Chad Hall News

Entering his final season as a collegiate quarterback, Southern Utah senior starter Cody Stone exudes the confidence of a proud group of athletes itching to shed the 0-11 mark it's had to live with the entire ...

New Mexico quarterback Donovan Porterie already delivered the bowl win that had been so elusive for so long.

HENDERSON, Nev. - The normal rules of college football don't apply at Air Force.

Expectations for Air Force in 2008 aren't much higher than they were a year ago, despite the Falcons' surprisingly successful 2007 campaign.

The Atlanta Falcons signed former Georgia Tech safety Jamal Lewis and two more rookie free agents on Monday and released linebacker Earl Everett and safety Nick Turnbull.

“The Air Force's policy that we couldn't play for two years, that's how it was right before the draft. Teams looked at that and said, 'We might check back in two years,' ”

The Wesleyan product is attempting to land a job with the Falcons this weekend as a punt returner - - a position of need for the rebuilding franchise. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“It doesn't mean that's the way it is.”

Air Force's football team is, once again, expected to fizzle. The Falcons lost 16 starters, and one of those starters, Chad Hall, ranked among the top dozen players in the country. via The Gazette

For more previews, predictions and prognostications, go to CollegeFootballNews.com . As spring ball gets rolling, here are the big questions, the most important positions and more for each Mountain West team in ... via Fox Sports

“I played quarterback, but defense has got to be the initiator in everything you do.”

Troy Calhoun is turning around Air Force with defense. He lost his top six rushers, including Chad Hall , the academy's all-time all-purpose yards leader, and four-year starting quarterback Shaun Carney . via ESPN

“I thought if we did more of our work up front in the evaluation and identifying guys early, you'd feel so strongly about the kids that I thought retention would be excellent.”

RSS digg blog email print --TB Jim Ollis has decided to hire an agent and attempt to make a push for the pros. via Fox Sports

“Maybe we weren't prepared, I don't know”

Richland coach Chad Hall was concerned after his team's "worst" pregame shootaround of the season. via Daily Herald

Colorado linebacker Jordon Dizon was named the player of the year and the defensive player of the year by the Colorado chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. via Daily Camera

“It looks like both ACL and MCL”

Injury knocks Air Force QB out of bowl game Bowl Overview It was over when... Air Force quarterback Shaun Carney was knocked out of the game with a knee injury. via ESPN

“The longer we go into games, our guys have pretty good play recognition, so they see something once and the second time, just instinctively, they respond a little bit better”

Air Force reached a bowl for the first time since 2002 in Troy Calhoun's first year as coach and plays California today. via Rocky Mountain News

“Even our defense, which looks at our offense every day, can't figure out what is going on”

At different times, the senior receiver and returner will line up wide left, in the slot to the right or in the backfield. via SF Gate

“It was a real special day for me”

This wasn't the way Air Force senior quarterback Shaun Carney wanted his first bowl and his college football career to end - writhing in pain on the trainer's table. via Dallas Morning News

“A lot of teams are home right now, so we're just very fortunate to be in this bowl.”

FORT WORTH, Texas : California was on the verge of being the nation's No. 1 team in mid-October. Then the Bears lost, and kept losing. via International Herald Tribune

“Whatever role puts me in the position to help the team out, that's what I'm looking forward to”

In one season, Air Force junior Z receiver Ty Paffett has gone from unknown to unsung blocker to change-up running threat. via The Gazette

“They don't want a losing season, that's for sure. They're 6-6, they want to get to 7-6. I mean, a losing season's bad, especially for a big-time program like them. I think they'll come in with a lot of fire and it's going to be a battle.”

Colorado Springs Published 2 minute ago Air Force and Cal are only a week-and-a-half from kicking off in Fort Worth 's Armed Forces Bowl. via KOAA-TV Pueblo