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Florida TE Ingram to miss season (AP)
Florida tight end Cornelius Ingram will miss the season because of a torn knee ligament. Florida coach Urban Meyer said Thursday that Ingram, who nearly skipped his season year to jump to the NFL after last season, will undergo surgery within the next week to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. The fifth-year senior has caught 64 passes for 888 yards and eight touchdowns in the past two years,...
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Clemson favored for first time since '91 (AP)
Someday, Tommy Bowden says, the fortunes of the Atlantic Coast Conference are going to change. The Clemson coach is acutely aware of the perceptions about the ACC, a league whose members have lost their last eight appearances in Bowl Championship Series games, haven't boasted a national champion since Florida State in 1999 and tend to struggle against squads from power conferences.
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West Virginia favored to win Big East (AP)
Since Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East, commissioner Mike Tranghese has pitched competitive balance as the league's selling point. Apparently, West Virginia didn't get the memo from the league office. The Mountaineers haven't quite reached Hurricanes-level dominance, but over the last three years, they've won 34 games and finished in the top-10 in nation three times, with league...
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K-State extends coach Prince for 5 years (AP)
Kansas State football coach Ron Prince signed a five-year contract through 2012, receiving a vote of confidence from school administrators after the team struggled to a disappointing finish last season. Prince's base salary will be $143,000 with a total guaranteed package of $1.1 million, which includes compensation from endorsements and personal appearances, the university said Thursday.
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Former LSU OL Jones transfers to Sooners (AP)
Former LSU offensive lineman Jarvis Jones has transferred to Oklahoma. Jones played seven games during the Tigers' national championship season last year but was dismissed after breaking team rules. The 6-foot-7, 294-pound Jones was at Sooners practice Thursday. "Jarvis is a talented guy who we recruited when he was in high school," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
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Florida TE Ingram has strained left knee (AP)
Florida tight end Cornelius Ingram missed practice on Wednesday with a strained left knee and his status is uncertain. Florida coach Urban Meyer said he would not know the severity of the injury until the he gets the results of an MRI Thursday morning. Meyer said Ingram suffered the injury during one-on-one drills during Tuesday's practice.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
Miami DT leaves practice in ambulance (AP)
Miami defensive tackle Antonio Dixon was taken to a hospital by ambulance after apparently suffering effects from the strong heat and humidity Wednesday during practice. The team said Dixon was in good condition, and he was expected to stay at Doctor's Hospital overnight as a precaution. Miami coach Randy Shannon had originally said Dixon was suffering from dehydration, but the team later said his...
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Inspiring Sooners trying to save lives (AP)
Along with trying to win a third straight Big 12 championship and righting recent BCS struggles, the Oklahoma Sooners left their media day Wednesday with another goal in mind: Saving lives. Dozens of players followed coach Bob Stoops' lead in going through screening to become a bone marrow donor, hoping to help a 10-year-old Sooners fan and others suffering from cancer and blood disorders.
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Pac-10 teams facing uncertainty at QB (AP)
The Pac-10 has long been a conference known for its talented quarterbacks and high-powered offenses. That's what makes the uncertainty at quarterback so many teams are facing at the start of fall practice so unsettling to many teams. Only Arizona State, Arizona and Washington opened fall practice with returning starters at quarterback entrenched in their jobs.
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New facility is big boost for Kansas (AP)
The Kansas football program is no longer trying to support a champagne taste on a beer budget. Coaches won't feel like hiding their eyes any more when visiting prospects see the locker room. Players won't have to stand in line to get treatment for injuries. And they'll no longer suffer the peonage of having to ride a bus to their own home games.
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Georgia, Florida share top SEC billing (AP)
Georgia and Florida are rivals with much in common. Both have a talented junior quarterback, a dynamic playmaker and a youthful-looking coach with a ridiculous career winning percentage. One of them is also the hot Southeastern Conference team du jour. Which one depends on who's picking. They both fit the bill, but coach Urban Meyer, quarterback Tim Tebow and the Gators already have a national title...
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Hawaii 'moving on' without QB Graunke (AP)
Hawaii quarterback Tyler Graunke waited patiently for three seasons behind Colt Brennan and filled in well when called upon. With Brennan gone to the NFL, this season was supposed to be Graunke's opportunity to lead the Warriors. Graunke, however, has been held out of the start of fall camp while he resolves undisclosed issues.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Versus to televise 23 games this season (AP)
Versus will televise 23 college football games this season, up from 19 last season, including five Ivy League games. Versus will also televise eight games from the Mountain West Conference and five each from the Pac-10 and Big 12. Among the Ivy League games Versus is slated to televise is the 125th Harvard-Yale game.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
BYU C Sorensen out with shoulder injury (AP)
Brigham Young center Tom Sorensen is expected to miss the start of the season because of a shoulder injury. Coach Bronco Mendenhall said after practice Tuesday that Sorensen may need surgery and is expected to be out four to six weeks. Sorensen, a junior who transferred from Vanderbilt two years ago, was expected to start this season.
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Ex-Notre Dame assistant Yonto dies at 83 (AP)
Longtime Notre Dame assistant football coach Joe Yonto, who worked under Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine and Lou Holtz, died Monday. He was 83. A university spokesman confirmed Yonto's death but had no details on the cause. Yonto was a high school coach before he joined Parseghian's staff in 1964 and was the Irish's defensive line coach for 17 years under Parseghian and Devine.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Dewberry latest Georgia player suspended (AP)
High expectations for Georgia were overshadowed by off-field troubles as the Bulldogs held their first practice Monday. Coach Mark Richt fielded questions from reporters for about 45 minutes, most of them about players being arrested, dismissed or suspended since Georgia finished last season with a dominant victory over Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Rodriguez eager to start Michigan tenure (AP)
Rich Rodriguez stood at the center of a crowded practice field Monday, surrounded by two major construction projects, each representing a new beginning for Michigan football. The first-year Wolverines head coach twirled a whistle around his wrist while loud Motown music blared from large speakers temporarily attached to a nearby golf cart.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Kentucky CB Warford ruled ineligible (AP)
Kentucky cornerback Paul Warford has been ruled ineligible for the 2008 season, costing the Wildcats a returning starter. Warford started 11 games for the Wildcats last season, with 41 tackles and two interceptions. The junior from Richmond, Ky., will not be enrolled during the fall semester and will be redshirted by the team.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Nebraska begins by dismissing DL Dixon (AP)
Bo Pelini has been stressing the importance of team discipline since he was hired as Nebraska's football coach eight months ago, and he emphasized the point again Monday. Pelini opened the Cornhuskers' media day by announcing that defensive lineman Kevin Dixon has been kicked off the team for an undisclosed violation of rules.
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Wisconsin dismisses RB Smith (AP)
Lance Smith was dismissed from Wisconsin's football team Monday, a month after he was expelled from a first-offenders program for failing to meet its requirements. Coach Bret Bielema, who suspended Smith last month, announced the dismissal after the team's first practice of the season. Smith was placed in the program last October after a judge accepted Smith's guilty pleas to charges of battery and...
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