O-Line Remains Work In Progress

If Mark Tauscher has a good workout on Tuesday, the coaches will have to decide between the veteran or rookie T.J. Lang at right tackle for this week’s game against San Francisco.   Full Story

The official opening of USF basketball season is aboutn to begin. In this exclusive USFN interview USF Head Coach Stan Heath talks about the start of the season, what they learned from the exhibition game and more. Only on USFNation.com.   Full Story

If T.J. Lang starts at left tackle in place of veteran Chad Clifton, at least he will get Jared Allen on somewhat even footing on Sunday. Packer Report corralled Lang on his way out of the locker room on Friday.   Full Story

The official opening of USF basketball practice has begun and there's hoops going on at the Sun Dome. In this exclusive USFN interview USF Head Coach Stan Heath talks about the start of practice, the trip to NY for the BIG EAST Media days, and and more. Only on USFNation.com.   Full Story

The scouts didn’t think rookie T.J. Lang could play left tackle. Ready or not, he’ll start at that position on Sunday in Cleveland. The early signs are promising. He held his own against Jared Allen and spearheaded the run game vs. Detroit.   Full Story

The Arizona Cardinals host the 2-2 Houston Texans in Week 5. The two teams have met just once before in the regular season. BattleRedNation.com's Editor-in-Chief stops by to answer questions about Antonio Smith's transition, whether Matt Schaub is on course to become an elite quarterback in the league, how the Texans plan to defend against the Cardinals receiving corps and more in this exclusive.   Full Story

In each of the last two seasons, the Texans were 6-2 at home. Now they are 0-2. Reliant Stadium used to give the Texans an impressive home-field advantage, and they needed it desperately because they were so bad on the road. Three games into this season, it's been reversed.   Full Story

The official opening of USF basketball practice doesn’t begin until October, but the NCAA has allowed two hours of team workouts per week since mid-September, and the Bulls basketball team has taken full advantage of it. USF Head Coach Stan Heath talks about the work-outs, his new assistants, the new guys on the court, getting back on the recruiting trail, and more. Only on USFNation.com.   Full Story

Rookie T.J. Lang showed up at practice, was told he would be filling in at No. 1 left guard, and faced Cullen Jenkins during a high-intensity night practice on Tuesday in which he showed his intelligence and feistiness.    Full Story

Outfielder Kyle Rhoad, the Texas Rangers' 33rd round pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, has been a key tablesetter for the Spokane Indians over the last month. Lone Star Dugout has a Q&A with the Eastern Michigan product.   Full Story

Before any team starts a season, there are always a handful of questions to answer. How will the quarterback play be? Will your top players stay injury free? Does your team have enough depth to overcome injuries?   Full Story

From battling big B.J. Raji on one play to the polished Aaron Kampman on the next, rookie fourth-round pick T.J. Lang appears mentally and physically ready to vie for the starting job at right guard or right tackle.   Full Story

The talented offensive lineman, a three-year starter at Eastern Michigan, likely got a four-year deal worth about $2.25 million.   Full Story

The small-school tag doesn’t stick to the versatile rookie fourth-round pick from Eastern Michigan. Without a clear-cut replacement for Mark Tauscher, Lang has a chance to make a statement during OTAs.   Full Story

Everyone already knows about the Mannings (NFL royalty), Johnson’s, Peterson’s, and Fitzgerald’s. Scout.com contributor J.D. Bernstein decided to enlighten us about some of the stellar NFL players which aren’t household names, at least not yet.    Full Story

The Chargers face a number of pressing questions at the tackle position. RT Jeromey Clary struggled last season and cannot go into 2009 unchallenged. On the opposite side, Marcus McNeill enters the final year of his contract, as does backup L.J. Shelton. SDBoltReport.com wades through the muddy waters in this positional analysis.   Full Story

Battle Red Nation is going to look at the Texans, position by position, and give our final evaluation of what happened during the 2008 season. We’re going to move to the wide receiver position.    Full Story

After granting Jamie D'Antona his release, the Arizona Diamondbacks now have room to acquire two players in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft, or possibly more if one of their own unprotected players gets selected. Here are some of the top position players that will be available to the D-backs on December 11th.   Full Story

Stan Heath and the Bulls started off the season with a win and tonight are playing their first road game of the season against Virginia tonight. Before the Bulls left on the road trip USFN talked with Coach Heath and got his thoughts on getting the first win and taking his young team on the road. Only on USFNation.com   Full Story

If it’s true teams learn more in defeat than victory, then the Chargers players are quickly becoming bastions of knowledge. SDBoltReport.com’s Michael Lombardo examines 10 things the Chargers learned through their bungle in Buffalo as they look ahead with hopes of schooling the Saints.   Full Story

Prior to Sunday’s game, BattleRedNation.com gave you a list of some key, under the radar players to watch against the Dolphins. We are now going to examine how those players performed.   Full Story

In the Texans matchup against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, you expect to hear the names of Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, and Mario Williams called early and often, as well as that of Ronnie Brown, Chad Pennington, and Joey Porter. We now focus on a few players who could make an impact that may not be so high on everyone's radar.    Full Story

During practice leading up to Sunday's game against Jacksonville, the Texans spent more time working on their red-zone offense, and it paid off. They drove inside Jacksonville's 20-yard line three times and came away with a field goal and two touchdowns.   Full Story

Prior to Sunday’s game, we gave you a list of some under the radar players to watch. We are now going to examine how those players performed.   Full Story

The Texans dropped a heartbreaker, 30-27 in overtime against the Jacksonville Jaguars. We compare the keys to the game in the Final Game Preview to what actually occurred.   Full Story