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Florida State going to the trouble of creating a website to wage a Heisman Trophy campaign for quarterback Christian Ponder is overkill. While FSU football has been down by its standards in recent years, the program is still a top-20 brand name that gets plenty of television exposure. In this information age, Heisman promotions might be necessary for star players at schools like Boise State …

Robert Hydrick offers his opinions on the coming football season in the SEC and ACC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Phil Steeles College Football Preview magazine named two Samford players to its preseason All-America teams, released recently on the publications website. Senior linebacker Bryce Smith was named to the second team All-America defense, while senior running back Chris Evans was named to the third team All-America offense by the publication. Smith has led Samford in tackles in …

We’ve reached another weekend, and rest assured we have only a few more of these before there is actual football practice. Let’s get to some e-mail to close out the week. Eddie from Norwalk, Conn., writes: Hey, Brian, I know the UConn secondary has some questions, but I would like to think that are big defensive three could match up with anyones in the conference. I would say Greg Lloyd, Lutrus …

Former FSU and current professional football player Ernie Sims is having the Ernie Sims Celebrity Weekend this weekend.

Florida State University football fans in the panhandle and south Florida along with south Georgia can look forward to stronger radio signals and increased coverage with the addition of three new stations to the Seminole ISP sports network.

Florida State University football fans in the panhandle and south Florida along with south Georgia can look forward to stronger radio signals and increased coverage with the addition of three new stations to the Seminole ISP sports network.

How realistic do you think your chances are [of winning the Heisman]? There are a lot of good football players out there. Christian Ponder: Well find out. I have no idea. Its hard to tell because there are so many good football players out there. You never know whos going to have a good year. Theres always guys who are going to pop up that you havent heard of before. You never know, and …

How realistic do you think your chances are [of winning the Heisman]? There are a lot of good football players out there. Christian Ponder: Well find out. I have no idea. Its hard to tell because there are so many good football players out there. You never know whos going to have a good year. Theres always guys who are going to pop up that you havent heard of before. You never know, and …

I caught up with Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder on his drive to the Manning Passing Academy on Thursday to get his take on FSUs recent promotion of him for the Heisman Trophy. On Wednesday, the university launched the Web site cp7forheisman.com . Ponder is smart. (His 2.5 isnt his GPA, its his number of degrees.) He knows as well as anyone that it will take more than marketing for …