College Football
Alcorn State hires Hopson, first "non-black" head coach in SWAC
LORMAN, Miss. — Alcorn State has hired former Memphis defensive coordinator Jay Hopson as its football coach.The school announced the hiring on Monday and, according to the school, Hopson will be the first white head football Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Sports
Former WSU coach elected to Hall of Fame
SPOKANE -- Legendary Washington State football coach William "Lone Star" Dietz has been chosen for the 2012 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.The National Football Foundation announced the selection Tuesday.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Sports
Paterno earned $13.4 million pension at Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Sports
Stanford donor endows coach's job in Luck's name
STANFORD, Calif. — Andrew Luck's name will be a part of Stanford football long after he's gone.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Sports
Air Force RB Clark dismissed from academy
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Air Force running back Asher Clark is no longer enrolled at the academy amid a newspaper report that he was caught up in an investigation into illegal drug use.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Sports
Ex-West Virginia football coach Stewart dead at 59
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez's successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. He was 59.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Sports
Judge refuses to delay Sandusky's trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The June child sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will not be delayed, a judge ruled Monday.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Sports
Johnson among 17 selected to C. Football Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Jimmy Johnson was asked if he ever considered getting back into college coaching and responded by taking out his phone and scrolling through his pictures."There's where I live on the ocean," he said. "What I spend my time doing is ..."
Date: 05/15/2012 | Sports
Idaho football player slain in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Police detectives were working Monday to determine a motive and find the killer of a University of Idaho football player who was shot to death at a weekend party.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Northwest
3 Arkansas football players charged with burglary
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Three Arkansas football players, including wide receivers Marquel Wade and Maudrecus Humphrey, were arrested Saturday and charged with burglarizing dorm rooms.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Sports
Sandusky's lawyers wants trial postponed
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Sports
Former assistant coach McQueary sues Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ Former Penn State wide receivers coach Mike McQueary is filing a whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State.The attorney for McQueary filed a writ of summons for a civil case in county court on Tuesday. That gives Penn State notice he's suing them.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Sports
Conference USA expands by 5 members
Conference USA announced Friday that it's adding five new schools in 2013.Commissioner Britton Banowsky said Charlotte, Florida International, Louisiana Tech, North Texas and UT-San Antonio will join the league in all sports, with Charlotte joining in football two years later.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Sports
NFL's Bucs sign paralyzed DT
Former Rutgers lineman reunited with his college coach
Date: 05/02/2012 | Sports
A dream fulfilled
Murphy football player took a different route to Stanford
Date: 04/30/2012 | High Schools
New look for today's UW Spring Game
SEATTLE -- This afternoon marks the temporary end of a long run of activity for one University of Washington athlete.Not that Austin Seferian-Jenkins is looking forward to the time off.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Sports
NCAA cites South Carolina for failure to monitor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The NCAA has ruled that South Carolina failed to monitor its athletic program and has accepted the school's proposed sanctions to cut six football scholarships the next three years and slash its official recruiting visits by more than half.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Sports
BCS takes big step toward college playoff
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- College football is on the verge of finally having a playoff, its own version of the final four.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Sports
The Class of 2008
What happened to the players in Willingham's last recruiting class
Date: 04/25/2012 | Sports
Arkansas hires John L. Smith as interim coach
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Eager to move on from the Bobby Petrino scandal, Arkansas announced Monday that popular former assistant John L. Smith will return as head coach of the Razorbacks next season.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Sports
Nebraska's Dennard arrested on assault charge
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's outgoing star cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, possibly hurting his status in next weekend's NFL draft.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
WSU spring game today in Spokane
SPOKANE -- Washington State's annual Crimson and Gray spring football game is today at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, and new head coach Mike Leach said he expects the Cougars to run 80 to 100 plays.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
Huskies heading downtown
SEATTLE -- Expansion took precedence over hospitality at the University of Washington this spring.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
Leaf to be arraigned in Montana May 3
HELENA, Mont. -- Former Washington State and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf is scheduled to be arraigned May 3 in Great Falls, Mont., on burglary and drug possession charges.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Sports
Oregon's Kelly questions validity of drug report
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly said he believes a media report estimating that between 40 percent and 60 percent of his players use marijuana is inaccurate.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Sports
Boise State football coach gets raise
BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho State Board of Education has signed off on a five-year, $11.7 million deal for Boise State football coach Chris Petersen.The board unanimously approved the new contract at its meeting Thursday in Moscow.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Sports
Oregon responds to report of players using marijuana
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens says the Ducks actively work to address possible illegal substance use by student-athletes.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Sports
Oops! T-shirt botches SEC locales
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Which way to the Southeastern Conference?A Texas-based apparel company, Aggieland Outfitters, recalled a handful of T-shirts on Tuesday after they were ridiculed online for having some geographic mistakes.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Sports
BCS buster: Alabama's crystal football shattered
The crystal football Alabama won for beating LSU in the BCS championship game in January was shattered on A-Day when it was accidentally knocked off a display by the father of a current player.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Sports
DA seeks to revoke Ryan Leaf's probation
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas prosecutor who brokered a plea deal with former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf filed a motion Monday to revoke his probation and will press for prison time.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Sports
Petrino won't appeal, mistress on leave
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said Friday that he won't appeal his firing and seek any of the $18 million buyout that was part of his contract while the university put his ex-mistress on paid leave following the revelation of their affair.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Sports
Petrino, mistress exchanged 100s of calls, texts
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino and his mistress exchanged more than 4,300 text messages and nearly 300 phone calls over the past seven months — on game days, before dawn and even as the police report that hastened his downfall was being released to the public,...
