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Raiders name Derek Carr starting QB

By Daniel Leon • Sep 3, 2014

On Monday, Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen named former Fresno State Bulldog Derek Carr as the starting quarterback of the club next weekend. Carr beat out Matt Schaub, who had replaced Carr’s...

Football: Derek Carr gets starting nod

By Daniel Leon • Sep 2, 2014

Pro Day Progress

By Christopher Livingston • Mar 20, 2014

To Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, it was “just another workout.” But this workout happened in the presence of NFL scouts, general managers and a head coach. Twelve Fresno State...

Super Bowl Previews

By Collegian Staff • Jan 30, 2014

With two days left until the Super Bowl, The Collegian staff members predict who will win Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Quinn Robinson — Broncos 31, Seahawks...

NFL Pro Bowl Pros and Cons

By Collegian Staff • Jan 23, 2014

Pro By Matt Criswell This year, the NFL has decided to make a change. Not to the rules of the game, but instead to the longtime running AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. Many are unhappy, but it is a necessary change...

Fantasy Football, Week 10: The Collegian’s sports editor weighs with mid-season advice

By Christopher Livingston • Nov 7, 2013

We are halfway through the 2013 NFL season, and there have been a lot of surprises in the league (Kansas City Chiefs) and disappointments (New York Giants). It is also a bye week for many teams, which...

NFL Hall of Famer talks business success

By Esra Hashem • Oct 29, 2013

Former NFL player and entrepreneur Ronnie Lott shared advice for success at the eighth annual Central Valley Venture Forum Tuesday. Lott delivered his keynote speech about business, success and what...

Wylie becomes a Chief

By Angel Moreno • Apr 29, 2012

Senior standout receiver Devon Wylie became the 68th Bulldog to be drafted into the NFL when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the 107th overall pick in the fourth round on Saturday. Current and former teammates took to Twitter to express their congratulations of Wylie being picked up by the Chiefs.

Fantasy Football fun but is it too time consuming?

By Rodrigo Andrade • Sep 2, 2011

With the National Football League season about to begin, football fans are already showing their excitement.

Why college football is better

By Ben Ingersoll • Aug 31, 2011

It’s just around the corner and the anticipation is increasing by the minute. No, it’s not the new episode of Jersey Shore, or the highly-anticipated NFL powerhouse preseason showdown between the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. It’s the 142nd season (plus or minus some years, sources vary) of college football, the greatest sport you’ve probably never appreciated enough.

Two ‘Dogs selected in 2011 NFL Draft

By Jerry Huerta • May 2, 2011

Day three of the 2011 NFL Draft was the biggest day for Fresno State hopefuls as two former Bulldogs heard their names called at the league’s annual New York City event.

Where will they go?: Carter, Jackson headline ‘Dogs at draft

By Vongni Yang • Apr 29, 2011

Although Fresno State does not have a top tier prospect in this year’s NFL draft like last year when running back Ryan Mathews was taken in the first round by the San Diego Chargers, Bulldogs head coach Pat Hill said that Chris Carter and Andrew Jackson are the players most likely to be selected.