Toledo Rockets NCAA Football News

Garrett Mack is thankful that long snapping is a family tradition. The Center Grove senior split end thinks it helped him land a scholarship to play at Ball State University.

It was 1 yard and no more. But it was ''no mas.'' A stop by Northampton's Aaron Chamberlain on a fourth-and-3, with the help of other gang-tacklers, was the game-saving play of the 39th annual McDonald's Lehigh Valley Football Classic Thursday night.

Saturday, Sept. 19, Cleveland Browns Stadium, time TBA. Any football coach will tell you he wants aggressive kids who play hard, listen and compete.

New Toledo football coach Tim Beckman is enjoying his first spring season with the Rockets and already looking forward to playing Ohio State in Cleveland on Sept.

Toledo's Tyrrell Herbert, front right, intercepting a pass during Toledo's 13-10 victory over Michigan last October.

Two former University of Toledo football players charged in a point-shaving scheme were arraigned in federal court Wednesday, including an ex-running back from Canada who is described as a key contact for Detroit-area gamblers.

In the last few moments of his young life, James Manor was barreling down Flamingo Road early Thursday, responding to a call on a 14-year-old girl being beaten by her father.

Ryan Succop will go down in history as Mr. Irrelevant of the 2009 NFL Draft. The South Carolina kicker was the last pick, 256th overall, taken by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Wilson Warriors quarterback Tyler Smith was an All-Colonial League, Express-Times All-Area and AP All-State perfomer last season.

Ever since the first week of three-a-day preseason practices in his sophomore year at Penn Hills High School, Aaron Donald thought he had a chance to play football at the next level.

Two former University of Toledo football players have signed undrafted free-agent deals with NFL teams.

Out of the 117 Division I football programs in the country, the position of director of football operations is held by men in about 113 of them.

April 27th, 2009 11:23 AM by Judd Zulgad The Vikings have agreed to terms with undrafted quarterback Sean Glennon of Virginia Tech, according to the website KFFL.

Three straight losing seasons prompted the need for a change. Under first-year coach Tim Beckman, the Rockets, other than the large group of veteran players, did a complete 180-degree turnaround in the spring.

Safety Barry Church enters his final season with several noteworthy honors, but yet to be part of a winning team.

University of Toledo wide receiver Nick Moore signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.

A former University of Toledo football player recruited his teammates and basketball players at the school to take part in a point-shaving scheme during a three-year period, according to documents filed in federal court.

Twitter has officially infiltrated the non-automatic qualifying schools. Today, I became a Twitter follower of Toledo coach Tim Beckman and SMU coach June Jones.

Throughout spring practices, University of Toledo football coach Tim Beckman maintained the Rockets' defense was ahead of the offense.

Tim Beckman earned bachelor's and master's degrees in education but is a self-professed history buff.