Date: 04/11/2012 | Sports
Ohio State's Meyer defends his time at Florida
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his first speaking engagement with his Big Ten coaching peers, new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer had to defend what he did in his last coaching job.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Sports
Arkansas fires football coach Petrino
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bobby Petrino believed he could win a national championship at Arkansas. He won't get the chance.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Sports
Mora era begins at UCLA
LOS ANGELES -- The Jim Mora era has begun with a $& .
Date: 04/08/2012 | Sports
Arkansas AD continues to review Petrino's conduct
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long made it perfectly clear what he expects from his staff as he put coach Bobby Petrino on leave for keeping him in the dark about a sordid-looking relationship with a female employee.
Date: 04/07/2012 | Sports
Minnesota football player found dead in apartment
MINNEAPOLIS — Gary Tinsley, a Minnesota linebacker who had overcome some personal problems early in his Gophers career and was set to earn his degree in just a few weeks, was found dead in his campus apartment Friday morning, university officials said. He was 22.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Sports
Arkansas puts Petrino on paid leave
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Moments after their motorcycle accident, Bobby Petrino and a female employee told a passer-by not to call 911, then got a ride back to Fayetteville where the Arkansas football coach was met by a state trooper who provides his personal security during the season.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Sports
Nebraska to add alternate football uniform
OMAHA, Neb. — The trend of wearing new-look team uniforms has arrived at Nebraska.Athletic director Tom Osborne said Monday he has agreed to allow Adidas AG to come up with an alternate uniform that the Cornhuskers will wear in one home game next season.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Sports
Arkansas coach Petrino injured in motorcycle crash
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bobby Petrino enjoys talking about his childhood love of motorcycles. He has had a thing for them since he was 10, though there have been mishaps along the way.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Sports
UW football team opens spring practice Monday
SEATTLE -- There might not be the pirate references, the quarterback controversies or the high-flying offensive installations that are going on across the state, but change is certainly in the air as the University of Washington football team prepares to open the fourth spring of practices in the...
Date: 03/30/2012 | Sports
Shober headed to Stanford
Murphy LB will be a preferred walk-on with football team
Date: 03/30/2012 | Prep Zone
Alabama's Saban gets raise, contract extension
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban said he received overtures for other jobs after claiming the second national title in three years. Instead of bolting, he has received a raise and contract extension worth $5.62 million a year that he said represents his intention to finish his...
Date: 03/26/2012 | Sports
Report: Sandusky called 'likely pedophile' in '98
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A psychologist who looked into a 1998 allegation against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky told police at the time that his behavior fit the profile of a likely pedophile, NBC News reported Saturday.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Sports
UNC football receives 1-year postseason ban
North Carolina waited four months to learn whether the NCAA would be satisfied with self-imposed sanctions on the football program after an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct.When the news came, it wasn't what school officials had hoped.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Sports
Penn State trustees defend firing Paterno
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier were dismissed last year because of a failure of leadership in handling reports of child-sex abuse by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the school's board of trustees said Monday.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Sports
Texas A&M, Missouri agree to pay $12.4 million each to leave Big 12
IRVING, Texas — Texas A&M and Missouri have agreed to pay $12.4 million each to leave the Big 12 and join the Southeastern Conference in July.
Date: 02/28/2012 | Sports
Oregon State's Marable suspended after he was cited for driving 104 mph
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State cornerback Malcolm Marable has been suspended indefinitely by the Beavers after he was cited for driving 104 mph on Interstate 5.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Sports
BCS leaders in no rush to pick postseason system
How many teams will be allowed to play for the national championship is just one of the many issues being considered by the guys who run the BCS.When the games will be played is a hot topic, too.
