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NCAA punts on Miami case

In a move that was disappointing but not surprising to Miami, the NCAA this week ruled out Miami's slim hopes of the case being dismissed b...

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 1553
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NCAA unlikley to investigate Auburn

@JFowlerCBS #Auburn AD Jay Jacobs said he's been in communication' with NCAA over Selena Roberts story and that NCAA is satisfied with Jacob...

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 838
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NCAA pushes back new football, basketball qualifying standards

Many like to criticize the NCAA, but it made a smart move Thursday. The move? Keeping the current qualifying standards, and not implementing...

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 580
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LSU AD Joe Alleva not ruling out possible game at Lambeau Field

The setup: the LSU Tigers and Wisconsin Badgers are talking home-and-home, except not home. Wisconsin wants LSU at Lambeau Field, while LSU ...

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 489
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NCAA to allow 6-7 teams into bowls

@slmandel NCAA board voted today that 6-6 teams in conf. champ games (like Ga Tech last year) no longer need waiver to be bowl eligible.

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 623
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UCF, Penn State working on deal to open 2014 season in Ireland

Penn State and UCF could be the next teams to bring college football overseas, with Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions and George O'Leary's Knight...

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20 days ago by 247Rumors 1 277
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NCAA rules committee bans hash tags, URLs from football fields

The NCAA has banned schools from placing hashtags and URLs on playing surfaces. While the practice is far from widespread, more schools have...

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22 days ago by 247Rumors 1 572
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Big Ten, ACC look at Pinstripe Bowl tie-ins

he Big Ten and ACC will likely be the two conferences tied into the Pinstripe Bowl after its current deal with the Big 12 and Big East expir...

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22 days ago by 247Rumors 1 238
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Saban wants 9 game conference schedule

Since the SEC expanded to 14 schools, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has been vocal in his support for a nine-game conference football schedu...

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22 days ago by 247Rumors 1 588
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Geno Smith not helping himself

It has been about a week since the NFL Draft, and yet Geno Smith still can't seem to get out from under the microscope. [Smith, according t...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 987
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Vince Young no longer a target for Oakland Raiders

Cross Oakland off the list of potential new NFL hometowns for free-agent quarterback Vince Young. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday ...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 284
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Tark statue to feature coach in iconic pose

One of the easiest associations in sports is to link UNLV with the iconic coach who will soon gain a lasting foothold on the premises. A pro...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 270
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Big Ten looking to shuffle bowl alliances

Sure, why wouldn't the Big Ten tinker with its bowl schedule? Why not, they're changing everything else in college football. The league wil...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 464
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Vikes stadium:Taller than Metrodome, sloped roof, sliding walls

A stadium with a view? [The Vikings new stadium] will have a sloped roof and possibly, sliding walls, windows or doors that open to the down...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 703
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HGH use prevalent in NFL

With NFL popularity soaring, players are likely looking for an edge. As soon as the three letters are mentioned -- H-G-H -- the player laugh...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 446
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Tim Tebow isn't drawing San Diego Chargers' interest

We made a list of possible landing spots for former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow earlier this week. Now that he's cleared waivers, he...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 305
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Christian Ponder's ER trip, near surgery 'a little scary'

The bruised upper arm that prevented Christian Ponder from playing in the playoffs became so swollen a few weeks later that the Vikings quar...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 493
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Texas A&M to expand stadium to over 100k

Texas A&M, coming off its 11-2 debut in the SEC season under new coach Kevin Sumlin and with a Heisman Trophy quarterback, is on a roll. [A&...

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23 days ago by 247Rumors 1 460
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Obama meets cancer patient who scored TD in Nebraska spring game

Jack Hoffman, a young cancer patient and Nebraska fan, had the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama on Monday. Hoffman became one of t...

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25 days ago by Auburn Ducks 2 202
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Connor Mayes

Mr Perroni posted on Connor's profile that he predicts Connor to TCU 100%. We are very proud that Connor has an offer from Coach Patterson ...

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25 days ago by OlineDad 1 92
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College Football Playoff announces new logo

The College Football Playoff offered four logos on which to vote, and the result of the poll was announced Monday. The winner and newly-chri...

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25 days ago by WDG 2 1136
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LSU running back Hill suspended after bar fight

LSU football coach Les Miles on Monday indefinitely suspended star running back Jeremy Hill, two days after Hill’s arrest for his alleged ro...

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25 days ago by 247Rumors 1 342
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Johnny Manziel, AJ McCarron planning beach vacation

Who says dueling quarterbacks can't be friends? AJ McCarron and Johnny Manziel, two hot names in the Heisman hunt, have started an unlikely ...

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25 days ago by rolBAMAballs 4 1823
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EJ Manuel will compete for starting job

E.J. Manuel has a lot of upside, but he's also one of the rawest QB prospects taken in this year's draft. That's not stopping the Bills fro...

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25 days ago by 247Rumors 1 303
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Lambeau could host LSU-Wisconsin

The Badgers on the Frozen Tundra? Talks between Wisconsin and Southeastern Conference power Alabama dragged on for several years before the ...

