COMPTON COLLEGE TARTARS
Location: Compton, CA
Division: American Division – Metro League
Comment: Straight outta Compton College it’s the always-impressive and eye-catching helmets of the Tartars! Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS: CCCAA WEEK ONE
MONTEREY ON THEIR WAY BACK? – The MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE LOBOS hosted the YUBA COLLEGE FORTY-NINERS and showed signs of returning to their glory years. A 7-0 1st Quarter lead became a 13-0 Halftime advantage and ultimately a 25-0 shutout victory. Nathanael Heaukulani was one of the stars on Defense for the Lobos as he took an interception Endzone to Endzone for a TD.
RUSTLING UP A WIN – The GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE RUSTLERS took it on the road against the GLENDALE (CA) COLLEGE VAQUEROS. Neither team scored in the opening Quarter but by the break the Rustlers had made the Sartoris Field spectators very, very quiet with a 20-0 lead. Golden West College hung 13 more points on the Vaqueros the rest of the way for a 33-0 triumph. QB Adam Vance had 3 TD’s on just 158 yards passing. Continue reading
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D3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: BALLADEER’S BLOG
NCAA D3 – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS ### 2. UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS (Defending Champions) ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS TOMMIES ### 4. LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS ### 5. WHEATON (IL) COLLEGE THUNDER ### Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
NCAA DIVISION TWO – 1. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS (Defending Champions) ### 2. GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKERS ### 3. FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS ### 4. UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA WOLVES ### 5. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY EAGLES ###
6. MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS ### 7. SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY RAMS ### 8. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES ### 9. HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKS ### 10. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS ### Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 3rd
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LANGSTON RULES THE WORLD – The NAIA tradition of upsetting higher division teams at least once a week continues! The LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS were guests of the NCAA Division TWO team the LINCOLN (MO) UNIVERSITY BLUE TIGERS. The Lions proceeded to mar this game called the L.U. Classic, toppling the home team by a final score of 23-13.
THE JAVELINAS ALSO RULE THE WORLD – The NCAA Division Two team called the TEXAS A&M AT KINGSVILLE JAVELINAS took it on the road against the Division ONE team the UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS. When the dust had settled in this thrilling game the Javelinas had also brought down a higher division team, in this case by a count of 31-22. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 1st
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MESS WITH FIRE AND YOU GET BURNED – The SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE traveled to face the 19th ranked FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES (should be the Furies) in a game marking 10 years of the Faulkner football program. The Fire marred the celebration in what turned out to be a textbook example of defensive football. The final score was Southeastern University 10 Faulkner University 6. Continue reading
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GEORGIA TECH BRACING FOR LONG JOURNEY BEFORE IRELAND OPENER
Yellow Jackets Coach Paul Johnson is going into the Georgia Tech opener against Boston College on Saturday with a bit of an advantage, having coached in Ireland before; though, that doesn’t mean he has any more of a favorable position in the college football betting lines.
The Ireland game will mark the Yellow Jacket’s first game outside the United States. Johnson’s experience coaching in Ireland came when Navy played Notre Dame in Dublin.
This was during Johnson’s days as Navy’s offensive coordinator in 1996, and back then, Notre Dame was considered to be the underdog in a game where fans couldn’t perceive the notion of such a tiny school playing the whole Navy.
The Atlantic Coast Conference Opener is coming earlier than Johnson might have preferred, availing him no options for a dress rehearsal game. Continue reading
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COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT THE PERMIAN BASIN
UT-PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS
Location: Odessa, TX
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: Lone Star Conference Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 27th
UPSETS IN THE TOP TWENTY-FIVE – The unranked DAKOTA STATE TROJANS paid a visit to the number 16 team in the nation – the DAKOTA WESLEYAN TIGERS. At the end of a game that saw 9 lead changes the Trojans defeated the Tigers for the 1st time in 12 years. The final count was DSU 34 DWU 30. ### And the MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS toppled the homestanding (23) WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN by a baseball score of EIGHT to SEVEN! Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
The 2016 college football season kicked off last night in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog!
UPSET IN THE TOP 20 – The unranked UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS hosted the number 17 CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS. The 1st Quarter ended with the Tigers on top 10-0 but by Halftime the Patriots had come from behind to take a 13-10 edge. After the break UC added 10 more points to the 7 managed by Campbellsville University, resulting in a 23-17 Patriots victory. RB Seph Burke rushed for 144 yds for Cumberlands. Continue reading
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