LEAGUE / UNIVERSE NEWS

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY

ALABAMA BEATS OUT MIAMI AND CANCUN FOR SERVICES OF CB EDWARD HEFLIN!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY

DE ANTHONY LeBLANC COMMITS TO SIGN WITH ORLANDO!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY

AFTER MUCH INTREST ACROSS THE LEAGUE, AUBREY KEET SIGNING WITH ORLANDO!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

UNDERGROUND ADD CORNER BRIAN WONG!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

STAMPEDE GIVE BELLEROSE SECURITY BLANKET WITH ADDITION OF TE GARY O'DONNELL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

GM GOOCH BRINGS IN FAMILIAR FACE, ADDING SHAUN DAY AS BACK UP QB FOR JAYLON WINSTON

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

               

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

PFL STAR EUGENE HUERTA SIGNS WITH EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION ST. PAUL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

               

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

RB FRANCISCO JOHNSON SINS DEAL TO JOIN ATL UNDERGROUND!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

OT OSCAR CLARY RETURNING TO AMSTERDAM WITH 2 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

FORMER SEATTLE RB STEVEN DUNLAP REUNITES WITH GM JON IN ST. PAUL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

               

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

DT GLENN TOTTEN SIGNING 2 YEAR DEAL WITH AMSTERDAM!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

FOXES ADD DT HAROLD CAVANAUGH IN WHAT OWNER CALLS "PERFECT DEAL" AS FORMER HIGH-END PROSPECT LOOKS TO PROVE HIMSELF

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

       

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

OTHER DAY 2 UFA SIGNINGS

FB Harry Bethea - Detroit
FB James Boettcher - Myrtle Beach
C Zachary Castandeda - Kansas City
RB Anthony Soto - Miami
WR JC Jackson - Long Beach
LB Christopher Nichols - Miami
DT - Len Cruz - Cancun
DE Fred Dunn - Detroit
CB Antonia Haney - Kansas City
C - Sammie Myers - Myrtle Beach
LB Alec Caron - Rapid City
TE Richard Gill - Detroit
DE Frank Watson - Portland

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

MORE FemFL CROSS OVERS SIGN DEALS TO JOIN HIFL CLUBS!

Ava Boldier - Rapid City
Vicky Afalo - Seattle
Nia Uso - Atlanta
Emma Moss - Seattle
Willow McGillicutty - Seattle

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

FLAG FOOTBALL STAR TURNED ELUISIVE FemFL DUAL THREAT QB BETH JONES SIGNS WITH ALABAMA!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

MORE DAY 2 UFA SIGNINGS ANNOUNCED AS UFA DAY 3 SET TO KICK OFF

DE Gary Carrier - Long Beach
LB George Wallace - Cancun
CB Quinn Felts - Cancun
OT Carlos Swope - Long Beach
DE Harry Macklin - Cancun
CB Gerardo Armstrong - Alabama
FS James Schmidt - Amsterdam
OT Kenneth Irvin - Orlando
RB Daryl Renteria - Lincoln
QB Matt Artopoeus - Detroit
C Carl Dubois - Dallas
TE Charles Danner - Long Beach

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

               

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

RB PRINCE FOURNETTE SIGNS WITH CLEVELAND MUSTANGS!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

CB DANIEL MILLER ALSO COMMITS TO CLEVELAND!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

ST PAUL ADDS KICKER JACK WILLIAMS ON 3 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

                 

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

OAKLAND ADDS LINEBACKER OSCAR VENTURA ON 3 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

CHARLOTTE ADDS PFL-SIGNED CORNER RICHARD TUGGLE TO SECONDARY WITH 2 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

         

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

COBRAS ADD CB MARQUISE JACKSON WITH 3 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

         

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

ARCTIC FOXES BRING BACK GUARD DAN CAMPBELL WITH 4 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

         

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

BREAKING NEWS: DC COBRAS MAKE MAJOR MOVES SIGNING DARREN GLAZE AND ANGELO SCOTT TO SOLIDFY INTERIOR D-LINE!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

         

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

CB MICHAEL MONTERO STUNS FRIENDS AND FAMILY BY LEAVING BIGGER MONEY ON THE TABLE TO SIGN WITH ATLANTA AFTER "MARATHON MEETING!"

