Flames vs. WVU: Hot start for LU football in ’09 Lynchburg News and Advance, VA - Mar 31, 2008 By Chris Lang Liberty football coach Danny Rocco has certain criteria for scheduling games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. ...

The California football team opened its much-anticipated spring practice schedule on Monday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. With head coach Jeff Tedford declaring open battles at essentially every position on the field, the Golden Bears expect to have a spirited and competitive 15-practice schedule.

UNLV football returned to the fields on Monday for a 24-period spring practice on a gorgeous Las Vegas spring day.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---The Samford football team practiced for about two hours in full pads Monday evening at Seibert Stadium. Head Coach Pat Sullivan said he likes the enthusiasm he has seen from his team so far this spring.

During Rick Neuheisel's first few months as head coach at his alma mater, he has created an energy and excitement around the UCLA football program. On April 3, he will begin his first Spring Practice as the UCLA head football coach and he is looking forward to building something special.

Georgia Tech football signee Jaybo Shaw was among 14 teenagers charged with underage drinking at a party, police said.

Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin will miss the rest of spring practice and might need surgery to repair a heel injury.

-Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin will miss the rest of spring practice and might need surgery to repair a heel injury. Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that team doctors were consulting with specialists to determine how to treat Harvin's nagging right heel. "It's unique," Meyer said. "Not many guys have ever had this, and the MRI showed that it's a significant injury." Even if Harvin does have surgery, Meyer said he will be back at full speed before fall practice in August.

Following Saturday's first scrimmage of spring workouts, the Bulldogs focus was on improving and building a brand of Louisiana Tech football Monday.

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After the longest scrimmage of the spring season this past Saturday, the Florida State football team had a fairly relaxed practice on Monday. The squad practiced for 16 periods in shorts and it was the last practice in shorts for the semester. The full pads come out once again this Wednesday as the Seminoles will hold another ½ scrimmage.