Boston College football fans can now hope on a charter plane to some away games courtesy of Eagle Destinations. Eagle Destinations is the new brainchild of Red Sox owner John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group. A 200-seat Boeing 757 will be chartered to bring B.C. Eagles fans to games against Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Clemson. Packages for 2 games start about $2,700 and a 1-game package is around $1,100.
Michigan suffered another devastating loss on Saturday as Oregon beat them 39-7. And the news doesn’t get any better for them. Quarterback Chad Henne suffered a leg injury and will miss this Saturday’s game versus Notre Dame. Both squads are 0-2 and will be looking for their first wins of the season.
Another big matchup on Saturday between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers is affected by injuries as well. Florida will be without one of it’s top receivers, Andre Caldwell. He is expected to be out at least two weeks with a knee injury. Tennesse will be without the services of one of their top defensive backs, Antonio Gaines. He will miss the game with an undisclosed injury.
Former University of New Hampshire backup quarterback Hank Hendricks pleaded not guilty in the murder of Hawaiian surfer in San Diego. Hendricks was suspended from the team last week when he was charged with murder, assault and other charges. Hendricks played a allegedly played a role in the beating of the surfer.
Despite being penalized for doing their pregame Maori war dance aptly named a “Haka”, Hawai’i football coach June Jones said his team will continue to do it.
“We were 75 yards removed from the field, doing what we do — something that’s special to Hawaii and special to our fans,” he said. “It was just an unfortunate situation I thought.”
While some people may find it offensive, I don’t see the problem with it. It’s a respected tradition for the team and they shouldn’t be penalized for it.
It’s never to early to start talking about the Heisman race. Gene Menez from SI.com lists his top 10 right now (I will give you the top 5):
- Brian Brohm, Louisville QB
- Colt Brennan, Hawai’i QB
- Pat White, West Virgina QB
- Darren McFadden, Arkansas RB
- Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech RB
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll |
| 1. USC (40) 1-0 1,594 | 1. USC (42) 1-0 1,476 |
| 2. LSU (25) 2-0 1,582 | 2. LSU (11) 2-0 1,437 |
| 3. Oklahoma 2-0 1,418 | 3. Florida (7) 2-0 1,353 |
| 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,408 | 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,269 |
| 5. Florida 2-0 1,370 | 5. Oklahoma 2-0 1,264 |
| 6. Texas 2-0 1,290 | 6. Texas 2-0 1,156 |
| 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,171 | 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,141 |
| 8. California 2-0 1,126 | 8. California 2-0 1,038 |
| 9. Louisville 2-0 1,097 | 9. Louisville 2-0 1,020 |
| 10. Ohio State 2-0 962 | 10. Ohio State 2-0 972 |
| 11. UCLA 2-0 910 | 11. UCLA 2-0 837 |
| 12. Penn State 2-0 896 | 12. Penn State 2-0 804 |
| 13. Rutgers 2-0 820 | 13. Rutgers 2-0 699 |
| 14. Nebraska 2-0 693 | 14. Nebraska 2-0 677 |
| 15. Georgia Tech 2-0 590 | 15. Georgia Tech 2-0 582 |
| 16. Arkansas 1-0 537 | 16. Arkansas 1-0 493 |
| 17. South Carolina 2-0 477 | 17. Virginia Tech 1-1 371 |
| 18. Virginia Tech 1-1 382 | 18. Texas A&M 2-0 325 |
| 19. Oregon 2-0 367 | 19. Boston College 2-0 315 |
| 20. Clemson 2-0 349 | 20. Clemson 2-0 311 |
| 21. Boston College 2-0 323 | 21. Oregon 2-0 309 |
| 22. Tennessee 1-1 284 | 22. Hawaii 2-0 308 |
| 23. Georgia 1-1 261 | 23. South Carolina 2-0 294 |
| 24. Hawaii 2-0 247 | 24. Tennessee 1-1 237 |
| 25. Texas A&M 2-0 243 | 25. Georgia 1-1 199 |