Date: 02/21/2012 | Sports
Mike Leach loses appeal in suit vs. Texas Tech
Associated PressLUBBOCK, Texas -- The fight between Mike Leach and Texas Tech isn't over yet.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Sports
TCU drug bust includes four football players
FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities arrested 17 students at Texas Christian University on Wednesday as part of a six-month drug sting, an especially embarrassing blow to the school because it included four members of the high-profile football team.
Date: 02/15/2012 | Sports
Penn State ex-VP seeks dismissal of criminal charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former Penn State vice president on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out charges that he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and that he did not properly report suspected child abuse.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Sports
Mother of Sandusky's grandchildren aims to bar him from visitation
The mother of three of Jerry Sandusky's grandchildren is vowing to fight to bar the former Penn State assistant football coach from having access to her children while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Sports
WSU's Mizell kicked off the football team
PULLMAN -- Washington State starting linebacker C.J. Mizell has been kicked off the football team after he was arrested this weekend in connection with a fight at a fraternity house.
Date: 02/07/2012 | Sports
Local roots help Wyoming coach recruit in state
Dave Christensen will be the first to admit that his name is not of the household variety of fellow Everett High School alumni like Dennis Erickson, Mike Price and Jim Lambright -- even in and around his hometown.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Sports
National signing day: Alabama's Saban has good day
Every coach claims to have a great national signing day. Nick Saban actually does — every year.By lunchtime on Wednesday, the Alabama coach had most of his latest highly rated recruiting class locked up.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Sports
Ohio State, Michigan among schools giving recruits four-year scholarships
With NCAA legislation pending approval, some schools gave their newest classes of incoming football recruits four-year scholarships on Wednesday.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Sports
Huskies sign 25 recruits
Safety Thompson is gem of Washington's recruiting class
Date: 02/01/2012 | Sports
Washington State's Leach signs 28 players in his first recruiting class
PULLMAN — New Washington State football coach Mike Leach announced Wednesday that he had signed 28 players in his first recruiting class, including 14 from California.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Sports
Cougar pair make it official
Stanton, Jones sign Letters of Intent to Oregon St., EWU
Date: 02/01/2012 | High Schools
Trojans play recruiting game
LOS ANGELES -- Two years into NCAA sanctions, USC's football program now faces the toughest part.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Sports
Iowa State hires former WSU offensive coordinator
AMES, Iowa -- Former Washington State offensive coordinator Todd Sturdy is the new wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at Iowa State.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Sports
Outside looking in
Everett native Dennis Erickson may be done coaching football
Date: 01/29/2012 | Sports
North wins Senior Bowl 23-13
MOBILE, Ala. — Isaiah Pead took a stutter step forward, then raced to the left sideline and traveled 60 yards up the field before finally getting tripped up by a leg tackle.
Date: 01/28/2012 | Sports
Former Jackson football player headed to Kansas Univ.
Former Jackson running back Taylor Cox will soon be playing for the guy who used to coach Tom Brady.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Prep Zone
Paterno's funeral procession draws thousands of mourners
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — With students, alumni and fans lining the streets, Joe Paterno's funeral procession drove slowly Wednesday past Beaver Stadium and through the town where the longtime Penn State football coach lived and worked for more than 60 years.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Sports
Selling of Paterno memorial tickets on eBay draws major criticism
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tickets to Thursday's public memorial service for football legend Joe Paterno were distributed within minutes after being made available at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Sports
Kelly meets with Tampa, decides to stay at Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon head coach Chip Kelly announced Monday that he's remaining with the Ducks, though he says he was flattered by the interest shown in him by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Sports
Paterno dead at 85
Ex-Penn State coach won 409 games and two national titles
Date: 01/22/2012 | Sports
Paterno leaves legacy of football success … and unanswered questions
The death of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at age 85 conjures myriad memories and emotions but none more immediately indelible than a snowy day in State College, Pa.The jubilant scene seems like years ago ... it's actually been less than three months.
Date: 01/22/2012 | Sports
Spokesman: Paterno in serious condition
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's doctors said Saturday that the former Penn State coach's condition had become "serious," following complications from lung cancer in recent days.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Sports
Texas Tech turns down Leach's settlement offer
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech has rejected an offer by former Red Raiders football coach Mike Leach to settle his lawsuit against the school.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Sports
Huskies hire Kiesau
Former Cal assistant named Washington's offensive coordinator
Date: 01/18/2012 | Sports
Prized prep QB Kiel chooses Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Prized quarterback recruit Gunner Kiel is joining Notre Dame.
Date: 01/17/2012 | Sports
Meyer dismisses 2 players from Ohio St. football team
COLUMBUS, Ohio — New Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has dismissed two players for off-the-field problems.Ohio State spokesman Jerry Emig confirmed Sunday that defensive backs Dominic Clarke and DerJuan Gambrell have been released from their scholarships.
