The great high school all-American game of the year happens Jan 9th.  at noon when at least six future Horns take part in the US Army All-American Bowl, covered by NBC. No expected new commits for Texas at the game but it will be a chance for fans to see a bunch of future Longhorns compete against top notch talent. The 10th Army All-American Bowl kicks off at 1pm in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas today representing one of the last college football fixes until the Spring games come around.

The most interesting commits to watch may be quarterback Connor Wood and running back Traylon Shead. In these wide open all-star games the quarterback (QB) and running back (RB) are two of the spots to see the best reflection of a players actual capabilties. Today will be a great chance to see what Shead, one of the most prolific running backs in the history of Texas high school football, from tiny Cayuga can do against the country’s best.

On the defensive side of the ball keep an eye out for defensive end Reggie Wilson and linebacker Tevin Jackson. Both players are superb athletes who can dance around the football field. With the higher number of passes in the game plans there will be lots of chances for Wilson to get after the quarterback.

Although only five Buckeye targets are playing in the US Army All-American Bowl, or six if Norwell is included, two of them plan to announce where they will be taking their extraordinary talents for the next few years or more.

The first defensive back Latwan Anderson from Glenville is considered to be the 18th best prospect nationally, rated by Rivals. Ginn Sr’s kids used to be Buckeye by default, but Cordale Scott and others have been bucking the trend lately. People are saying Anderson is going to Morgantown.

Meanwhile, Sharrif Floyd, the nation’s top defensive tackle prospect has been dropping clues all week. A five star defensive tackle at 6-foot-3, 310 pounds that would have helped against Alabama’s massive Crimson Line. Floyd is down to the Florida Gators and Ohio State. That’s what the hometown press in Philadelphia think, but at this point, it’s anybody’s guess with the guy that wants to surprise people. Also in consideration are: NC, SC, Penn State, Mount Union. These type of decisions make the US Army All-American Bowl one of the most exciting football games to watch starring younger players.

The nation’s best recruit, offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson, will be playing for the West, but isn’t expected to make a decision in the near future. Petey who was for a long time thought to be narrowed down to USC and Ohio State is heading to Seattle. Most say this is great news

St. X’s Matt James and Glennville’s Christian Bryant, both who remain undecided, can also find their way onto the 2010 class, depending on how things go in the All-American football game.

Matt Elam, the DB/RB is far from the best player in this game, but is perceived to be the best Florida high school player. After a verbal to Florida, verbal to FSU, Elam will do the ugly hat roulette with a Georgia hat thrown in for fun. Despite stories about what he said earlier this week, Elam will have some camera time to decide during the game.

Ronald Powell, the defensive end from California is choosing between two teams with coaching staffs in transition; Florida and USC. Unlike Pete Carroll, Urban Meyer does not appear to be going anywhere else for a while. Florida is seen as the probable choice here.

If you haven’t seen the game, go watch it online! Just search youtube for the US Army All-American Football Game 2010

American football is usually confused with European football. The difference between the two is greatly, but the same use of title can confuse others. The difference between American and European football is simple by definition. Football is used mostly with the hands to control the ball, and the European football is what most people call Soccer. In soccer, you kick the ball and they not allowed using their hands at all. By definition, football is when 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long. Teams try to steal/keep possession of the ball and move across the field to the other teams goal line by running a series of plays. European football or soccer is a game played with a round ball (not diamond shaped like American football).

Again, two teams of eleven players user their body to control the ball to pass the opponents goal line. Soccer is played dominantly with the feet, but can be controlled by other parts of the body like knees, chest, and head. They can use any part of their body by their arms and hands. If they do use the hands, a foul is called the other team gets control of the situation. They only people who are allowed to use their hands are the goalkeepers.

Many soccer games are played on football fields. They are set up the same way except instead of having a huge goal post, they use two goal nets (much like hockey). The games are in quarters that are times. There are four quarters per game and a half time. Usually there are only a minute or two pauses between quarters and the half time is much longer. Soccer games usually do not take as much time as soccer, because there are fewer rules to soccer.

Football is a complicated sport that has flags and penalties for, what seems everything. In soccer, penalties are called but mostly for being offsides or out of bounds. Sportsmanship is a problem in both sports. The two sports are very competitive and can be frustrating to the players. Even though you are not allowed to tackle a player purposely in soccer, some players do tend to collide and when they do, they hit hard.

Soccer and football are much alike in some aspects, but are completely different in others. Either way you look at it, the two sports are just as aggressive and competitive and can be very enjoyable to watch and play.

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American football emerged from the European game of Rugby in 1879. Walter Camp, a player and coach of Yale University, is recognized as “The Father Of American Football” as the early rules of the game was instituted by him. However, previous to that, the students of Princeton were already playing a game called “Ballown”. It was about fisting the ball and then using their feet to advance the ball past their opponents. There were no hard and fast rules that applied and could be stated as the easiest form of football at it’s early times. However, the physical aspect of the game was immense and often it turned violent.

At Harvard too, a football-type game was being played on the first Monday of the school year. This game was so much physical that the day it was played was often mentioned as “Bloody Monday”. The year 1865 was very important for American Football. The Civil War had ended and football started gaining popularity in the colleges. It was in this year that some basic rules for the game were established and the game got its patent for the first time. Thus on 6th November, 1869 the first inter-collegiate football was played between Rutgers and Princeton where Rutgers won by a score of six goals to four.

In 1873, the Intercollegiate Football Association was formed by the representatives of Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale. Till then, the increasingly popular game was being played with many different rules. The association brought into effect the first set of rules of intercollegiate football which allowed fifteen players in each team. However, it was Walter Camp, a coach at Yale, who began the final process of evolution from rugby like game to what we know today as the American Football. The number of players was reduced to eleven and the standard size of the field was set to hundred and ten yards. A little later downs were introduced and tackling below the belt was legalized.

However, the violent physical challenge that the game demanded, caused many serious injuries and deaths in the next few years. As a result, though still gaining popularity, football was banned in many colleges. In 1905, under a directive from President Theodore Roosevelt, Yale, Harvard and Princeton setup a couple of meetings between schools and formed a seven member Rules Committee which was later came to be known as National Collegiate Athletic Association, or the NCAA.

American Football has now become a multi-billion dollar industry. With the advent of cable television, the game have crossed the boundaries of America and spread its wings all over the world. Dozens of games both collegiate ad professional are aired almost every Friday and Saturday afternoons and Sunday and Monday nights during the football season. The super Bowl, that decides the national champion, has become the most watched sporting event of all times. Plenty of merchandise and football products have taken the markets by storm. Quite a number of innovative products are often offered as token gifts and memorabilia. Even free American Football ecards can be found over the net . Some like 123greetings has an entire category dedicated to the game .