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

LB/S MERCEDES MANTALBAN SET TO JOIN ARCTIC FOXES, WILL PLAY UNDER BROTHER/D-COORDINATOR DEMIAN MANTALBAN!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

KAREN RYAN SET TO LEAVE FemFL TO JOIN AMSTERDAM!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

PRIDE BRINGING BACK GUARD GARY ENNIS!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

JAMES WIESE JOINING RENEGADES ON 2 YEAR DEAL!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

AMSTERDAM BOLSTERS POWER RUN GAME WITH ADDITION OF JUSTIN HAAS

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

DETROIT FURY GET COMMITMENT FROM DE ETHAN FRAZIER!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

MUSIC CITY BOLSTERS D-LINE WITH ADDITION OF JOHN WILEY!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

LINEBACKER DONALD SAPP SET TO JOIN NIGHTHAWKS!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

VETERAN CENTER MAKAI SI'LO'HA JOINING LAS VEGAS!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

PEARL HARBOR ADDS SLOT SPECIALIST RONNIE PAIGE AS NICKEL CORNER!

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

           

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S16/17 FREE AGENCY DAY 2

FINAL DAY 2 UFA SIGNINGS ANNOUNCED!

WR Gonzalo Colwell - New Jersey
DT Adam Fries - Pearl Harbor
WR Scott Jackson - Kansas City
WR Tyson Parr - Detroit
WR Tracy Baumgartner - Amsterdam
FS Dale Bertrand - Cleveland
WR Christopher Flores - Orlando
QB John Gibbs - Long Beach
SS Antonio Johnson - Pearl Harbor
G Charles Smith - Myrtle Beach
QB Jesse Burgess - Tucson
C Omer Lopez - Cleveland
CB Bobby Simmons - Pearl Harbor
RB Rob Lovejoy - London
DE Wayne Kelly - Long Beach
C Matthew Colwell - Cleveland
LB George Michel - Kansas City
DT James Kaplan - Miami
C Victor Asher - New Jersey
WR Douglas Boudreaux - Alabama
G Johnny Zeller - Cleveland
CB Anthony North - Dallas
OT Douglas Drew - Winnipeg
TE Logan Espinoza - London
TE Jeff Carter - Las Vegas
TE Stephen Green - Tucson
P Eugene Harris - Alabama
P Arnold Jarrett - Atlanta
P Brian McCoy - Amsterdam
DT James Young - Seattle
G Adam Potter - Seattle
LB Ben Pipkin - Tucson
DT Charlie Swope - Sydney
CB Kyle Foster - Cleveland
CB Nathan Woodson - Cancun
CB Dexter Cromartie - Rapid City
K Eugene Leone - Las Vegas
K Jorge D'Angelo - Tucson
K James Edwards - New Jersey
DE Francis Andrus - Oakland

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

               

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

BREAKING NEWS: HIFLPA REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE ON DAY 3 OF UFA, FORCING LEAGUE TO MOVE TO FREE FOR ALL IN FREE AGENCY AFTER FRUSTRATIONS BOIL OVER DUE TO PFL TAMPERING, ILLEGAL CONTRACTS, AND OVERALL DISPLEASURE WITH OFFERS FROM HIFL CLUBS -- PFL POTENTIALLY MOVING TO ATTACK FREE AGENCY MARKET AS WELL!

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

POST FREE AGENCY RETIREMENTS BEGIN TO ROLL IN AS LeBRON OWEN AND OTHER QUARTERBACKS STEP AWAY FROM THE HIFL

QB Jae Mack
QB Chad Schafer
QB LeBron Owen
QB Dave Hansen
QB Vince Owen
QB Arnold Rivera
QB David George
QB Mark Hernandez

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

McCLURE AND ZELLER HEADLINES RUNNING BACKS AND FULLBACKS RETIRING FROM THE HIFL

RUNNING BACKS
Ralph McClure
Chris Zeller
Jerome Soto
James Hill IV
Raymond Ellis
John Ryan
Ernest Mireles
Eugene Brooks
Ryan Sanborn
Kentavious Hope
Angel Toler
Vernon Cox

FULLBACKS
Ryan Billups
Richard Treadwell
Peter Gutierrez
Larry Dang
Mike White
Henry Thompson

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

DANIEL FORD, BRETT HARVEY, WADE DURR, & JASON PAULSON LEAD NOTABLE O-LINE RETIREMENTS AND DEPARTURES FROM HIFL!

