FSU president: College football playoff inevitable
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion. The president of Florida State not only believes a playoff is coming, he thinks it'll start with four teams... |
Penn St.'s Paterno treated, released from hospital
 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno spent several hours at a hospital being treated for dehydration before returning home late Thursday. The 81-year-old coach had been working at home late in the morning when he began feeling nauseated and was ta... |
Florida football player shot in the shoulder
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A University of Florida football player is recovering after being shot in the shoulder while at a Tampa area-park. Florida coach Urban Meyer says Gator defensive lineman Matt Patchan is expected to fully recover. Patchan was shot Friday night. De... |
How some colleges view using Web cams to recruit
A look at some major colleges football programs' takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA: -LSU's Les Miles, Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer and Alabama's Nick Saban have begun using Web cams following a new NCAA... |
Web cams new tool in college football recruiting
 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. The Alabama coach is doing a different kind of networking these days - all from the comfort of his office. Saban is amo... |
Indiana gives Dakich $185,000 settlement
 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana University has reached a settlement with former interim coach Dan Dakich, paying him the $185,000 he was scheduled to earn next school year. IU spokesman Larry MacIntyre confirmed the deal, saying Dakich was owed a base salary of $1... |
NCAA president has 'new information' on USC's Mayo
 HOUSTON (AP) -- Saying the NCAA has "new information," president Myles Brand promised to investigate former Southern California basketball star O.J. Mayo, who allegedly received thousands of dollars in gifts from money given to an event promoter by a sports agency.... |
Agency representing Mayo denies illegal activity
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates gave cash to an event promoter who provided gifts. "We are in conta... |
IU responds to allegations of NCAA recruiting violations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana University told the NCAA on Monday that its own self-imposed penalties should be enough to keep the organization from having to punish the school for improper phone calls made by Kelvin Sampson before he resigned as basketball coach. Sam... |
West Virginia coach Huggins hurt in airport fall
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University officials say basketball coach Bob Huggins has been taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement. Athletic director Ed Pa... |
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