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James' Football Blog December 2003 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football since 2000

Current NFL Draft Order of Selection

Monday December 29, 2003
With the NFL's regular season coming to a close, most of the order of selection for the 2004 NFL Draft has been set. Check out where your favorite team ... Read More

Lewis Cracks 2,000 Yard Mark on Record-Setting Day

Monday December 29, 2003
He didn't get the record, but he did go where few NFL backs have gone before. In fact, only one running back in the history of the NFL has ... Read More

Cardinals Stun Vikings, Playoff Schedule Set

Sunday December 28, 2003
Despite starting the 2003 NFL season with a 6-0 record, the Minnesota Vikings will be sitting at home next weekend when the playoffs begin. In a last-second shocker in ... Read More

Coaching Carousel Begins to Spin

Sunday December 28, 2003
Dave Wannstedt has apparently escaped the unemployment line for another season, but others will not be as lucky. ESPN's Len Pasquarelli and Chris Mortenson provide the inside scoop on ... Read More

Tech's Hall to Skip Senior Season

Saturday December 27, 2003
After the Hokies' 52-49 loss to California in Friday night's Insight Bowl at Bank One Ballpark, Virginia Tech junior cornerback DeAngelo Hall announced that he has decided to give up ... Read More

Oregon State's Jackson Leaving for NFL

Saturday December 27, 2003
After his five-touchdown performance in the Las Vegas Bowl, junior running back Steven Jackson announced that he will be foregoing his final year of college eligibility and will be entering ... Read More

Spurrier Resignation Coming?

Saturday December 27, 2003
ESPN's Chris Mortenson reported Saturday that head coach Steve Spurrier is contemplating resigning from the Washington Redskins after talking it over with his wife. Apparently, he and his wife ... Read More

Pickin' & Grinin' - Regular Season Finale

Wednesday December 24, 2003
I'm on a bit of a hot streak, having picked up 27 wins in the last two weeks and my 12-4 in week 16 boosted my overall record to 161-79 ... Read More

NFL Awards Schedule Released

Tuesday December 23, 2003
Tuesday, the Associated Press announced the release schedule for 2003 NFL awards: Offensive Rookie of the Year — Tuesday PM Dec. 30. Defensive Rookie of the Year — Wednesday AM, Dec. 31. Offensive ... Read More

White Chooses Sooners, NFL Later

Saturday December 20, 2003
Oklahoma QB Jason White, this year's Heisman Trophy winner, has been given another year of eligibility and will return to the Sooners in 2004. He suffered a back injury ... Read More

Roethlisberger Ready for Next Challenge

Friday December 19, 2003
After throwing for 376 yards and four touchdowns and earning game MVP honors in the Miami RedHawks' 49-28 win over Louisville in the GMAC Bowl Thursday night, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ... Read More

Ravens, Chiefs Lead Pro Bowl Selections

Thursday December 18, 2003
The 2004 Pro Bowl teams have been announced and the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs lead the NFL with eight players each on the AFC roster. The St. ... Read More

"Automatic Otto" Dies at 82

Thursday December 18, 2003
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham, who led the Cleveland Browns to 10 division or league titles in 10 years, died Wednesday in Sarasota, Florida. He was 82. Graham ... Read More

Fassel Fired by Giants

Wednesday December 17, 2003
According to the New York Times, Jim Fassel has been informed that he will not be retained by the New York Giants for the 2004 season. In an emotional ... Read More

Razorbacks Andrews Jumping Ship

Wednesday December 17, 2003
Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews will not be playing in the Independence Bowl on December 31, but the junior lineman will be available for next April's NFL Draft. He ... Read More

Pickin' & Braggin'

Tuesday December 16, 2003
Yeah... the week I've been waiting for! A sweet 15-1 record, including a correct pick of my upset of the week. Of course, it's getting tougher ... Read More

Pitt's Fitzgerald to Petition NFL

Tuesday December 16, 2003
According to a report by Chris Mortensen of ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, Pittsburgh sophomore wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will petition the NFL to allow him to enter the 2004 NFL ... Read More

Annual College Football Awards

Monday December 15, 2003
With a new college football award winner being announced on almost a daily basis, it's tough to keep track of who won which award. This new resource at About ... Read More

Move Over Roy?

