2008 Woodie Awards
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Micah Rucker knew his fate in the NFL. The Eastern senior wide receiver got a call from his agent with about 15 picks remaining in the draft and his agent told him that the Pittsburgh Steelers had offered Rucker a free-agent contract. "(My agent) was saying if the Bears didn't pick me with their last few picks, I would be a Steeler," Rucker said. (4) comments
The Eastern softball team couldn't figure out Morehead State on Sunday. The Panthers lost 4-0 in Morehead, Ky., and were shutout for the first time since a 1-0 loss against Samford on April 6. The Panthers, however, did win two of three against the Eagles (30-14, 13-9 Ohio Valley Conference) and assured themselves a berth in the conference tournament. (0) comments
The Eastern men's track team matched its performance from last year's Drake Relays with another fourth-place finish on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa. Sophomore Wes Sheldon, senior Chris Wesson, freshman Justin Helpingstine and junior David Holm finished fourth in the 3,200-meter relay in 7 minutes, 33. (0) comments
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie went to the Arizona Cardinals as the 16th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Rodgers-Cromartie had been projected to go as high as the 10th pick to the New Orleans Saints, and during Saturday's first round, there was talk the New England Patriots would take Rodgers-Cromartie with the seventh pick. (0) comments
The Eastern baseball team continued to struggle at the plate. Eastern lost the third game of a three-game series against Samford 11-1 on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. The Bulldogs scored 10 runs in four innings, and three hits from the Panthers (18-23, 9-9 Ohio Valley Conference) were not enough to counteract a potent Samford offense that combined for 16 hits. (0) comments
Don't look past small-school football players. Those should be words of warning for NFL owners, general managers and coaches alike. Just because some players come from the Football Championship Subdivision - not to be confused with the Football Bowl Subdivision or the Bowl Championship Series or any other ludicrous college football acronym - does not mean they can't play the game on the grandest stage of them all. (0) comments
