http://sports.aol.com/ncaafb NCAA Football News from AOL Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:14:17 EDT en-us 5 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/enshrinees-overcome-obstacles-en-route/n20080719232809990006 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/enshrinees-overcome-obstacles-en-route/n20080719232809990006 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Doug Flutie, John Randle and Reggie Williams all faced a similar obstacle en route to being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night: all three were told they weren't good enough to play. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/flutie-paterno-head-college-enshrinement/n20080719201309990020 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/flutie-paterno-head-college-enshrinement/n20080719201309990020 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Penn State coach Joe Paterno helped a lot of players make it into the College Football Hall of Fame. He counts former Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie among them. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/zorich-paterno-flutie-head-enshrinement/n20080719144909990015 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/zorich-paterno-flutie-head-enshrinement/n20080719144909990015 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Former Notre Dame defensive tackle Chris Zorich still can't believe he's in the College Football Hall of Fame. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/paterno-heads-class-being-honored-at/n20080718181609990010 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/paterno-heads-class-being-honored-at/n20080718181609990010 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Joe Paterno has his own take on Mark Twain's ``Life on the Mississippi'' and the challenge a riverboat captain faces trying to navigate the waters of a mighty river. For Paterno, it's a little bit like coaching college football. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/samford-17-austin-peay-10/n20080718155709990023 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/samford-17-austin-peay-10/n20080718155709990023 Austin Peay 0 3 7 0 -10 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/no-5-west-virginia-45-maryland-24/n20080718155709990014 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/no-5-west-virginia-45-maryland-24/n20080718155709990014 Maryland 0 10 7 7 -24 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ohio-extends-solichs-contract-through/n20080718113709990011 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ohio-extends-solichs-contract-through/n20080718113709990011 ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -Ohio University extended football coach Frank Solich's contract through the 2013 season. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/williams-goes-small-town-for-final/n20080717184509990006 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/williams-goes-small-town-for-final/n20080717184509990006 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -Willie Williams has landed in small-town USA, far away from his old hang outs, for one final chance to approach the hype that followed the talented but trouble-prone linebacker out of high school. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/hall-of-fame-capsules/n20080717182209990014 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/hall-of-fame-capsules/n20080717182209990014 Capsules of the men being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday: http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rashad-among-20-being-enshrined-in/n20080717175409990029 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rashad-among-20-being-enshrined-in/n20080717175409990029 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Ahmad Rashad's daughter came home from middle school one day saying a classmate wanted her father's autograph. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/spurrier-says-hes-not-going-anywhere/n20080717174009990044 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/spurrier-says-hes-not-going-anywhere/n20080717174009990044 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -Steve Spurrier laughed off questions about speculation that he's grown frustrated with trying to build South Carolina into a championship contender and could walk away from the Gamecocks before his contract runs out. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/miami-set-to-use-2-quarterback-system-in/n20080717155809990033 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/miami-set-to-use-2-quarterback-system-in/n20080717155809990033 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -When choosing among quarterbacks Robert Marve, Jacory Harris and Cannon Smith, Miami coach Randy Shannon found there was only one solution that made sense. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/lsu-dismisses-lineman-jarvis-jones/n20080717154509990058 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/lsu-dismisses-lineman-jarvis-jones/n20080717154509990058 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -LSU offensive lineman Jarvis Jones was kicked off the Tigers' football squad for an unspecified violation of team rules. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/meyer-harvins-heel-healing-well-after/n20080717131309990014 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/meyer-harvins-heel-healing-well-after/n20080717131309990014 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Florida receiver Percy Harvin is ``ahead of schedule'' in his return from heel surgery, coach Urban Meyer said Thursday. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/former-uconn-receiver-enrolls-at/n20080716192509990024 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/former-uconn-receiver-enrolls-at/n20080716192509990024 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Wide receiver Terence Jeffers has enrolled at Vanderbilt after transferring from Connecticut. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/former-asu-coach-snyder-has-cancer/n20080716160909990011 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/former-asu-coach-snyder-has-cancer/n20080716160909990011 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -Former Arizona State football coach Bruce Snyder says he has cancer. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/mangino-gets-2-more-years-raise-from-ku/n20080715183709990046 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/mangino-gets-2-more-years-raise-from-ku/n20080715183709990046 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -Kansas gave coach Mark Mangino a raise and extended his contract two years Tuesday, amending his deal to up his compensation to $2.3 million per year. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/a-win-for-penn-st-qb-clark-though-not-qb/n20080714181109990019 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/a-win-for-penn-st-qb-clark-though-not-qb/n20080714181109990019 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Daryll Clark did some heavy lifting to win his first competition of the year, though it had nothing to do with the starting quarterback job at Penn State. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/dismissed-football-player-pleads-guilty/n20080714175209990010 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/dismissed-football-player-pleads-guilty/n20080714175209990010 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Former Louisville receiver JaJuan Spillman pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges, but won't have to serve jail time if he stays out of trouble with the law for two years. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/gators-lose-2-defensive-backs-to-injury/n20080712195709990014 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/gators-lose-2-defensive-backs-to-injury/n20080712195709990014 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -Florida safeties Dorian Munroe and John Curtis will miss the upcoming season because of knee injuries. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/pells-story-lives-on-in-documentary/n20080712172309990005 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/pells-story-lives-on-in-documentary/n20080712172309990005 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -Charley Pell downed half a bottle of straight vodka, swallowed a handful of sleeping pills and sprawled out in the back seat of his still-running car with a hose running from the exhaust pipe through a window. He hoped never to wake up. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/familiar-name-at-penn-state-wisniewski/n20080712062309990003 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/familiar-name-at-penn-state-wisniewski/n20080712062309990003 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Having a Wisniewski at guard for Penn State is a familiar sound for Nittany Lions fans. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/nd-starting-cb-walls-wont-play-in-08/n20080711182209990020 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/nd-starting-cb-walls-wont-play-in-08/n20080711182209990020 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Starting cornerback Darrin Walls will not play for Notre Dame next season and wide receiver D.J. Hord has decided not to return for his senior season. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-wr-trent-guy-released-from/n20080711175709990036 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-wr-trent-guy-released-from/n20080711175709990036 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Louisville wide receiver Trent Guy was released from the hospital on Friday, less than a week after being shot in the back. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/stabler-takes-leave-from-alabama/n20080711175309990023 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/stabler-takes-leave-from-alabama/n20080711175309990023 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Alabama football color analyst Ken Stabler has been granted a leave of absence for the upcoming season following his arrest on a drunken driving charge. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/oklahoma-internet-story-a-hoax/n20080709234509990004 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/oklahoma-internet-story-a-hoax/n20080709234509990004 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -The father of an Oklahoma quarterback says he plans legal action against a Nebraska football fan who posted a bogus story on an Internet message board claiming two Sooners had been arrested on cocaine distribution charges. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rodriguez-michigan-to-pay-wvu-4-million/n20080709144809990043 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rodriguez-michigan-to-pay-wvu-4-million/n20080709144809990043 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan have agreed to pay a $4 million buyout and settle a lawsuit that WVU filed after he broke his contract in December. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rodriguez-agrees-to-settle-pay-wvu-4/n20080709090109990015 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/rodriguez-agrees-to-settle-pay-wvu-4/n20080709090109990015 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/urgent/n20080709085909990007 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/urgent/n20080709085909990007 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/seminoles-lose-offensive-line-starter/n20080708175009990003 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/seminoles-lose-offensive-line-starter/n20080708175009990003 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Florida State's inexperienced offensive line took a hit Tuesday when projected starting guard Evan Bellamy announced he'll miss the 2008 season because of a blood clot. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-qb-lewis-reinstated/n20080707192109990010 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-qb-lewis-reinstated/n20080707192109990010 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis was reinstated to the team Monday after being suspended for about four months. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/steelers-looking-to-restructure-team/n20080707180809990021 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/steelers-looking-to-restructure-team/n20080707180809990021 PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son, team president Art Rooney II, want to buy Dan Rooney's brothers' shares in the team. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/injured-louisville-wr-guy-in-good/n20080707175509990031 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/injured-louisville-wr-guy-in-good/n20080707175509990031 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Louisville's Trent Guy remained hospitalized Monday, but Cardinals coach Steve Kragthorpe said the wide receiver was in good spirits as he recovered from being shot in the back. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/tennessee-p-colquitt-pleads-guilty-to/n20080707153009990011 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/tennessee-p-colquitt-pleads-guilty-to/n20080707153009990011 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt will spend 24 hours picking up litter and lose his license for a year after he pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-wr-spillman-dismissed-from/n20080706201509990010 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-wr-spillman-dismissed-from/n20080706201509990010 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Louisville wide receiver JaJuan Spillman has been dismissed from the team following his second arrest in 18 months. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-receiver-spillman-released/n20080704160609990024 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/louisville-receiver-spillman-released/n20080704160609990024 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -A University of Louisville wide receiver has been released from jail a day after his second arrest in 18 months. