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Penn St. suspends 3 players for Saturday (AP)
A Penn State football player has been kicked off the team for an undisclosed violation of team rules, and three others will miss this weekend's game against Oregon State because of a separate, off-field issue coach Joe Paterno said Thursday. Reserve defensive back Willie Harriott is off the squad, Paterno said Thursday night on his weekly radio show.
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WVU-E. Carolina still on for Saturday (AP)
East Carolina's game with West Virginia still is set for Saturday, but athletic director Terry Holland is asking some fans to change the way they park outside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Holland said Thursday that all parking lots will open at 1:30 p.m. -- three hours before the scheduled kickoff time -- to allow drainage in case Tropical Storm Hanna causes localized flooding.
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Charleston Southern-Wofford kickoff set (AP)
Officials have set a 6 p.m. start time for Saturday's Charleston Southern-Wofford football game. The contest was originally set for Charleston Southern's campus but was moved to Wofford as Tropical Storm Hanna approached the South Carolina coast. On Wednesday, athletic officials at Coastal Carolina moved its football game against Colgate to 1 p.m.
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UConn-Tennessee rivalry goes to football (AP)
Connecticut and Tennessee's rivalry is moving from the basketball court to the football field. Connecticut announced Thursday that Tennessee will visit Rentschler Field in East Hartford in 2015, and the Huskies will travel to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville the following year. The two women's basketball powers had met annually, until Tennessee canceled the series a year ago.
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Ponder to start at QB for Florida State (AP)
Christian Ponder will start at quarterback for Florida State in its season opener against Western Carolina. Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher selected Ponder over senior Drew Weatherford, who has started 33 games for the Seminoles, and sophomore D'Vontrey Richardson. Ponder, a sophomore, has thrown only 18 passes in college.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
South Carolina seeks revenge vs. Vandy (AP)
Vanderbilt has had fewer victories as sweet as last year's win at South Carolina. The Gamecocks were ranked No. 6 at the time and the Commodores hadn't beaten a team ranked so highly in more than 70 years. Plus, Vandy ended a 14-game losing streak against coach Steve Spurrier's teams. The Commodores go for two in a row against the ol' ball coach Thursday night.
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Oregon's Tupou to return from suspension (AP)
Oregon offensive tackle Fenuki Tupou will return to the Ducks on Saturday against Utah State after serving a one-game suspension because he received improper benefits from the representative of a management company. However, the representative, Tim Norling, strongly denies the explanation offered by Oregon and Tupou.
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Michigan RB Grady to play Saturday (AP)
Michigan running back Kevin Grady will play against Miami of Ohio after being suspended for the season opener. Coach Rich Rodriguez said Wednesday that Grady has earned the right to play. Grady was suspended before the season began. He was arrested July 2 in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming for driving with a blood-alcohol level at 0.281 percent, about three-and-a-half times the state's legal...
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Turner to return as Terps QB over Steffy (AP)
Maryland quarterback Jordan Steffy has ligament damage in his right thumb, an injury that will sideline him for at least three weeks and return Chris Turner to the starting role. Steffy hurt his thumb Saturday in the Terrapins' 14-7 win over Delaware. He won the starting job over the summer, but now must watch from the sideline while Turner runs the offense with help from backup Josh Portis.
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Pitt LB Gunn may miss rest of season (AP)
Pitt outside linebacker Adam Gunn may miss the rest of his senior season with a broken neck caused when he collided with teammate Scott McKillop during a season-opening loss. Gunn, who became a starter last season, played every down on defense and also was on the kickoff team before sustaining a concussion during the third quarter of the 27-17 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday.
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LSU regroups after Hurricane Gustav (AP)
LSU's football team met at the Tigers' on-campus training center Tuesday afternoon, then went ahead with practice under the assumption that the damage Hurricane Gustav inflicted on Baton Rouge would not be enough to derail their scheduled home game Saturday. "They had a team meeting just to make sure everybody made it through the storm OK, then they went into position meetings and a walkthrough...
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Todd to start at QB for Auburn (AP)
Chris Todd will start at quarterback for No. 9 Auburn on Saturday against Southern Mississippi Tigers coach Tommy Tuberville said Tuesday that he had planned to start Todd even before Kodi Burns was injured in the opener. Burns, who started Auburn's 34-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe, was cut on his left leg in the third quarter.
Yahoo - 4 days ago
South Carolina to start Smelley at QB (AP)
Chris Smelley will start at quarterback for South Carolina against Vanderbilt on Thursday night. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said he made the decision after starter Tommy Beecher couldn't practice Monday because he couldn't lift his non-throwing shoulder. He said Smelley probably deserves to start even if Beecher was not injured.
Yahoo - 4 days ago
Miami QB Marve can't wait to face Gators (AP)
It's been nearly two years since Miami quarterback Robert Marve has taken a snap in a real football game. Almost two years since he handed the ball off, thrown for a touchdown, or done any on-field celebrating with teammates. He's looking forward to doing all that again. And, oddly, there's something else he can't wait for: Marve is longing to get hit again, because that will mean he's finally back...
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QB Taylor to return for Virginia Tech (AP)
Virginia Tech will return to the two-quarterback system it used last season with Tyrod Taylor and Sean Glennon sharing the duties, coach Frank Beamer said Tuesday. The announcement came a week after Beamer had said that Glennon would be the starter while Taylor redshirted, and a few days after the then-No.
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Indiana reinstates DE Middleton (AP)
Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton and three other players were reinstated by Hoosiers coach Bill Lynch on Tuesday after they served a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons. Middleton, the nation's sacks leader last season with 16, is expected to play Saturday against Murray State but Lynch didn't say whether he would start.
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Police confirm 2 Sooners hurt in brawl (AP)
Two University of Oklahoma athletes stabbed at a nightclub during a brawl that reportedly involved guns, knives and tire irons were identified by police on Tuesday. Football defensive end Frank Alexander and freshman basketball guard Ray Willis sustained knife wounds during the Sunday morning altercation, officers said in a news release.
Yahoo - 4 days ago
Hanna may affect games in South Carolina (AP)
Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern are considering moving their home games Saturday because of Tropical Storm Hanna. Officials at both schools say decisions have to be made by Wednesday to give opponents enough time to adjust. The Chanticleers host Colgate at 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett said officials are considering moving the game to Thursday or Sunday.
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Neuheisel wins UCLA debut vs. Vols in OT (AP)
Rick Neuheisel couldn't have asked for a much more exciting game to begin his era as UCLA coach. Quarterback Kevin Craft, like Neuheisel making his Bruins' debut Monday night, bounced back from a horrible first half to spark the offense in the second, and Kai Forbath's 42-yard field goal in overtime gave UCLA a 27-24 victory over No.
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Ohio State RB Wells sits out practice (AP)
Ohio State tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells did not practice with the second-ranked Buckeyes on Monday. Wells, who injured his right foot in Saturday's 43-0 victory over Youngstown State, continued to wear a protective boot on his right foot. He fell to the turf on a carry at the Penguins 2-yard line in the third quarter.
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