Former Wisconsin running back P J Hill has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and leading police on a chase. The Wiscosnin State Journal reports the 22-year-old Hill was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The newspaper, citing court documents, says police were called to a campus-area gas station after a vehicle hit a [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by admin
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Nevada running back Luke Lippincott has been granted a sixth year of eligibility due to a knee injury that forced him to miss most of last season. The NCAA granted the medical hardship on Monday because Lippincott also missed the entire 2005 season with a leg injury. Last fall, he tore ligaments in his knee [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by admin
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Just because Middle Tennessee wont be specifically preparing for a coming football game doesnt mean spring practice for the Blue Raiders will lack the fiery intensity of a late August workout. Head coach Rick Stockstill doesnt believe in letting a day go by without encouraging competitiveness in his team and spring practice will be no [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by admin
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Florida defensive tackle Torrey Davis, who made two goal-line tackles in the national championship against Oklahoma, has left the team. School spokesman Steve McClain confirmed Davis’ departure Saturday, but would not divulge the reason for his decision. Davis, a sophomore from Seffner, had academic trouble and at least two off-the-field problems during his time in [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2009 by admin
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Having thought about his next step for the past couple of years, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said the time was right to become the university’s athletics director and hand over the team to offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. Bellotti announced Friday the move to step down after 14 years as Oregon’s head coach. The Ducks originally [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2009 by admin
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Mike Bellotti is stepping down as Oregon’s football coach to become the school’s athletic director, and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly will be promoted to head coach. Bellotti, who has coached the Ducks for the last 14 seasons, takes over his new position July 1, replacing athletic director Pat Kilkenny. Kelly becomes coach on March 30, [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2009 by admin
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The Georgia Bulldogs head into spring practice coming off another 10-win season and savoring one of the top recruiting classes in the country. Alls well between the hedges, right? Well, not exactly. The Bulldogs, you might recall, went into last season ranked No. 1 in the nation. They werent even the best team in their [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2009 by admin
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The University of Missouri will pay $2 million to the family of a former linebacker who collapsed on the field and died during a 2005 preseason workout. Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler approved the settlement in a brief hearing Thursday. The agreement ends a lawsuit over the death of Aaron O’Neal, a 19-year-old redshirt [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2009 by admin
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The Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar bowls extended their agreements with the Bowl Championship Series, deals that will keep the national championship game at the sites of those games through the 2013 college football season. The BCS was not expected to change its bowl partners, so the new four-year deals come as no surprise. The [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2009 by admin
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B J Raji and Ron Brace gave three NFL talent evaluators a close look at what Boston College opponents had to handle: two of the best defensive tackles in college football. In the bubble that covers the school’s football field during the winter, they were the top players among about 40 from New England schools [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2009 by admin
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