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Shonn Greene spent the season prior out of football and carrying couches just to make rent. ...more
December 30, 2008
TAMPA – Their plan was to go home, wait and watch as their playoff fate unfolded. Instead, the Buccaneers went home late Sunday to wonder. ...more
December 28, 2008
This is not how Derrick Brooks wanted it to end, with his long-vaunted defense trapped in the throes of arguably its worst slump. ...more
December 28, 2008
OFFENSE
| Pos. | Player, School | Yr. |
| QB | Dontae Aycock, Chamberlain | Sr. |
| A dual threat, accounted for more than 2,900 yards of total offense and 45 touchdowns | ||
| RB | Lindsey Lamar, Hillsborough | Sr. |
| Speedster led county backs in regular season with 1,319 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns | ||
| RB | Maurice Hagens, Tampa Bay Tech | Jr. |
| Posted second consecutive 1,000-yard season to lead Titans to playoffs | ||
| RB | Kenny Allen, Chamberlain | Sr. |
| Averaged 112 rushing yards per game this season for district champion Chiefs | ||
| WR | Orson Charles, Plant | Sr. |
| 21 receiving touchdowns were county best and program single-season record | ||
| WR | Erick McGriff, Jesuit | Sr. |
| Playmaker led Tigers with 732 receiving yards and five touchdowns | ||
| WR | Anthony Williams, Chamberlain | Sr. |
| Set Chiefs single-season record with 13 touchdown receptions | ||
| TE | John Plasencia, Jesuit | Sr. |
| Northwestern commitment was second on team with 23 catches | ||
| OL | Conor O'Neal, Newsome | Sr. |
| Wolves two-way standout excelled on both sides of ball | ||
| OL | Justin Cabbagestalk, Armwood | Sr. |
| Vanderbilt commitment anchored talented line | ||
| OL | Jarrod Gant, Jefferson | Sr. |
| Solid tackle is latest in long list of Dragons standout linemen | ||
| OL | Darren Baker, Hillsborough | Sr. |
| Division I recruit paved way for one of county's leading rushers | ||
| OL | Austin Clark, Plant | Sr. |
| Panthers' only two-way starter was team's Ironman | ||
December 25, 2008
In between a season that fell short of ACC championship aspirations and another important offseason on the recruiting trail, there is a Champs Sports Bowl game Saturday for Florida State to play. ...more
December 22, 2008
The Lakeland football team was in an unfamiliar situation Friday. In each of the program's six state title game appearances, they've walked away winners. ...more
December 20, 2008
Curtis Steele has always been a get-up-and-go kind of guy, so exuding patience was never really his forte. But, as the Memphis junior running back learned this season, change can be for the better. ...more
December 19, 2008
The Bucs know precisely who they want their starting quarterback to be for Sunday's critical game against the Chargers. They just don't know with any certainty if Jeff Garcia will be able to play. ...more
December 18, 2008
A thick blanket of gray clouds cast a pall over One Buc Place on Monday morning. If you looked hard enough, though, the cloud cover was lined in silver. ...more
December 16, 2008
TONIGHT'S GAME BROWNS AT EAGLES, 8:30, ESPN ABOUT THE BROWNS: QB Ken Dorsey makes his first career start on "Monday Night Football" and he's facing a premier pass rush. Jamal Lewis needs 200 more rushing yards to reach the 1,000-yard plateau, but this plodding offense has struggled all season. One of the few positives through a 4-9 start is that plus-8 turnover differential. ...more
December 15, 2008
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