Date: 01/15/2012 | Sports
Paterno 'shocked and saddened' by Penn State scandal
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno speaks mostly in a whisper these days. His hand sometimes trembles. His thick black hair is gone; in its place is a wig.
Date: 01/15/2012 | Sports
Oregon QB Thomas to enter NFL draft
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Sports
Sarkisian: UW hit 'home run' with hiring of Wilcox
University of Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian offered an understatement Friday morning when he called the recent weeks "a pretty active month."And he's not finished yet.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Sports
College Football Notes: Leach completes staff at WSU
PULLMAN -- Washington State's new football coach, Mike Leach, has announced the rest of his coaching staff, adding former Montana assistant Mike Breske as defensive coordinator.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Sports
Alabama's Richardson, Hightower, Kirkpatrick headed to NFL
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama All-Americans Trent Richardson, Dont'a Hightower and Dre Kirkpatrick have declared for the NFL draft.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Sports
Source: Baylor's Griffin to enter NFL draft
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III has decided to enter the NFL draft.The exciting dual-threat quarterback is bypassing his senior season at Baylor and is projected to be one of the top picks in April.
Date: 01/10/2012 | Sports
College football leaders open to making big BCS changes
NEW ORLEANS — College football leaders, including Big Ten commissioner and staunch playoff opponent Jim Delany, are open to considering the idea of turning the Bowl Championship Series into a four-team playoff.
Date: 01/10/2012 | Sports
Source: Florida hires Boise State's Pease as offensive coordinator
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has hired Boise State's Brent Pease as its offensive coordinator, said a person familiar with the search.The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.
Date: 01/10/2012 | Sports
LSU's offense was inept in BCS title game
NEW ORLEANS — Boos rained down from a corner of the Superdome dominated by purple-and-gold clad fans as LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson trotted onto the field for a crucial third-quarter drive.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
Alabama's defense shuts down LSU
NEW ORLEANS — Alabama delivered what everyone expected from the first play of the BCS title game, when a host of red jerseys stuffed LSU running back Michael Ford at the line of scrimmage: a rock 'em, sock 'em affair dominated by defense.The Crimson Tide's was simply better.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
BCS title game: More like stale leftovers
NEW ORLEANS -- Like an old nightmare, the Alabama Crimson Tide defense just kept coming and coming after No. 1-ranked LSU.And speaking of old nightmares, Tigers, how's about that Jordan Jefferson?
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
Alabama is No. 1 in AP poll
NEW ORLEANS — Alabama split the games and swept the titles.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
Baylor's Griffin meets with coach to discuss NFL options
WACO, Texas — Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III met again Monday with his coach as he decides whether he will declare for the NFL draft.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
BCS headed for a makeover
Changes on the horizon for much-maligned bowl system
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
Breske accepts job as WSU's defensive coordinator
MISSOULA, Mont. -- University of Montana assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Mike Breske says he is joining Washington State's coaching staff as defensive coordinator.The Missoulian reported Brekse confirmed his hiring Sunday evening.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Sports
Richardson is Alabama's leading man
NEW ORLEANS -- Trent Richardson rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Alabama's national title win over Texas two Januarys ago at the Rose Bowl.You could look it up.He was in the team picture and everything.
Date: 01/08/2012 | Sports
25 things about the BCS national championship game
It's here. It's finally here.After weeks of sampling the appetizers of the other 34 bowls, the main course is at hand.
Date: 01/08/2012 | Sports
Northern Illinois beats Arkansas State 38-20 in GoDaddy.com Bowl
MOBILE, Ala. — Hobbled by a bum ankle, Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish couldn't put on his usual one-man offensive show.But the fifth-year senior knows when to delegate, and receiver Martel Moore was more than willing to pick up the slack.
Date: 01/08/2012 | Sports
Southern Methodist beats Pittsburgh 28-6 in BBVA Compass Bowl
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — SMU has not lost this season when it scores first or puts up at least 21 points. The Mustangs were quick to check off both benchmarks to give coach June Jones his 100th collegiate win.
Date: 01/07/2012 | Sports
Arkansas beats Kansas State 29-16 in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joe Adams had his fourth punt return for a touchdown this season and No. 7 Arkansas matched a school record with its 11th victory, beating No. 11 Kansas State 29-16 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Sports
Arizona State QB Osweiler leaving for NFL
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Already committed to play basketball at Gonzaga, Brock Osweiler made the difficult decision to instead play football at Arizona State.Three years later, Osweiler found himself with another choice to make -- and again decided to leave.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Sports
Oregon RB James declares for the NFL draft
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon running back LaMichael James says he is skipping his senior year and declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. James, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2010, says he has not hired an agent.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Sports
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