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Southern Conference could expand soon

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:27:05 PDT

The Southern Conference may be close to expansion as it tries to replace schools that are leaving for other conferences. Read comments

QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:26 PDT

Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Read comments

Manziel is working hard to be best he can be, which might be best ever

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:23 PDT

The last thing George Whitfield Jr. expected was for Johnny Manziel to throw the ball. The Texas A&M star, after all, was blindfolded. Read comments

Buffs hoping to stampede way back to respectability

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:05:01 PDT

It's been more than two decades since the football team at the University of Colorado hoisted its one and only national championship trophy, and the program has struggled to remain relevant ever since. Read comments

Big money to be made for USC figures

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 PDT

LOS ANGELES-Pat Haden took on a challenging job when he was hired to oversee a USC athletic program that had been hit hard with NCAA sanctions. Read comments

Big Ten may shake up its bowl lineup

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:11:25 PDT

Not to dis Mickey Mouse, but Big Ten officials know their fans don't want to go to Orlando every year. Or Tampa. Or Houston. Read comments

Coach O'Brien defends Penn State's medical treatment in response to SI story

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:59:04 PDT

Bill O'Brien was angry. His voice rose often Wednesday on a conference call with reporters. Some folks swore they could feel the spittle through the phone. Read comments

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:08 PDT

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. Read comments

Penn State defends medical changes after report

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:23 PDT

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. Read comments

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:14:08 PDT

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. Read comments