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Pac-10 to change name to Pac-12

July 29, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) -- For years people in the Pac-10 -- from players to fans -- have complained about a lack of recognition and a so-called East Coast bias that caused the conference to be under-appreciated nationally.

Pac-10 missed out on UT, but still won

July 29, 2010

I received more than 600 reader e-mails this past week -- more than during most weeks of the actual football season -- and at least 90 percent of them were outdated by the time I sat down to write this week's Mailbag. Sorry that you wasted your time, folks. If it makes you feel better, at least 90 percent of the many words I've written about realignment over the past several months are now moot, too.

How Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli went from hero to villain

July 29, 2010

Jeremiah Masoli is asking you to open your mind, to consider the possibility that, regardless of what you've read or heard, he is not a thug. That would be an easier sell, of course, if he hadn't spent nearly three months in a juvenile facility in 2005 for robbery; if he hadn't pled guilty in March of this year to burglarizing a fraternity house; if his career as the starting quarterback -- and a potential Heisman contender -- at Oregon hadn't ended last month after police found him driving with marijuana in his car.

Football's 'Assassin': The Anti-Legacy of Jack Tatum - TIME

July 29, 2010

Football's 'Assassin': The Anti-Legacy of Jack Tatum TIME (See the trouble with football — and how to make it safer.) Fortunately, the NFL and the NCAA — facing mounting medical evidence that the helmet-to-helmet ... and more »

East Carolina's NCAA case has similarities with Michigan football

July 29, 2010

As the Michigan athletic department prepares for its hearing before the NCAA's Committee on Infractions next month, another school has admitted violating rules pertaining to summer football workouts.

Football's 'Assassin': The Anti-Legacy of Jack Tatum

July 29, 2010

The death of the pro football player who proudly displayed the nickname "Assassin" should be a reminder to us to re-tell his career as a cautionary tale

NCAA football: Coaches quiet on future of league

July 29, 2010

IRVING, Texas — It should be a big moment. Turner Gill, the former 1980s Nebraska star quarterback, will return to Memorial Stadium on the opposing sideline, as the head coach of a conference rival. For more ISU sports, see GoCyclones.com.

NCAA football: Rhoads sticking with same philosophy as ISU looks to build off bowl win (with video)

July 29, 2010

• VIDEO: Rhoads press conference

East Carolina's NCAA case has similarities with Michigan football - Detroit Free Press

July 29, 2010

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East Carolina's NCAA case has similarities with Michigan football Detroit Free Press The NCAA alleged that "five quality-control staff members, one graduate assistant football coach and one student assistant coach (only 2009) regularly ... ECU assistant resigns over possible NCAA violationsKansas City Star Nelson resigns as ECU assistant coachESPN Pirates searching for assistantNews & Observer Orlando Sentinel -Greenville Daily Reflector -Jacksonville Daily News all 81 news articles »

2010 NCAA Football Preview-Big East-South Florida Bulls - Sports Chat Place

July 29, 2010

2010 NCAA Football Preview-Big East-South Florida Bulls Sports Chat Place The face of the South Florida football program, Jim Leavitt, was fired for striking (allegedly) a player last season. Skip Holtz was hired away from ECU to ... and more »

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