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Big 12 wants NCAA to allow conference title game
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says the league likely will seek permission from the NCAA to hold a championship game even though it doesn't have the ...
Pa. judge nixes Sandusky's bid for new abuse trial
Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the ...
EJ Manuel leads South to Senior Bowl win, 21-16
EJ Manuel's January couldn't have gone much better on the field. More importantly, he's hoping for a similarly happy February for his family.
Penn State says Sandusky settlements appear close
Penn State's negotiator for civil claims involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said Friday the school has been in talks with 28 ...
Latest NCAA scandal comes from headquarters
The latest black eye for college sports belongs to the NCAA. In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement ...
Vigil caps low-key day remembering Joe Paterno
Hundreds of candles created a dull glow at the base of the mural that contained a likeness of Joe Paterno, each flame flickering to commemorate the ...
Signs, vigil mark anniversary of Paterno's death
Flowers and mementos left by supporters adorned Joe Paterno's gravesite Tuesday, a year after the longtime Penn State coach's death, while at the spot ...
Victim 6 sues Penn State, Sandusky, his charity
A young man who testified at a child sex abuse trial last summer that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky tickled and grabbed ...
Vigil planned to remember Paterno 1 year later
From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are ...
Increase in court cases could impact NCAA image
The NCAA will open its annual convention this week with a host of reform measures on the agenda, part of President Mark Emmert's push to address ...
It's official: Shafer takes over at Syracuse
As he addressed the media at his first press conference as coach, Syracuse's Scott Shafer briefly fumbled for words as he looked over at his wife and ...
Jerry Sandusky's lawyers argue for new trial
Jerry Sandusky emerged from prison to attend a hearing 200 miles away at which his lawyers argued Thursday he deserves a new trial on child ...
Osborne won't compare 1990s' Huskers to Alabama
Retired Nebraska coach Tom Osborne won't get drawn into an argument over how his 1990s teams that won three national championships in four years would ...
Sandusky heads to court hearing on defense claims
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to appear in court Thursday for a hearing about whether his lawyers had enough ...
Freshman duo can keep run of Alabama backs going
If BCS championship game star Eddie Lacy declares for the NFL draft, Alabama fans needn't worry about any drop-off in the running game next season. T.
Tide rolls to No. 1 in AP poll for record 9th time
Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1. The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other ...
ASU tops No. 25 Kent St. 17-13 in GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State's offense was held in check Sunday night after piling up big numbers this season. It was the defense that led the Red Wolves to a ...
Alabama avoiding the D word _ for now
Barrett Jones was definitely not going there. Alabama's All-American offensive lineman has spent five seasons with coach Nick Saban and he knows ...
Texas A&M renews Oklahoma rivalry in Cotton Bowl
Spencer Nealy and some of his Texas A&M teammates were discussing potential bowl games even before their first SEC season began. "We were like, how ...
Column: Why did NCAA really pile on Penn State?
Piling on is one of those things you're supposed to know when you see it. Some of us argued that's what the NCAA did back in July, when it knee-capped ...
Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its ...
Cotton coaches Sumlin, Stoops know each other well
Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national championship game ...
Thompson lifts SCarolina past Michigan in Outback
Despite all South Carolina has accomplished under Steve Spurrier, the winningest coach in school history couldn't recall a finish quite like the one ...
Georgia upbeat after 45-31 win over Nebraska
For each of its previous two bowl trips, Georgia left the field shrouded in the uncomfortable feelings of a season-ending loss. While this offseason ...
No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl
The Northwestern Wildcats spent so much time celebrating on the field that coach Pat Fitzgerald finally had to order them into the locker room. He had ...