... backfield when the quarterback dropped back and handed him the ball. The boy stumbled as he moved forward, but the defensive players couldnâ t seem to get past their blocks. As the boy ran toward the end zone, he didnâ t notice the opposing players clapping ...

... represents a combination of elements in modern college football. Many teams are going to pro-style offenses, and defensive players are bigger, faster and more violent. Injuries to quarterbacks are not uncommon even at the highest level in the pros. Strong said ...

... also the Southland Player of the Week. Linebacker James Lancaster, also the top SLC player this week, was the defensive player. Freshman RaDarius Winston was the choice for the top special teams players. Larry Hart and Chris McKnight of Mayflower ...

... Taylor Scott have been named preseason All-Americans by Southern Pigskin.com. Hart, the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year last fall, was a first-team selection at defensive end. Scott, a senior defensive tackle from Little ...

... year,â Conque said. â Itâ s (the predictions) motivating,â said defensive end Larry Hart, last yearâ s Defensive Player of the Year in the Conference and one of two players from UCA represented at the Media Day. â Youâ d think theyâ d let ...

... 2009 Buck Buchanan Award given annually to the top defensive player at the NCAA Football Championship Series level ... consecutive year. He was the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 when he ranked fourth in the ...

... expected to compete for a starting spot on Arkansas' line. Sheppard returns after working as the Razorbacks' top defensive player last season, collecting 65 tackles and 13.5 tackles for losses. Williams led Arkansas in receiving as a sophomore ...

... Thabeet and Rubio. The 7-foot-3 Thabeet was the co-Big East player of the year and was the league's top defensive player, but still struggles to consistently catch the ball and shoot it. He knows people criticize his offensive skills ...

... defensive end from Madison, Miss., was named to the first-team defense. Hart is the reigning Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year who was fourth in the nation last season with 12 sacks and sixth in the nation with 21 tackles for loss ...

... hybrid quarterback/receiver/whatever since Chad Moran in the 1990s.He's one to watch. To a man, UCA's defensive players will tell you Cook is one of the Bears' fastest players. And speed always begats options.