Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com  private clipboard.  They are compiled from hometown newspapers
and the team’s own press releases.

CFB

Southern Miss-Central Florida

Sun Herald

Central Florida (1-2) comes into
the game with an offensive line that has 108 cumulative starts, fifth best
among Division I-A teams. Southern Miss (2-1) is 10^th with 101. Southern
Miss’ fast start has a lot to do with its line play. The unit, with four
returning starters, has not allowed a sack through three games this season. And
the group’s work revitalizing a stale running game led
to an upset of North Carolina State
on Sept. 16. The Knights are off to a slow start with their only victory coming
against Division I-AA Villanova. And the Eagles might also be looking back to
last year’s game in Hattiesburg.
Southern Miss won 52-31 and led 45-7 at halftime after Central
Florida turned the ball over six times in the first half.

But that was the only conference loss for a team that went
8-5 after 17 consecutive losses. UCF is expected to
win the league’s East Division with 18 returning starters, including
quarterback Steven Moffett.

Leader Call

Southern Miss head coach Jeff
Bower said that junior defensive end Sean Merrill (ankle) practiced some
Saturday, but was still limited. Bower also said that sophomore linebacker
Mitch Craft tweaked his hamstring and was limited in practice Saturday, but he
will be fine.

Mississippi Press

UCF head coach George O’Leary
said one way the Golden Knights could start getting back on track is putting
the ball more in their playmaker’s hands. UCF
quarterback Stephen Moffett (48-0f-98 for 518 yards and four touchdowns) and
wide receiver Mike Walker (24 catches, 243 yards, touchdowns) are UCF’s two biggest playmakers, however, O’Leary wants to see
more production from his entire offense, especially against a good defense like
Southern Miss.

Sun-Sentinel

In its first regular season in C-USA a year ago, UCF was 7-1 in league play, with its lone conference
setback coming in the form of a 52-31 loss at Southern Miss.

MLB

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Mets Perez 5-15 team mark

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San Diego Williams 15-7 team mark

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St. Louis Carpenter 20-11 team mark

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Minnesota Santana 26-5 team mark