GUARD
Wade Durr
Toby Paine
Joseph Sands
Stacey Pagan
Carl Malcolm
Jose Hoff
Yong Clark
Hector Merriman
Jack Clarkson
John Gillette
Mark Haywood
Matthew Vance
Barry Pully
Robert Pollack
Howard Holbrook
Jose Winchester

TACKLE
Daniel Ford
Brett Harvey
Richard Pounds
David Dell
Robert Adams
Todd Conners
Chad Bentley
Arthur Ornelas
Benjamín Harris
Harold Womack
Robert Dew
James Slack
Greg Jordan
Reid Walker
John Boss
Anthony Marquis
Devin Diehl
Rusty Leung
Michael Garza
Charles Benoit
Calvin Rojas

CENTER
Jason Paulson
Robin Bays
Ronnie Johnson
Troy Tirado
Chris Powers
Rey Bailey
Anthony Eller
Alexis Click
Norman Yazzie
Rodney Hale
Jerry Brown

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

JOSE VOSS, FORMER FIRST ROUNDER ALFONSO SCOTT ANNOUNCE RETIREMENTS AS LEAGUE REMOVES LARGE GROUP FROM ACTIVE PLAYER POOL

WIDE RECEIVER
Jose Voss
Christopher Aviles
Pete Bohannon
Richard Henderson
George Holmes
Arthur Biggs
Manuel Miller
Antonio Carrasco
Billy Gonzalez
James Goff
Robert Barraza
David Dodge
George Sams
Eduardo Kennedy
Mario Kingsbury
Michael Colon
Jeremy de la Rosa
Philip Agee
Leo Monk
Roger Whelan
Clarence Bartholomew
Trey Aleman
Mark Watson
Joseph Hernandez

TIGHT END
Greg Charles
Noah Sims
Danilo Thompson
Damien Soto
Chris Vui
Martin Rodriguez
Robert Gilbert
Alfonso Scott

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

CROP OF CORNERS ANNOUNCE RETIREMENTS AS POST FREE AGENCY EXODUS CONTINUES

Bradley Smith
John Stratton
Troy Trask
Frank Hawthorne
Donald Wiles
Daniel O'Neil
James Layton
Alan Theriault
James Styles
Theodore Poirier
Larry Xavier
William Sullivan
Edward Wampler
Timothy Brown
George Settles

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS RETIRING AFTER FREE AGENCY - AFTER ROGER McBEE'S RETIREMENT, GM C4'S STOLEN GENERAL MOTORS JIMMY SUV FOUND RETURNED OUTSIDE OF ARCTIC FOX HEADQUARTERS!

LB Christopher Combs
LB Patrick Epps
LB Richard Jackman
LB Christopher Long
LB Charles Dugan
LB Harold Rich
LB Guy Walls
LB Noble Weber
LB Bill Barron
LB Scott Ledford
LB Joseph Wilks
LB Barton Rodriguez
LB Marco Hamel
LB Jimmy Hart
LB Jeffrey Moore
LB Roger McBee
LB Brian Dees
LB Art Evers
LB Paul Wright
LB Cordell LaCroix
LB Donald Porter
LB Charles Walls
LB Carlos Wiggins
LB Oscar Hedrick
LB Christian Gonzales

DT Art Key
DT William Adair
DT John Colon
DT Francisco Williamson
DT Jamison Bowens
DT Cruz Anderson
DT Erik Tobin
DT Francis Butler
DT Ronny Stone
DT David Gay
DT Luther Weinstein
DT Jeffrey Mattingly
DT Richard Everett
DT Richard Caballero
DT Don Marsh