Monday December 15, 2003
According to Associated Press reports, Washington Huskies receiver Reggie Williams has decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2004 NFL draft. Considered a high-to-mid first round prospect, ... Read More

'Bama Loses Second Underclassman to NFL

Monday December 15, 2003
As I hinted last week, Alabama OG Justin Smiley will be in the 2004 NFL Draft. The junior guard announced that he will be foregoing his final year of ... Read More

White Captures Heisman

Sunday December 14, 2003
Oklahoma quarterback Jason White, who threw 40 touchdown passes and led the Sooners to 12 straight wins and a spot in the Sugar Bowl, was named the 2003 recipient of ... Read More

NFL Considering MNF Options

Friday December 12, 2003
Thursday night on HBO's "Inside the NFL", NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue indicated that team owners might be asked to consider the possibility of two Monday night games each week to ... Read More

Tide's Odom Skipping Senior Year

Thursday December 11, 2003
The Birmingham News reports that junior defensive end Antwan Odom has hired an agent and has informed the Alabama coaching staff that he intends to forgo his final college football ... Read More

Hurricanes' Trio Going Pro?

Wednesday December 10, 2003
Sources in Miami report that three Hurricanes underclassmen, DT Vince Wilfork, FS Sean Taylor, and TE Kellen Winslow, have told the team's coaching staff that they will not be back ... Read More

Pickin' & Grinin'

Wednesday December 10, 2003
After a disappointing 8-8 record in week 14, I'm holding at 132-74 for the year. Against the spread, I suffered at 7-9. This week, I'll go against the ... Read More

Strait Wins Bronko Nagurski Award

Tuesday December 9, 2003
Oklahoma cornerback Derrick Strait was named the 2003 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner on Monday as the top defensive college football player of the year. Strait beat out defensive tackle ... Read More

NFL Playoff Standings and Scenarios Updated

Monday December 8, 2003
The post-season berths are being filled as the playoff races reach crunch time, so check out the current NFL playoff standings heading into the final three weeks of the ... Read More

About Football's Featured Mock Draft - No. 5

Monday December 8, 2003
This week, About Football features the two-round 2004 NFL mock draft of forum member Little David. Check out David's projection and post one of your own. The About Football 2004 ... Read More

2003-04 College Bowl Lineup

Monday December 8, 2003
All the College Bowls are set, and About Football provides a lineup and schedule for all of the post-season Bowl games. Also check out the BCS standings and explore ... Read More

BCS or Just BS?

Sunday December 7, 2003
Let me get this straight! The USC Trojans entered the weekend ranked No. 2 in the BCS standings. They soundly beat the Oregon State Beavers while No. 1 Oklahoma was ... Read More

Manning No. 1? Not So Fast!

Friday December 5, 2003
If you have Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning penciled into your mock draft as this year's top quarterback, you're not alone. But after Ben Roethlisberger put on a nearly perfect ... Read More

Instant Replay Will Stay

Wednesday December 3, 2003
Despite talk throughout the season of growing displeasure with the NFL's current use of instant replay to review calls on the field, don't look for the system to be scrapped ... Read More

Virginia Tech's Jones Going Pro

Wednesday December 3, 2003
Virginia Tech junior running back Kevin Jones has announced that he intends to pass up his final year of college eligibility and will enter the 2004 NFL Draft. The ... Read More

Pickin' Pigskins

Tuesday December 2, 2003
Who would have thought the Cincinnati Bengals would be in first place in the AFC North after 12 games and threatening the top ten in the newly revised Power Rankings? ... Read More

Fins Fishin' for Warner?

Tuesday December 2, 2003
NFL Rumors source Pro Football Talk claims that the Miami Dolphins are interested in obtaining St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner during the off-season. Word is, the Fins will ... Read More

Glazer Interested in Soccer Club

Tuesday December 2, 2003
As has been widely reported, Malcolm Glazer, majority owner of the reigning world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has shown an interest in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. ... Read More

Bowl Championship Series Standings

Monday December 1, 2003
Check out the latest BCS standings, still led by the Oklahoma Sooners and followed by the USC Trojans and LSU Tigers. A schedule of College Bowl games is also ... Read More

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