The Herald-Dispatch College Preview RSS 2009-11-08T02:00:40-05:00 urn:uuid:1e5fe849-2264-4aab-bd21-7efb777f203f Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Can Marshall make 2009 a winner? ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+marshall+preview 2009-08-31T11:12:44-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- No other way to identify Marshall University football in 2009 than as a season of change.</p> WVU looks to keep pace despite quarterback change JOHN RABY http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+wvu+preview 2009-08-31T11:11:23-04:00 <p>MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia fell short of expectations in coach Bill Stewart's first full season and the challenge will be even greater in the post-Pat White era.</p> MAC: Gill at center stage for turnaround of Buffalo program The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+mac+preview 2009-08-31T11:09:43-04:00 <p>When Turner Gill was going 28-2 as the starting quarterback at Nebraska in the early 1980s, he was known for his sleight of hand in the option attack.</p> Michigan's Rodriguez wants to avoid more misery By LARRY LAGE/AP Sports Writer http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+michigan+preview 2009-08-31T11:06:39-04:00 <p>Rich Rodriguez refuses to make specific predictions about his second season at Michigan, saying his goals always include contending for a conference championship and beating rivals.</p> C-USA Football Coaches Preseason Awards The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+cusa+awards+list 2009-08-31T11:11:57-04:00 WVU quick facts The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+wvu+quick+facts 2009-08-31T11:10:46-04:00 C-USA: East Carolina, Houston favorites in Conference USA CHRIS TALBOTT http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_cusa+preview 2009-08-31T11:11:45-04:00 <p>Conference USA coaches don't bother to scrutinize a preseason poll. Who has time to sort out that mess?</p> Kentucky focuses on improving bowl destination JEFFREY McMURRAY http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+kentucky+preview 2009-08-31T11:08:14-04:00 <p>LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky football players printed T-shirts emblazoned with &quot;Finish&quot; to push them through summer workouts then it dawned on them the message might be even more relevant once the season begins.</p> WVIAC: Despite loss of leading rusher, Glenville State is the pick The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+wviac+preview 2009-08-31T11:09:26-04:00 <p>WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. -- Defending champion Glenville State was picked to repeat as the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion.</p> McCoy, Tebow, Bradford in unique Heisman race The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_heisman 2009-08-31T11:07:01-04:00 <p>AUSTIN, Texas -- In most years, Colt McCoy would be the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.</p> West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schedules The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ss_collegepreview/2009+0829_FBC+wviac+schedules 2009-08-31T11:11:02-04:00