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Appalachian State selects 4 to Hall of Fame

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:11 -0400

BOONE, North Carolina - Four former all-America student-athletes are headed for induction into Appalachian State's Hall of Fame.

EMU coach to skydive for money to fix bathrooms

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:33 -0400

The Eastern Michigan Eagles need new bathrooms, and coach Ron English is ready to jump out of a plane to get them.

Bama's Nick Saban to enter state Hall of Fame

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:31 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his feet.

Reserve UNC QB Williams re-enrolls in school

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:57 -0400

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - North Carolina reserve quarterback Marquise Williams is back in school for summer classes.

Tennessee's Jones faces balancing act on caravan

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:50 -0400

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - Tennessee coach Butch Jones faces a delicate balancing act this month as he talks to fans and alumni during the Volunteers' caravan.

MAC and Sun Belt look to expand bowl lineup

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:27 -0400

As the power conferences work to secure spots in the most desirable bowl games, the Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt also are trying to expand their postseason lineups.

Clifton Richardson transferring from Virginia

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:32:06 -0400

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - Virginia coach Mike London says junior running back Clifton Richardson has decided to transfer.

Rutgers to host Penn State, Michigan in 2014

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:04 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Penn State will be the opponent when Rutgers hosts its first football game as a member of the Big Ten next year.

PSU, Rutgers to debut new Big 10 lineup in 2014

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:38 -0400

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania - A previously scheduled nonconference game between Rutgers and Penn State in 2014 will become the Big Ten's first game under the new 14-team alignment with the Scarlet Knights joining the league.

Ohio State meets Maryland, Rutgers early in 2014

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:56 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State's first two Big Ten games in the 2014 season will be against the conference's newest members.

2014 Big Ten schedule includes Rutgers, Maryland

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:54 -0400

The Big Ten released its first football schedule with Rutgers and Maryland included, and the Scarlet Knights are getting quite a welcome to conference in 2014.

Huskers gets 2014 home games with Rutgers, Purdue

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:54:27 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - Rutgers and Purdue will be coming to Lincoln to play Nebraska in 2014.

Iowa to play back-loaded slate in 2014

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:41:38 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa will play five games in November but just twice in October in 2014.

Illinois boots Millines, Caldwell over violations

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:48:30 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois wide receiver Darius Millines and defensive end Darrius Caldwell have been kicked off the team.

Board approves video boards for Boise St, Idaho

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:04:27 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - The two biggest college football stadiums in Idaho will soon have fancy new video screens to replay some of the game's biggest plays.

Valley opens 2013 season against Florida A&M

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:15:08 -0400

GREENWOOD, Mississippi - Mississippi Valley State Athletics Director Ashley Robinson says Delta Devils' football season-opener against Florida A&M will give the school national television exposure.

Penn State defends medical changes after report

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:05:18 -0400

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania - Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:19 -0400

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair.

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:34:02 -0400

BOULDER, Colorado - Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl.

Gophers get new deal after losing $ on beer sales

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:04 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - After losing money during its first season of selling alcohol at stadiums on campus, the University of Minnesota has renegotiated its contract with the company that provides it to allow it to turn a profit.