2008 Woodie Awards
Sports
Slick ground game vs hungry defense
In the second of two parts, The BG News dissects the Falcon defense against No. 25 Pittsburgh's offense
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BG's defense will get a test like no other tomorrow when the Falcons take on the Pitt Panthers' strong offense. After allowing teams to score 32.1 points per game last season, BG can't make scoring easier for Pitt, who scored 22.8 points per game last season without two key starters on this year's team.
Falcon volleyball heading to Florida to open season
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BG will head to Tallahassee this weekend to compete in the Florida State Invitational for the first time in the programs history. The Falcons begin tournament play today against the Stetson Hatters at 2 p.m.; tomorrow BG will face off against regionally ranked Florida A&M as well as tournament host Florida State.
Panthers' defense could be lethal in '08 due to a host of award-nominated players
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What do the Walter Camp Award, the Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland and Lott Trophies, and Preseason All-America candidates all have in common? All are members of the potentially lethal defense of Pitt football. Now, the nation's fifth-ranked defense from 2007 looks to instill fear into the eyes of its Big East foes under new defensive coordinator Phil Bennett.
Cross country team set to face off with rival Toledo
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Student athletes practice hard and play harder. Most sports require a lot of running and conditioning. But cross country is slightly different. It is running and conditioning. The type of running other athletes do during practice as punishment is what cross country runners do on the regular, if not more.
Men's soccer to face highly touted South Florida team
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The sun has set on the preseason and now it's time for the Falcons to head to the sunshine state to kick off their new season. Tomorrow night the Falcons will meet the No. 18 South Florida Bulls at Pepin Stadium in Tampa, Fla. They will no doubt enter the game as the underdog.
The BG News picks of the week
Football's back, baby! And so is our pick 'em, for that matter. Week one sets the tone for the entire season, so get excited for the smattering of games this weekend involving ranked teams. Today we have our boss, Freddy Hunt, serving as our special guet.
