Articles Written by:    RAY GLIER     

Tech's running game more ‘quick strike' than methodical

Strangers to the Georgia Tech triple-option offense expect to sit down to watch paint dry, you know, guys in cement shoes clearing a path for a robust run of 3 yards. ...

From RAY GLIER, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  15 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Virginia Tech,  Bobby Bowden,  Anthony Allen (football),  Paul Johnson

Vanderbilt on quick return trip to SEC cellar

“Revenge of the Nerds” had a short run on the marquee of the Southeastern Conference. The hook has come out and Vanderbilt has been dragged off stage, at least for the time being. ...

From RAY GLIER, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Southeastern Conference,  Bobby Johnson,  Jevan Snead,  Todd Yoder,  Washington Redskins

New Auburn Coach Wins Over His Critics With a 5-0 Start

AUBURN, Ala. The only thing missing here last Dec. 13 was a mob with pitchforks. Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times on the competition and culture of college football. There was great wailing in the football dens of eastern Alabama about ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Gene Chizik,  Auburn University,  Charles Barkley,  Turner Gill,  Mid-American Conference

Appalachian Team Faces Last Generation of Football

APPALACHIA, Va. When the Appalachia High School football coach, Jim Riggs, wanted to preserve what was left of the grass on the Bulldogs’ field, he walked his team across Highway 23 to the dirt and gravel parking lot to practice. Elbow pads were ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  6 Oct 2009
Related Topics: New York Giants,  New York Jets,  Andy Taylor

Officials Apologize for Georgia Penalty

ATLANTA — Rogers Redding, the Southeastern Conference coordinator of football officials, said Monday that Georgia receiver A.J. Green was penalized incorrectly late in Saturday’s game against Louisiana State for excessive celebration. Green caught a 16- ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  5 Oct 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Michael Watson,  Southeastern Conference,  ESPN,  Gonzaga Bulldogs

Tennessee still looking for answers

Tennessee was a luxury brand on offense for so many years, it is difficult to imagine the Vols now walking the bargain aisle shopping for three yards here, two yards there and begging for a simple screen pass that could get six yards and a first down. ...

From RAY GLIER, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  5 Oct 2009
Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles,  Monte Kiffin,  Andy Kelly,  Carl Pickens,  Heath Shuler

L.S.U. 20, Georgia 13: Erratic L.S.U. Averts an Upset

ATHENS, Ga. Louisiana State is the light bulb that flickers, the pot of water that boils one moment and merely simmers the next. Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times on the competition and culture of college football. The fourth-ranked ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  3 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Charles Scott,  Willie Martinez (football),  Trindon Holliday,  A. J. Green,  Chris Hawkins

The View From Columbia and Blacksburg

I watched football games this week where players were dripping in sweat — 90 degrees in Columbia, S.C. — or dripping with rain — Blacksburg, Va. I went from the Southeastern Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference. A few thoughts: –Miami might have ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Virginia Tech,  The View,  Atlantic Coast Conference,  Jevan Snead

Unflappable Falcon

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Matt Ryan’s teammates admire their quarterback’s refrigerated emotion, his pile of cool. The Atlanta Falcons see layers of polish, which is unusual for a 24-year-old NFL quarterback, and they are witnesses to an ego small enough ...

From RAY GLIER, Boston Globe,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: NFL,  Matt Ryan,  Atlanta Falcons,  Tony Gonzalez,  Chris Redman

Virginia Tech Puts Damper on Miami’s Title Plans

BLACKSBURG, Va. The Atlantic Coast Conference has been desperate to reclaim some national stature since the fadeout of Florida State. What the conference needed was a program with superior talent that could challenge Florida, Texas, Alabama, Southern ...

From RAY GLIER, The New York Times,  26 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Virginia Tech,  Atlantic Coast Conference,  Tyrod Taylor,  Mark Whipple

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