. It was almost as if they were unbeatable. He now has something to sell to his team, that they are not all that everybody has been telling them. So he got a win out of it, but he also got something he can grind his team with. It almost took losing to Mississippi last year before he gained their attention. He gets to gain their attention with a win.
Top 10 college telecasts: Miami-Va. Tech tops the weekend
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris leads the Hurricanes against Virginia Tech.
This weekend isn’t nearly as strong as last weekend, but there are a few good games. In the weekend’s best telecast, OU fans will get a preview of Miami, which the Sooners will play on Oct. 3.
All games Saturday unless noted.
Wednesday’s Latest Line in parentheses.
1. No. 9 Miami at No. 11 Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m., KOCO-5 (Miami by 2).
2. Texas Tech at No. 17 Houston, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2 (Houston by 1).
3. No. 4 Mississippi at South Carolina, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, ESPN (Ole Miss by 3 1/2).
4. Iowa at No. 5 Penn State, 7 p.m., KOCO-5 (Penn St. by 9 1/2).
5. No. 1 Florida at Kentucky, 5 p.m., ESPN2. (Florida by 21 1/2).
6. Arkansas at No. 3 Alabama, 2:30 p.m., KWTV-9 (Alabama by 17).
7. Missouri at Nevada, 8 p.m. Friday, ESPN. (Missouri by 7 1/2).
8. No. 13 Ohio State vs. Illinois, 2:30 p.m., ESPN. (OSU by 14).
9. No. 7 LSU at Mississippi State, 11:20 p.m., KSBI-52 (LSU by 13 1/2).
10. UTEP at No. 2 Texas, 2:30 p.m., FSOK (Texas by 36).
ALSO WORTH A LOOK:
Michigan State at Wisconsin, 11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2 (Wisconsin by 3).
Pittsburgh at N.C. State, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 (NC St. by 1 1/2).
Washington State at No. 12 Southern Cal, 9:15 p.m., FSOK (USC by 45 1/2).
South Florida at No. 18 Florida State, 11 a.m., ESPNU (FSU by 14 1/2).
Southern Miss at No. 20 Kansas, 11 a.m., FSOK (KU by 13 1/2).
Arizona State at No. 21 Georgia, 6 p.m., ESPNU (Georgia by 12 1/2).
Indiana at No. 23 Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2 (Michigan by 21).
Notre Dame at Purdue, 7 p.m., ESPN (ND by 7).
Top 10 college telecasts: Huskers-Hokies tops weekend slate
Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee
Topped by an interesting intersectional game, it should be another good week of college football telecasts. Here are the telecast times, channels and Tuesday’s Latest Line:
1. No. 19 Nebraska (2-0) at No. 13 Virginia Tech (1-1), 2:30 p.m., KOCO-5. (Virginia Tech +3)
2. Texas Tech (2-0) at No. 2 Texas (2-0), 7 p.m., KOCO-5. (Texas +17)
3. Tulsa (2-0) at No. 12 Oklahoma (1-1), 2:30 p.m., FSOK. (Oklahoma +15)
4. No. 14 Georgia Tech (2-0) at Miami (1-0), 6:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN. (Miami +4)
5. No. 10 Boise State (2-0) at Fresno State (1-1), 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN. (Boise State +7)
6. Arizona (2-0) at Iowa (2-0), 2:30 p.m., ESPN2. (Iowa +6)
7. Utah (2-0) at Oregon (1-1), 2:30 p.m., ESPN. (Oregon +4)
8. Louisville (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0), 11 a.m., ESPNU. (Kentucky +10)
9. Michigan State (1-1) at Notre Dame (1-1), 2:30 p.m, KFOR-4. (Notre Dame +11)
10. Kansas State (1-1) at UCLA (2-0), 9:15 p.m., FSOK. (UCLA +10)
Other games worth a look:
Tennessee (1-1) at No. 1 Florida (2-0), 2:30 p.m., KWTV-9. (Florida +28)
Duke (1-1) at Kansas (2-0), 11 a.m., Versus. (Kansas +20)
Cincinnati (2-0) at Oregon State (2-0), 5:45 p.m., FSOK (Oregon State +2)
No. 8 California (2-0) at Minnesota (2-0), 11 a.m., ESPN. (Cal +13)
East Carolina (1-1) at No. 24 North Carolina (2-0), 11 a.m., ESPN2. (UNC +6)
West Virginia (2-0) at Auburn (2-0), 5:45 p.m., ESPN. (Auburn +6)
“College GameDay” to be in Austin for Texas Tech at No. 2 Texas
"College GameDay" crew of Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” traveling road show will originate from Austin, Texas, this Saturday, site of Texas Tech at No. 2 Texas (7 p.m., KOCO-5). “College GameDay.” 9-11 a.m., is hosted by Chris Fowler with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard.
The show started the season on Sept. 5 in Atlanta for the Alabama-Virginia Tech game and moved to Columbus, Ohio, last Saturday for USC at Ohio State. Corso has done remarkably well coming off an offseason stroke, although his speech may be slowed a bit.
ABC’s top announcing team of Brent Musburger, Herbstreit and Lisa Salters will call the Texas Tech-Texas game.
