Daily Skiff

by Paige McArdle

The volleyball team opened conference play with a 3-1 (25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22) win over New Mexico in Albuquerque on Wednesday night. Senior middle blocker Kourtney Edwards became the university's all-time blocks leader early in the game and ended the night with 446 career blocks. (0) comments

by Travis L. Brown

The day all Frog fans had been waiting for with such high expectation came and went, leaving the Frog nation with its first taste of what the 2009 campaign will look like. Both sides of the ball got the job done, but had many glaring holes that a strong BYU team would pick apart with ease. (0) comments

by Mary Sue Greenleaf

Although the Horned Frogs' defensive secondary received national hype for the upcoming season, the loss of Sir Demarco Bledsoe and injury of junior Colin Jones at the position of strong safety leaves the secondary in an unsure position for the 2009 season, head coach Gary Patterson said. (0) comments

by Travis L. Brown and Lisa Carter

There is no doubt that the Horned Frogs will come up victorious Saturday against the Texas State Bobcats. The real game will be the Frogs challenging themselves to beat the Bobcats by a larger margin than they beat Stephen F. Austin, a fellow Southland Conference member, last year. (0) comments

by Lauren Sullivan

The amount of rainfall in the area over the past week will not greatly affect Saturday's football game against Texas State, an athletics official said. Mark Cohen, director of athletic media relations, said the field will be ready for the game. The crew that takes care of the field has had no problem painting and working on the field, he said. (0) comments

by Allison Erickson

The women's soccer team will play Weber State University in Lubbock on Friday with fresh legs, head coach Dan Abdalla said. Juniors Nikki Wilbur and Cheryl Martin sat out the weekend's games in Colorado due to injuries, but now, Abdalla said, the players should add diligent spirit to the game. (0) comments

Each week members, of student publications make their picks on the big college football games. Each correct pick is awarded one point, and a correct upset pick is worth two points. Last week, News Now reporter Maddy Foxx went undefeated and leads the pack with nine points, followed by Skiff editor-in-chief David Hall with eight. (0) comments

by Seth Dahle

For the second time this season, the volleyball team used an out-of-state tournament to regroup from a tough loss. The Horned Frogs, who won nearly two weeks ago at the UConn Toyota Classic after losing to Baylor, took home another championship - this time the Akron Invitational. (0) comments

by Allison Erickson

The nationally-ranked women's soccer team moved to 4-3-0 after this weekend's matchups in Colorado. Friday's game against the Colorado College Tigers gave the Lady Frogs their second loss of the 2009 season with a score of 3-0. Their first loss was after the 4-3 double-overtime loss to Texas Tech University. (0) comments

by Mary Sue Greenleaf

After a victory at the University of Virginia, Head Coach Gary Patterson held his second press luncheon Tuesday. Patterson talked about the young team this year, as well as the successes and mistakes made on the road at Virginia. At Virginia, Patterson said he played between 12 and 15 redshirt and true freshmen. (0) comments

by Travis L. Brown

Myles Brand, president of the NCAA, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at 67, the Associated Press reported. Brand was scheduled to speak at the university in March 2008 on the state of the NCAA and college sports, but the event was canceled because of inclement weather, outgoing Director of Athletics Danny Morrison said. (0) comments

by Lauren Sullivan

Coming off of a three game winning-streak, the women's volleyball team will play the Lobos of the University of New Mexico on Wednesday in Albuquerque. Head coach Prentice Lewis said that although the team played well in Ohio and won all three tournament games, it faces the same obstacle in Wednesday's game: not having home court advantage. (0) comments

by Mary Sue Greenleaf

The football team is gearing up for its home opener, Saturday at 6 p.m., against the Texas State University Bobcats. Coming off a win last weekend against the University of Virginia, head coach Gary Patterson said the team understands what needs to be worked on. (0) comments

by Jessica Lawrence

SuperFrog is one of twelve finalists for The Capital One All-America Mascot Challenge. He is currently in third place with 58,775 votes, even though the second place competitor, South Dakota State's Jack Rabbit, has 56,583 votes, according to the Capital One BowlWeb site. (0) comments