DE Walter Smith
DE Kevin Cone
DE Charles Cochran
DE Mark Suggs
DE James Vernon
DE Lucas Olivarez
DE Derrick Goebel
DE Jerry McDaniel
DE Patrick Buchanan
DE Angel Boles

FS Leo McCarty
FS Scott Smith
FS Dominic Miller
FS Robert Bauer
FS Aubrey McGinnis
FS Paul Zamora
FS Brian Harris
FS Cameron Keller
FS Ronald Meza
FS Larry Morrell
FS Phil Pederson

SS Robert Easter
SS Kenneth Hubbard
SS Francisco Winchester
SS Kenneth Thompson
SS Michael Stock
SS Dominique Parham
SS Darrell Finney
SS Andres Van Dyke
SS Kent Boucher
SS Roberto Brown
SS Pedro Sides
SS James Milton
SS Timothy Cochran
SS Jonathan Coleman

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S17 NCAA WEEK 5

NCAA WEEK 5:

Game of the Week:
#4 Oklahoma Sooners 35
@ #15 Kansas State Wildcats 33


National Players of the Week:

Offense: QB Virgil Woodward (Junior : Tulane) - 13/17, 213 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 0 INT, 10 carries, 157 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs

Defense: CB Pat Fusco (Sophomore : Stanford) - 4 tackles, 5 PD, 2 INT, 1 DTD (26 yards)

OTHER NCAA HEADLINES

• #4 Oklahoma avoids upset loss to #15 Kansas State as defense recovers from late 10-point rally, stopping senior QB Shawn Khan at their own 44 to end comeback bid.  Sooners win 35-33!
• #5 Florida is stunned by Missouri after 2nd half comeback is capped with 56 yard hail-mary touchdown pass to Gary Shay as time expires!
• Redshirt Sophomore KR/RB Thomas Anderson returns 4th quarter punt for 75 yards to score game winning touchdown as Florida State knocks off #3 Auburn 20-17!
• #1 North Carolina beat up Liberty in 30-10 affair.  Horan bounces back with strong performance.
• #6 Georgia and James McCoy top #17 Arkansas and Don Renfro 31-10 in Athens.
• Lead by shutdown effort from freshman Air Mitchell (4 PDs), #2 Ohio State limits Northwestern to 1 completion in 37-0 blowout.
• #8 Notre Dame pick off Syracuse QB Boyle 3 times, 2 by junior LB Kent Simon,  Irish win 20-10
• #10 Minnesota gets tested by Indiana but pulls holds on to 24-19 victory to move to 4-0!
• #9 Virginia  bullies East Carolina 45-13
• #12 Clemson remains perfect with 41-21 win over Winless Coastal Carolina; Sherman Weaver throws for 482 yards, 4 TDs
• #23 Duke picks up impressive 49-28 win over Appalachian State, Sheduer Hester shines with 261 passing yards, 110 rushing yards, 2 passing TDs, 2 rushing TDs and 0 turnovers!
• Freshman WR James Yang shines again as #23 Louisville picks up 34-21 win over Georgia Tech. 
• Maryland upsets #14 Virginia Tech in 42-35 shootout that featured 4 4th quarter lead changes!
• #11 Miami moves to 4-0 after 23-20 win over #19 South Carolina despite South Carolina WR Willie Pineda's 10 catches 160 yards and TD.
• Lead by senior SS Brad Guy's 10 tackles and INT, #16 SMU thumps Navy 30-8
• #18 Stanford sophomore CB Pat Fusco breaks up 5 passes, intercepts 2, and takes one back for a touchdown as Cardinal top Oregon State 31-20 in Corvallis
• Voss and #13 Baylor Bears cruise to 44-10 victory vs. Tulsa
• #22 Texas ride 9 catch, 131 yard, 2 TD performance from senior WR Shawn Rice to topple #21 TCU in 30-7 beatdown.
• #25 Utah get shutdown by 4-1 Cal-Berkley 20-6.
• Highly touted 5-star QB transfer John Curtis gets picked off 4 times by UCLA as Bruins take rivalry win over USC Trojans 21-13!
• Wisconsin gets senior QB James Miller back from injury, QB slings 4 TDs for 300 yards as Badgers move to 3-0 and aim to get back into rankings.
• Fresno State hands Arizona State first loss of the season, hurting teams top-25 chances.
• Colin Kuhn leads BYU to huge upset of Oregon!
• Penn State's Josh Newton throws for 4 TDs and 400+ yards, but Boston College use 24 point 4th quarter to stun Nittany Lions 38-35!
• The skid continues, again.   Alabama drops to 1-3 after 39-19 drubbing from Tennessee in front of angry home fans!
• #17 overall recruit, WR Frank Copeland (Racine, WI) commits to Oklahoma Sooners!
• WHAT TO WATCH - WEEK 6: #8 Michigan State travels to #17 Wisconsin in battle of unbeatens!

