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6 Notre Dame players arrested, 1 for tackling policeman

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler was jailed Saturday after a police officer said the player punched and slammed him to the...

Graduate transfers ready to make impact for their new teams

Oregon’s Vernon Adams showed last year the difference a graduate transfer can make for his new team.Adams, a Championship Subdivision star at Eastern Washington,...

Guys on the rise: Assistants who could be head coaches soon

Sixteen assistant coaches in 2015 will be starting their first full seasons as FBS head coaches, with seven of them landing jobs in Power...

Meyer happy, but not that happy, so far

COLUMBUS – With Ohio State a week into preseason training camp, Urban Meyer had mostly good news with a little disappointing news mixed in...

Besting the Bear? Saban in hot pursuit of Alabama icon

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bobby Bowden never thought he’d see the day when someone would challenge Bear Bryant as Alabama’s greatest coach.But it’s happened....

Pick Six: Games most likely to determine who reaches playoff

If you can only watch six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no...

Running backs regain spot on college football’s center stage

The diminished role of the running back in college football was greatly exaggerated.In some respects, the position is as strong as ever.Alabama’s Derrick Henry...

CFB PREVIEW: Alcorn State tries for SWAC 3-peat with new coach

Alcorn State is the king of the Southwestern Athletic Conference after back-to-back league titles.Now the Braves must try for the three-peat with a new...

CFB PREVIEW: WMU the latest team picked to challenge NIU in MAC West

DETROIT (AP) — For six straight seasons, Northern Illinois has played in the Mid-American Conference championship game. The Huskies haven’t always won, but they’ve...

Rule change has coaches debating how often to retweet

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new NCAA rule change is catching some recruits by surprise while causing coaches to debate how much time they...