Articles filed under Football

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  Wuerffel, Frazier, Dayne selected for college Hall May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  The only time Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel shared the field during their brilliant college careers, Frazier's Nebraska team trampled Wuerffel and Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl to win the national championship.
  

   

• More NIU honors for Lynch, Kurisch May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  DEKALB — Jordan Lynch of the Northern Illinois football team and Mary Kurisch from the Huskie volleyball team were named NIU's male and female Athletes of the Year on Thursday night during the fourth annual Victors Awards at the Egyptian Theatre.
  

   
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  Could O’Bannon bring down the NCAA? May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  The storm that's slowly rolling toward Indianapolis quietly gained strength this week with the filing of several devastating documents in a federal court in California. If it stays on course, it's going to hit with biblical force, reducing the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a heap of rubble, which is just fine with Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Mahler.
  

   

• A Golden derby pick that makes ‘cents’May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  With the size of the melon that floats at the top of this column, you'd think that picking a horse named Orb in the Kentucky Derby would be a no-brainer for me. And you'd be right. Sort of.
  

   
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  Northwestern-area bar shuts doors to Illini May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  The University of Illinois' plans to have coaches and others court fans at a bar near Northwestern's campus have been called off after Wildcats fans objected. The stop was to be part of the Fighting Illini Caravan promotional tour around the state.
  

   

• Remaining SCC schools left with uncertain future May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  The question is, Now what? In the wake of the Metro Suburban Conference Board of Control's unanimous vote Wednesday to accept seven current Suburban Christian Conference schools effective the 2014-15 academic year, it leaves Montini, St. Francis, Marmion, Rosary, Aurora Christian and Marian Central taken by surprise and twisting in the wind.
  

   

• Football limits in Texas; spring sports snowed under in North Dakota May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  A lot of the furor has subsided over a recent effort by members of the Illinois state legislature to place limits on the amount of constant contact in high school football practices. But don't start believing this is an issue which will quietly disappear around here. Especially since the one state almost synonymous with high school football is on the verge of enacting practice contact limitations. Nearly two weeks ago, the Texas University Interscholastic League's Medical Advisory Committee recommended a 90-minute limit on full-contact, game-speed practices in the regular season and postseason for its high school football programs. And the recommendation was unanimous.
  

   

• WIU football coach coming to Geneva May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  MACOMB — Western Illinois head football coach Bob Nielson will hold a meet-and-greet session with Leatherneck football alums at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva.
  

   
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  Grades, talent make Glenbard North's Jackson worth waitMay 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  When college football recruiters travel to Carol Stream to meet with Glenbard North football coach Ryan Wilkens, they seek two things: game film and a transcript of grades. In both cases, they inevitably fall in love with Justin Jackson.
  

   

• 2 more Bears draft picks agree to deals May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Two morek rookies, linebacker Khaseem Greene and wide receiver Marquess Wilson, have agreed to four-year contracts with the Chicago Bears, team officials announced Thursday.
  

   
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  Top moments in high school sportsApr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  High school athletes across the suburbs face off on basketball courts, football fields and baseball diamonds; they size each other up in tennis matches, around golf tees and across wrestling mats. The give it their all for their schools, their teams, their classmates and their coaches. The Daily Herald put together a video to honor athletes at our suburban high schools. Watch this feature to see some of the top moments in high school sports.
  

   
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  Tebow clears waivers, now a free agent Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Tim Tebow is free to sign with any NFL team that might want him. The popular but polarizing quarterback cleared waivers Tuesday, a day after being let go by the Jets following an embarrassingly unsuccessful year in New York.
  

   
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  Jaguars WR Blackmon suspended for substance abuse Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Justin Blackmon's latest violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy will cost him money — maybe lots of it. The league suspended Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games of the 2013 season for his second violation in less than a year. He will not get paid for the four-week hiatus. Maybe more importantly, the suspension triggers language in his contract that voids future guarantees.
  

   
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  Tebow time in New York over after Jets cut QB Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Tebow time is over in New York — before it ever got started. Tim Tebow was waived by the Jets on Monday, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York. Chicago could be a possibility since new coach Marc Trestman worked with Tebow before the NFL draft in 2010 and in the Senior Bowl and liked what he saw.
  

   

• Quick look Bears’ 2013 draft picksApr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Wrapping up the Bears 2013 draft picks
  

   

• Mills knows all about Bears-Packers rivalry Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Jordan Mills, the Bears' fifth-round pick, has a cousin he's close to on the Packers, cornerback Tramon Williams. But the rookie offensive tackle said it won't end well for his relative if they run into each other on the field.
  

   
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  Could history repeat for Greene, Bears? Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Bears fourth-round pick Khaseem Greene switched from safety to linebacker midway through his career at Rutgers and was named the Big East defenisve player of the year in both seasons at his new position. The last time the Bears drafted a player who had played safety in college but then converted to linebacker it turned out pretty well for them -- that was Brian Urlacher in 2000.
  

   

• Bears love that Bostic can play all 3 LB spotsApr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Bears general manager Phil Emery isn't predicting that second-round pick Jonathan Bostic will be a Day One starter. But Emery believes the 6-foot-1, 245-pound Florida linebacker has the versatility, athleticism and intelligence to step in as the starter at any of the three linebacker spots sooner rather than later.
  

   
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  Bears’ Kyle Long thrilled to be playing football Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  After being named a high school All-American in football and baseball, Bears first-round pick Kyle Long chose baseball because he wanted to be his own man, not Howie Long's kid. But Long figured out he couldn’t deny his heritage. But, as an offensive lineman, at least he doesn’t play the same position as his defensive end dad and older brother, Chris. He’s accepted the scrutiny that he shunned earlier.
  

   
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  Bears select Florida LB Jon Bostic in second round Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Bears picked Florida linebacker Jonathan Bostic in the second round of the NFL draft with the 50th overall pick Friday, moving to shore up a position that will be without veteran Brian Urlacher next season.