WEEK 5 TOP 25
1. Ohio State (4-0)                   
2. North Carolina (3-0)             
3. Oklahoma (4-0)                                           
4. Georgia  (3-0)                                               
5. Miami (4-0)                                               
6. Baylor (3-0)                                         
7. Clemson (3-0)                           
8. Michigan State (3-0)                       
9. Virginia (4-0)                         
10. Texas (4-0)                                                                 
11. Minnesota (4-0)             
12. Notre Dame (4-0)                                                           
13. SMU (4-0)                                   
14. Auburn (3-1)                                                   
15. Stanford (3-0)                                                             
16. Duke (4-0)                                         
17. Wisconsin (3-0)                                                           
18. Missouri (3-1)                       
19. Mississippi State (3-0)                   
20. Louisville (4-1)                                                           
21. Florida (3-1)                         
22. LSU (3-1)                       
23. West Virginia (3-0)                       
24. California (4-1)         
25. Arkansas (3-2)       
     
First 5 Out: Iowa (3-1), Rice (4-1), Florida State (3-1), Maryland (3-1), Kansas State (3-1)

Out of the Top 25:  Virginia Tech (3-1), Kansas State (3-1), South Carolina (1-1), Texas Christian (3-1), Utah (3-1) 

SOURCE: RECE DAVIS (ESPNU)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

"MONEY OVER EVERYTHING"  RB JUAN McKINNEY REFUSES TO TAKE PAYCUT TO HELP DC COBRAS!

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

THREE TEAMS FINED FOR SUBMITTING BOTCHED CONTRACTS WITH WRONG NAMES TO LEAGUE OFFICE!

The following fines have been assessed against teams off-season bonus funds due to misspelling names in the league office.  The league cites potential issues caused by misspelled names to include searching for records via proper spelling for future transactions as the reason for these fines.

Cleveland - $250K  for Reggie "Barry" Berry

Portland - $250K for Michael "Hodges" Hodge

Dallas - $500K for "Michah Cares" and "Michah" Micah Cates

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

 

DC COBRAS SIGN SIX HBCU-UDFA'S TO FILL OUT 53 MAN ROSTER!

WASHINGTON DC -- The DC Cobras signed 18 UDFA's this afternoon to fill out their 53 man roster.  With a lack of remaining UDFA players on the market at certain positions, the cash strapped Cobras turned to a six-pack of unknown rookies from a handful of HBCU programs.

QB's Jabreezy Cortese and Ta'Cory Littleton of NC Central and Florida A&M, RB Gatorade McStuffins of Howard University, WR's Quinshad Alpaca and Nawlins Blount of NC Central and North Carolina A&T, and Dre Lewis Jr, a DE from Jackson State and the son of former controversial HIFL player/coach Dre Lewis.

It remains to be seen if any of these players can make an impact on the club, but the opportunity is there, especially at QB where unproven Hubert Solis will enter his first season as a starter, and without a veteran back up on the roster Cortese and Littleton could be competing for a meaningful role as the primary back up.

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

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S16/17 OFFSEASON

TRAINING CAMP: LEAGUE ANNOUNCES ALL TEAMS MUST BE LOCKED IN BY MONDAY TO AVOID AUTO-FILLS, AUTO-LOCKS, AND FINES!

