Word: halfbacks
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...proceeded to argue that Clinton would actually extend the war in Iraq, not end it. Or take Senator Joe Biden's comments at an AARP forum on September 21 after Governor Bill Richardson touted his gubernatorial experience: "God love him," Biden quipped. "But that's like saying 'I played halfback when I was in high school; I can play in the pros...
...more serious issue for the freshman drama is one of gender imbalance. Lights' core audience right now is young men drawn to the football. But that's precisely what turns off women, who saw the testosterone-driven football promos early on and ran the other way faster than a halfback outracing the defense. But the reality is that the show is a character-driven prime-time soap that happens to be set in the world of the high school football. "It's a show about young people under extraordinary pressure and the adults that are forced to deal with them...
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC, TUESDAYS, 8 P.M. E.T.; PREMIERES OCT. 3 You don't need to know a quarterback from a halfback--I'm told those are football terms--to appreciate this drama about a high school team in gridiron-obsessed Texas. The fictionalized version of the based-on-a-nonfiction-best-seller movie (directed by Peter Berg, who co-produces and directs here) has the same quick-cut look, crisp dialogue and bone-crunching game scenes. And the series promises to get deeper into the lives of the players, who are treated like gods and movie stars--as long...
...Fenerty, who gained 335 yards against Columbia in 1983.Holy Cross (5-2) scored on its opening possession on a three-yard pass from John O’Neil to Gideon Akande at 5:41 of the first quarter. Silva found Sean Gruber on a three-yard halfback option pass to make it 14-0 at 14:27 of the second quarter.Silva then scored on a one-yard run, and returned a punt 87 yards as time ran out in the first half.Joshua Cohen threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown as Dartmouth (1-4) scored all its points...
Widman finds himself without a choice again this year. But this season, he won’t have any time to sit down for a breather. The versatile senior from Charlotte, N.C., will shoulder fullback, halfback, and tight end duties this year for the Crimson offense...