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Fresno State guard Kevin Olekaibe, who last month asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship, is off to a destination still to be decided.

The Washington Redskins have signed fourth-round draft pick Phillip Thomas, a safety from Fresno State who led major college football with eight interceptions last season.

The Fresno State Bulldogs closed out their offseason strength and conditioning program last week without doing any physical testing to measure 40-yard dash times or a one-rep or a three-rep max on the bench press, squat or a power clean, which many schools do.

From the moment he was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins , former Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo had the best name in the NFL .

The 5-foot-9 Rouse is Fresno State's career rushing leader. In four years at the school, Rouse ran for 4,467 yards, scored 37 touchdowns and added 110 receptions for 794 yards.

They looked lost on offense in the pouring rain two weeks earlier. On Saturday, quarterback Sanford James returned to the Foster lineup and restored order for the Bulldogs.

Fresno State Wide Receiver Rashad Evans and Punter/Kicker Andrew Shapiro Sign NFL Undrafted Free Agent Contracts Fresno State Wide Receiver Rashad Evans and Punter/Kicker Andrew Shapiro Sign NFL Undrafted Free Agent ContractsRashad Evans signs with the Atlanta Falcons and Andrew Shapiro signs with the Houston Texans, says his sports ... (more)

According to reports on Twitter, the Cleveland Browns appear to have signed running back Robbie Rouse as an undrafted free agent.

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, the 2012 Mountain West Player of the Year, visited Minarets High School April 30 as a guest speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr has the tools to be taked in the upcoming 2014 NFL Draft, and is considered by some to be a top-10 quarterback on the board.

Jan 23, 2013; Mobile AL, USA; Senior Bowl north squad defensive lineman Brandon Williams of Missouri Southern and defensive lineman Margus Hunt of SMU wrap up running back Robbie Rouse of Fresno State during the Senior Bowl north squad practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

Fresno State has kicked wide receiver Victor Dean and defensive back Davon Dunn off the football team, with the university citing "violations of Athletic Department policy" in a Tuesday release.

Robbie Rouse is still trying to land a free agent contract in the NFL. Fresno State's all-time leading rusher worked out at Minnesota's rookie mini-camp last weekend and this weekend he's headed to the Dallas Cowboys.

San Jose State's David Fales is one of the top quarterbacks in college football Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images In today's current college football climate, there's a great disparity between the amount of attention BCS teams receive and the amount of attention that teams from the smaller mid-major conferences receive.

Running back Chris Thompson should be ready for training camp after tearing his left ACL at Florida State this past season.

For Kyrie Wilson, it started in the spring when the high points in the Fresno State defense came together and with it a comfort level with the assignments and calls he has to make as the "Will" linebacker.

Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher is, naturally, high on two players the Redskins drafted: running back Chris Thompson and linebacker Brandon Jenkins .

To be eligible for the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, college football players must be a starter or significant contributor in their last year of eligibility, have a cumulative grade point average above 3.2 and meet all NCAA-mandated progress towards their degree requirements and graduation.

Fresno State secondary coach Jordan Peterson helped oversee Phillip Thomas' transition to the Bulldogs' new 3-4 defense last season, so he has a good idea about how quickly Thomas learns and his strengths and weaknesses on the back end.

The summer will be long, and filled with sunny days bereft of any pigskin entertainment, but soon fall will arrive, and with it the inevitable return of cleats on the gridiron, heralding the beginning of another season fraught with controversy and filled with excitement.