The HIFL is preparing to start Training Camp to officially start Season 17 and it appears some teams are dangerously close to costing their organizations money or risk missing out on some valuable training time due to incomplete rosters or un-finalized team information.

The league has announced a deadline of Monday (real-world October 16th) for all teams to submit their team lock in information, complete with full rosters and strategy information confirmed for coaching staffs.   A failure to be incompliance by the deadline will result in a $1.5MM bonus fine for filling out the teams roster and/or an additional $1.5MM fine for finalizing the teams lock-in information.

Teams without a finalized roster prior to the deadline will also lose out on the valuable mini-camp week which provides additional training to a handful of players of the GM's choosing.

Reports indicate that locally held open tryouts would be used to fill roster positions at rookie minimum rates leaving even more talent in the UFA pool for the PFL to scoop up as they prepare to finalize their rosters.

SOURCE: JIM ZEBOW (HIFL INSIDER)

 

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S16/17 PFL FREE AGENCY

FORMER COBRAS QB MICHAEL MEEK LANDS MEGA-DEAL TO JOIN TAMPA BAY HONEY HUNTERS AFTER GETTING ZERO-INTEREST FROM HIFL CLUBS!

Today Quarterback Michael Meek signed a 2 year deal worth $41.5MM per year.   Meek spoke at an introductory press conference and when asked about his decision to leave the HIFL, the 27 year old simply said "They didn't even call me, so I'm going to to play where I am wanted."

Meek's signing means that 2024 #1 overall pick, Robert Mahoney will spend another season on the bench barring injury.  Mahoney, a 6'3 QB from Oregon State, started all 16 games of his rookie season for New York, but the arrival of Elias Ibrahimovic saw him traded to Baltimore where he sat behind another HIFL import, Tommy Mazza who's 33 TD season pushed Baltimore to a 15-1 regular season.     Mahoney requested his release after the season and was granted, being picked early in the Expansion draft by Tampa Bay, but now once again he is being relegated to the bench by a former HIFL quarterback, which clearly has not sat well with him.

Meek was a drafted 13th overall in the Season 10 HIFL Draft out of Florida State by the Music City Kings.   During his 4 seasons as the starter in Music City, Meek proved to be a quality QB with his ability to limit turnovers totaling 91 TDs to 28 INTs across 52 Starts.  In S14 Meek found himself  signing with the Las Vegas Scorpions as a free agent but the marriage did not last long as a trade-deadline deal sent a Meek and draft picks to The DC Cobras for Marcus Mariota.
The deal would prove to be a steal for GM Justin and the DC Cobras as Meek fell right into place in the DC offense under Coach Saint shattering his career highs in passing yards and touchdowns as well as completion percentage.   In his three years in DC, Meek threw 97 touchdowns to 34 INTs, with 20 of them coming in one season.

Meek's ability to place the ball with accuracy in the high tempo, pass heavy attack saw several receivers climb the single season reception boards but his hesitation to throw the deep ball is what Meek believes lead to his exit from the HIFL.    Meek added:  "A lot of GMs want the flashy 90 yard touchdown guy and don't appreciate what a 72% completion rating when throwing the ball 600-800 times a year means.   It means back to back seasons of 30+ TDs.  It means 9453 passing yards over the last two years... but hey, good luck to them all, I've got a new league to worry about."

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)

             

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S16/17 PFL FREE AGENCY

PFL SIGNING: RECENTLY AMNESTIED RUNNING BACK QUAN BLACK JOINS THE PFL'S NEW ORLEANS PHOENIXES!

The New Orleans Phoenixes have announced the signing of 28 year old running back Quan Black.  The deal is worth $30.5MM per season for two years.

Black rushed for 1,105 yards and 13 Touchdowns (4.9 YPC) last season in New Jersey and rushed for 5,123 yards and 42 Touchdowns across his 5 year career with Seattle and New Jersey while averaging 4.8 yards per carry for his career.

SOURCE: DILLON WOJNAROWSKI (ESPN)