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/hokies-wr-sidelined-for-season-by-torn/n20080702150809990025 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/hokies-wr-sidelined-for-season-by-torn/n20080702150809990025 BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -Brandon Dillard, a redshirt junior wide receiver expected to contend for significant playing time for Virginia Tech this season, will instead miss the season after rupturing his right Achilles' tendon in player-organized offseason workouts. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/longtime-college-coach-john-pont-dies-at/n20080701203109990016 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/longtime-college-coach-john-pont-dies-at/n20080701203109990016 OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -John Pont, who guided Indiana to its only Rose Bowl appearance 40 years ago and also coached at Northwestern, Yale and Miami of Ohio, died Tuesday. He was 80. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ex-ducks-coach-ok-after-boat-overturns/n20080701002009990006 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ex-ducks-coach-ok-after-boat-overturns/n20080701002009990006 EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Kentucky coach Rich Brooks avoided injury Monday when a boat he was on capsized on the McKenzie River northeast of Springfield. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/garrison-rodriguez-was-distraught-before/n20080630210009990023 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/garrison-rodriguez-was-distraught-before/n20080630210009990023 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said in a deposition that former football coach Rich Rodriguez was ``very distraught'' in a private meeting the night before he resigned and accepted the top job at Michigan, complaining about harsh public reaction to a lost shot at a national championship. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ga-tech-player-charged-with-rape/n20080630182809990052 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ga-tech-player-charged-with-rape/n20080630182809990052 ATLANTA (AP) -Georgia Tech cornerback Jerrard Tarrant has been charged with rape and has been suspended from the football team. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/nfl-player-cited-for-drugs-at-cleveland/n20080629205209990010 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/nfl-player-cited-for-drugs-at-cleveland/n20080629205209990010 CLEVELAND (AP) -Baltimore Ravens cornerback Derrick Martin was cited for drug abuse after he was found in possession of suspected marijuana at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/university-of-georgia-mascot-bulldog-uga/n20080628195309990008 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/university-of-georgia-mascot-bulldog-uga/n20080628195309990008 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The University of Georgia's mascot, Uga VI, has died of congestive heart failure. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/holieway-jailed-because-of-unpaid/n20080627184009990015 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/holieway-jailed-because-of-unpaid/n20080627184009990015 EUFAULA, Okla. (AP) -Jamelle Holieway, the starting quarterback on Oklahoma's 1985 national championship team, was jailed Friday because of outstanding traffic warrants. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/minnesota-recruit-has-heart-surgery/n20080626212109990011 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/minnesota-recruit-has-heart-surgery/n20080626212109990011 ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) -Prized Minnesota football recruit Sam Maresh underwent open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic on Thursday. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/wis-court-revives-suit-in-death-at-camp/n20080626113009990011 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/wis-court-revives-suit-in-death-at-camp/n20080626113009990011 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by family members of an ABC Sports cameraman who died in 2003 after he fell from a platform at Camp Randall Stadium. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-st-takes-chance-on-former-wash/n20080624191809990021 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-st-takes-chance-on-former-wash/n20080624191809990021 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -Less than a month after being released from his national letter of intent by Washington State because of a series of traffic violations, quarterback Calvin Schmidtke signed Tuesday to play at Indiana State. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/tide-player-charged-with-selling-cocaine/20080624201009990001 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/tide-player-charged-with-selling-cocaine/20080624201009990001 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Alabama linebacker Jimmy Johns was arrested on felony drug charges Tuesday and kicked off the team, the latest in a string of off-the-field problems for coach Nick Saban's squad. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/clemson-s-mcdaniel-arrested-on-assault/n20080623163109990025 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/clemson-s-mcdaniel-arrested-on-assault/n20080623163109990025 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel has been arrested on charges he covered his girlfriend's head with a comforter and began choking her. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/big-ten-network-comcast-reach-a-deal/n20080619183109990006 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/big-ten-network-comcast-reach-a-deal/n20080619183109990006 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -Finally, the Big Ten Network and Comcast Corp. reached a deal. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/notre-dame-nbc-agree-to-5-year-deal/n20080619152409990098 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/notre-dame-nbc-agree-to-5-year-deal/n20080619152409990098 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -NBC renewed its television contract with Notre Dame football through the 2015 season on Thursday despite the Fighting Irish last year drawing their lowest ratings since the network began broadcasting their games in 1991. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-repairing-flood-damaged-football/n20080619144609990053 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/indiana-repairing-flood-damaged-football/n20080619144609990053 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -Crews started pulling up the turf Thursday at Indiana's Memorial Stadium, the first step in replacing the flood-damaged field. http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/founder-of-liberty-bowl-dies-after-long/n20080617152509990014 http://feeds.aol.com/_t/rss_2.0/sports/np/ncaa_foot/http://news.aol.com/story/_a/founder-of-liberty-bowl-dies-after-long/n20080617152509990014 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Ambrose ``Bud'' Dudley, who founded the Liberty Bowl football game in 1959 and oversaw the game for decades, has died. He was 88.