BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall says running back Harvey Unga hopes to return to school in time to join the Cougars for his senior season. Unga withdrew from classes last week, saying he had violated the schools strict honor code. He is asking school administrators to reinstate him finish out his football career. Unga is already [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by admin
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They are near the end of their careers now, two of the most powerful men in college athletics. Donnie Duncan, former Oklahoma athletic director, is retired. DeLoss Dodds, the venerable 72-year-old Texas AD, is soon headed that way. During the early-to-mid 1990s, the two men were basically responsible for forming the Big 12. Forces had [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2010 by admin
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Jim Delany plans to take a break from what he has dubbed a silent phase. The Big Ten commissioner, who has said little publicly about his leagues plans for possible expansion, plans to meet with reporters Wednesday and answer questions about the most popular topic for speculation in college football this offseason. Of course, just [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2010 by admin
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There is a small plot of land outside Bryant-Denny Stadium that, if not for the historical significance, would be a fire hazard. The plot contains mostly dead grass at one end of Alabamas Walk of Champions. The empty semi-circle bordered by concrete looks more like a burial ground than sacred ground. The only evidence that [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2010 by admin
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In his first spring game as Oklahomas starting quarterback, Landry Jones completed 17 of 34 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, and his team won the split-squad Red-White game 23-0. Jones was thrust into the starting job as a freshman last season after returning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford twice injured his throwing [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2010 by admin
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How much is Woody worth? How about Bo? Or Joe? If you have to ask for last names, then youre not worth your merlot-stocked tailgate in Big Ten country. Buried deep in closets and storage areas of conference schools are potential revenue streams no one would have dreamed of a few years ago. The Big [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2010 by admin
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Attorneys for Mike Leach claim in new court filings Friday that a day after signing a new contract last year a top Texas Tech administrator and two members of its board of regents “secretly agreed” to fire him before the school had to pay him an $800,000 bonus. Information in the documents was drawn from [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2010 by admin
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These uncertain times in college athletics were foretold decades ago. In 1959, Admiral Tom Hamilton, the incoming commissioner of the Pac-8 Conference, began drawing up plans for what he called the “Airplane Conference.” The league of at least 13 schools would have included Notre Dame, the three service academies, the core of what is now [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2010 by admin
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Reggie Bush is scheduled to give a long-sought deposition next week in a lawsuit by a fledgling sports marketer who is trying to recoup nearly $300,000 in cash and gifts the star running back and his family allegedly accepted while he was playing at the University of Southern California. The deposition is scheduled for April [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports.coms Dennis Dodd and J. Darin Darst provide analysis on college football topics. 1. Now that we are in the heart of spring football, which team are you keeping an eye on to maybe be a sleeper for the BCS title game? DODD: I want to say Virginia Tech. I also want to become real [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by admin
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