Derek Dooley would have to pay $4 million if he resigns before Feb. 15, 2012, a number that drops to $3 million through the next year and down to $1 million in February 2014.
New Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is not happy with the team’s offense.
One of the two senior quarterbacks vying for the starting spot in Tommy Tuberville’s first season at Texas Tech will miss at least eight weeks after surgery on his left foot.
Texas Tech has reached a verbal agreement to open the 2012 season against defending national champion Alabama at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Coach Lane Kiffin says his practices at Southern California will be more work and less fun.
Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is participating in spring practice at Oregon even though he won’t play a down for the Ducks this fall after his season-long suspension.
Pittsburgh football coach Dave Wannstedt is getting a contract extension, the second he’s received since being hired before the 2005 season.
The Oregon Justice Department confirmed it plans to review the $2.3 million severance payment from the University of Oregon to former athletic director Mike Bellotti.
USC’s Lane Kiffin says Matt Barkley, Mitch Mustain are on equal footing going into camp.
A redshirt freshman football player at Tarleton State has died after sustaining a head injury during spring practice.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik says football signee Shon Coleman is dealing with a medical issue.
East Carolina has dismissed running back Brandon Jackson and suspended running back Giavanni Ruffin following their arrests.
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Minnesota has suspended starting safety Kyle Theret indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules and policies.
The man suspected of stabbing an FIU football player taunted the wounded running back after the fatal confrontation outside the school’s recreation center.
Jim Kelly kick-started his public campaign to pull his former team back into the NFL fold Sunday night, and it began with Tim Tebow.
Alabama reserve quarterback Star Jackson has missed the past two practices because of academic issues.
Florida coach Urban Meyer has apologized to the reporter he berated earlier this week for publishing a quote by one of his players.
Houston right tackle Jarve Dean has been dismissed from the squad for a violation of team policy.
Florida International University officials say police have made an arrest in the slaying of running back Kendall Berry.
Florida quarterback John Brantley and teammates are applauding coach Urban Meyer’s recent outburst, saying it’s nice to see him come to receiver Deonte Thompson’s defense.
The first play in the first practice of the Brian Kelly era had not yet been completed when the new Notre Dame coach and his assistants began yelling for players to hurry up and line up for the next one.
A Florida International football player has been stabbed to death in an on-campus incident.
Aaron Douglas, Tennessee’s most talented and experienced offensive lineman, asked for his release Thursday and plans to leave the program.
The International Bowl is folding after failing to renew its contract with the Big East.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has agreed to plead guilty in his Texas drug and burglary case in exchange for 10 years of probation, attorneys in the case said Thursday.
With a stern look and some finger pointing, Florida coach Urban Meyer had harsh words for a reporter following spring practice.
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has been sued along with several business partners by a company that says it has yet to be repaid for a $1 million loan.
Florida State’s outside legal costs while unsuccessfully challenging part of an NCAA penalty that took away a dozen of former coach Bobby Bowden’s victories totaled more than $172,000.
Black lawmakers are urging black football recruits to reconsider playing for the University of South Carolina because the school could lose its lone black trustee.
LSU has acknowledged NCAA violations in a report outlining the university’s internal investigation into the recruiting of wide receiver Akeim Hicks.
Wisconsin backup quarterback Curt Phillips suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during a scrimmage Saturday, head coach Bret Bielema confirmed following Tuesday’s practice.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly recently tried to send a message to his new players about what it takes to be successful by having them show up at 5 a.m. for winter workouts on a field still surrounded by snowbanks.
Five-star OL Henderson committed on signing day, but waited before actually signing
Four Michigan State players convicted in last year’s residence hall assault have been reinstated for the start of spring practice Tuesday.
The NCAA denied Alabama’s appeal of a ruling vacating 21 football victories for violations involving free textbooks.
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Former Michigan State running back Glenn Winston was sentenced to six months in jail and one year of probation Monday for his role in a November fight at a campus residence hall.
TCU will open the 2010 season at Cowboys Stadium and will have two nationally televised games in September
The father of Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram Jr. will spend extra time in federal prison after jumping bail in an attempt to watch his son play football.