CBS’ Danielson criticizes Stoops for allowing Bradford to come back this season
CBS analyst Gary Danielson
In a CBS conference call promoting its SEC telecasts on Thursday, analyst Gary Danielson took a shot at OU coach Bob Stoops for allowing Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford to return for his junior season. Bradford suffered a shoulder injury in the Sooners’ 14-13 loss to BYU in the season opener.
“I personally wish, and I know it wouldn’t happen and I almost feel funny saying it because I know Bob Stoops and he cares about his players, I really wish Bob Stoops would have said to Sam Bradford, ‘I’m sorry. I can’t let you play for my team this year. I can’t risk $70 million knowing that some guard will turn a linebacker loose and blow your arm and knee.’ I thought Sam should have been in the NFL.”
Danielson, who is in his fourth season of SEC telecasts, said he made similar comments on the air and to coach Les Miles when star defensive lineman Glenn Dorsey returned to LSU instead of going pro.
Danielson, who said he expects Colt McCoy, Tim Tebow or Bradford to win the Heisman Trophy, said he hates discussing the competition early in the season.
“I wish they wouldn’t even bring up Heisman until Week 10 or something like that. It’s just ridiculous. I gave up my vote long ago. I got mad when Peyton Manning didn’t win, and it was lobbied on air and Charles Woodson won it. I thought that was a crime that year. Not that he wasn’t a good player, but I thought that Manning deserved it.
“Last year’s voting was an embarrassment. Tim Tebow was the returning Heisman Trophy winner and out of 904 votes, 154 didn’t have him as first, second or third. Clearly people we’re trying to make their vote count twice by not voting for him and he lost by 151 votes. The whole thing is a scam.”
Danielson and former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer, a new analyst for the CBS College Sports Network, said the SEC is well above the Big 12 in overall talent.
Danielson: “I actually don’t think there is any question, really. The SEC has dominated right now if you just look at their success with the national championships. This is just a snapshot and it changes. … If any SEC team went undefeated — like LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss or Florida or anybody else that could do it — they would be the No. 1 seed for the BCS and that’s because of the short history of what’s happened with the SEC and how they’ve finished off these national championship games.”
Fullmer: “You have to look at the conferences and the divisions from top to bottom and certainly the Big 12 can play with anybody at the top of the league, but the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference can certainly impact what happens in the SEC and impact from a national standpoint by upsetting people. From top to bottom, I think the Southeastern Conference is the best league.”
ESPN Radio’s ‘College GameDay’ will be in Arlington for OU-BYU game
ESPN's Trevor Matich, former BYU standout
It’s not quite ESPN television’s “College GameDay,” but ESPN Radio’s “College GameDay Road Tour” will originate from the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, when BYU and Oklahoma will play the first college football game in the world’s largest domed stadium.
Host Ryen Russillo, Brad Edwards and Trevor Matich, an all-conference player at BYU where he won a national championship in 1984 and 12-year NFL veteran, will be on the air from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. analyzing the afternoon’s college football action.
The “College GameDay” set will be located right outside Cowboys Stadium. All the action can be seen via webcam and heard via stream on ESPNRadio.com.
Oklahoma and BYU fans are encouraged to stop by and watch the day’s games with Ryen, Brad and Trevor on several HD and plasma screen monitors, and possibly take home a T-shirt or mini-football, which will be distributed to the crowd.
ESPNU hopes to interview all 120 FBS coaches in 12 hours
In the course of two days and 12 hours, ESPNU (Cox 253) will attempt to interview all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision coaches for its “ESPNU Coaches Spotlight Special.”
Lowell Galindo
ESPNU anchor Lowell Galindo will host six-hour specials 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The shows are an expansion of the five-hour “ESPNU Coaches Spotlight: College Basketball Special” the network aired in March, when ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz attempted to interview all 65 head coaches in the NCAA Tournament. Katz successfully interviewed 64 of the 65 coaches.
At press time, ESPNU confirmed 110 of the 120 FBS coaches to participate, including Urban Meyer (Florida), Jim Tressel (Ohio State), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Mack Brown (Texas) and Frank Beamer (Va. Tech) for Monday’s show and Rich Rodriguez (Michigan), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Pete Carroll (USC) and Gene Chizik (Auburn) on Tuesday.
“We’re going to try to make history,” Galindo said. “We’re going to talk about everything a college football junkie would want to talk about, from the coaches’ expectations for the 2009 season to Colt McCoy’s facial hair.”
Cara Capuano will host discussions with analysts Charles Arbuckle (Monday), Tom Luginbill (Monday and Tuesday) and Jay Walker (Tuesday) from a separate set, offering additional perspectives on each conference.
ESPNU also has annouced plans for “ESPNU Road Trip,” a new one-hour series that will capture the fan and student perspective of ESPN’s “College GameDay Built.” The show is scheduled to air three times this season, debuting at 8 a.m. Sept. 12 from Columbus, Ohio, for USC at Ohio State. The other two shows will be from the site of “College GameDay” on Oct. 17 and Nov. 28. The Oct. 17 show likely would be from the State Fair of Texas for OU-Texas.
