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Big Ten Announces List of 42 Football Players To Appear At 44th Annual Kickoff Luncheon

Release from the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The list of students scheduled to…
Georgia Tech 2015 Hall of Fame Class Announced

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Two-time Olympian and NCAA track champion Chaunte Lowe, All-American softball pitcher Jessica Cole, long-time director of broadcasting Wes Durham, as well as first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference tailback, Joe Burns, are among the nine former Georgia Tech sports icons who have been elected to the 2015 Georgia Tech Sports Hall of…
Georgia’s Marshall Morgan Included On Groza Award Watch List

Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia senior kicker Marshall Morgan has been named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicker Award Watch List for being considered one of the nation’s top kickers. Morgan, a 6-3, 194-pound native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., led the Southeastern Conference in scoring with 115 points in 2014, including a school record…
ACC Has Seven Selected to John Mackey Preseason Watch List

Release from the ACC: The Atlantic Coast Conference had seven tight ends—the most of any conference nationally—named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, which is given annually to the top tight end in the nation. The total preseason watch list of 33 collegiate tight ends was announced Wednesday by the Mackey…
ACC Has Six Selected to Lou Groza Preseason Watch List

Release from the ACC: Led by 2013 Lou Groza Award-winner Roberto Aguayo of Florida State, the Atlantic Coast Conference had six placekickers—the most of any conference nationally—named to the preseason watch list for the 24th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, which is given annually by the Palm Beach Sports Commission to the top placekicker…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame presser with Atlanta Dream head coach Michael Cooper 7.7.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the postgame presser of Atlanta Dream head coach Michael Cooper following his team’s 85-75 home loss to the Tulsa Shock on July 7. Topics included overall thoughts on the loss, the Dream’s struggles in the first quarter, the play of Tulsa’ Riquna Williams and Plenette Pierson,…