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26 days ago by 247Rumors 1 504
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ACC thinking 'across the pond,' might play games in Europe

The ACC is feeling its new-found solidarity. So much so, that an idea has been raised about playing ACC football and basketball games in Eur...

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26 days ago by 247Rumors 1 408
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Michigan AD defends raising student ticket prices

Michigan created a few waves earlier this week when it announced a pair of major changes to its student football ticket plan. Not only will ...

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26 days ago by 247Rumors 1 485
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Oregon offense remains on track at spring game

All morning on television, social media and across the country, folks were buzzing about Chip Kelly and who he drafted. As soon as his forme...

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26 days ago by 247Rumors 1 150
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Big Ten announces new division names

No more "Legends.'' And no more "Leaders.'' The Big Ten is giving them the boot and following a more conventional route for its division ...

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26 days ago by 247Rumors 1 762
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Hurricanes linebacker Gabe Terry kicked off team after arrest

University of Miami coach Al Golden took the occasion of an ACC conference call to announce the program's plans for linebacker Gabe Terry. [...

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28 days ago by 247Rumors 1 410
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Pitt Football Players Detained In SWAT Drug Bust

Three University of Pittsburgh football players were detained in a heroin bust Thursday night. Drew Carswell, Khaynin Mosley-Smith and Eric ...

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28 days ago by 247Rumors 1 501
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New Ducks uniforms for Oregon's Spring Game

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28 days ago by 247Rumors 1 850
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Oklahoma State Inks Football Series With Boise State

Oklahoma State and Boise State have scheduled two meetings on the gridiron, the schools announced Friday. The Cowboys and Broncos will meet ...

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28 days ago by 247Rumors 1 230
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Breaking down the new College Football Playoff system

Most of the news from Wednesday's BCS meetings about dates and sites for the new College Football Playoff was a formality -- but that doesn'...

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30 days ago by Weve Won 9 4 378
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Bills Seriously Targeting Matt Barkley

It is clear that the Buffalo Bills are looking to add a quarterback in the early rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft. Whether the quarterback is Ry...

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30 days ago by 247Rumors 1 283
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Suspended Vols RB on 'absolutely' track for return

According to coach Butch Jones, Tennessee running back Marlin Lane remains "suspended from all team activities," but that appears likely to ...

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30 days ago by 247Rumors 1 296
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Goodell meets with Browns owner Haslam about federal inquiry

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with the Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam on Tuesday to discuss the FBI's fraud investigation into Pil...

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30 days ago by 247Rumors 1 291
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Video: Auburn cutting down poisoned oaks

Two years of rescue efforts could not save them. So, Tuesday, Auburn University cut down two iconic trees that a disappointed fan of its int...

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31 days ago by 247Rumors 1 212
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Bob Shipley joins Texas as football analyst

The father of Longhorn receivers Jordan and Jaxon Shipley has joined the Texas Longhorns himself. Bob Shipley, a longtime Texas high school ...

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31 days ago by 247Rumors 1 3
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New Mexico signs Bob Davie to 2-year extension

Head coach Bob Davie has agreed to a two year contract extension with the University of New Mexico. Davie's deal now goes through the 2019 s...

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31 days ago by 247Rumors 1 1
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D.J. Fluker tweets he took money, then claims account was hacked

Former Alabama offensive lineman D.J Fluker tweeted on Monday night that he took money while he was playing for the Crimson Tide. His agent ...

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31 days ago by 247Rumors 1 643
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Charlotte approves money for Panthers stadium

In a unanimous vote Monday evening, the Charlotte City Council approved a package that will give the Carolina Panthers $87.5 million to assi...

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31 days ago by 247Rumors 1 0
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2013 spring game attendance: Auburn and Alabama top standings

Spring games might not count in the standings, but you wouldn't know it from attendance figures around the SEC. The conference that's won th...

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31 days ago by wutang148713 7 737
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"The Auburn Rebels" - Great Article Worth Reading

Great article on SB Nation about Auburn Fans and this past A-Day weekend. Well worth reading. War Eagle!

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31 days ago by WarEagleVI 1 1
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Is next college sports realignment a split from NCAA?

This sets up as an important week in Pasadena, Calif., where meetings will determine some of the moving parts to a new playoff system. One g...

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31 days ago by tigerfish 2 371
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Jerry Jones anxiously awaits Wednesday's decision

Jerry Jones' busy draft week begins a little earlier than that of most NFL execs. [Jones] will be buzzing with anticipation Wednesday. But t...

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32 days ago by 247Rumors 1 0
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Elway expects Broncos to use pick at No. 28 in NFL draft

On the surface, it makes some sense for the Broncos to trade down from their spot at No. 28. First, they don't have the ammunition to trade ...

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32 days ago by 247Rumors 1 0
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Texas loses another recruit

Mack Brown's policy of not allowing commits to visit other schools appears to have claimed another victim: four-star guard Demetrius Knox wo...

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32 days ago by 247Rumors 1 1
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New ACC deal could halt conference realignment for a long time

Conference realignment will be dead for the foreseeable future, as the members of the ACC unanimously agreed on a deal that basically makes ...

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32 days ago by 247Rumors 1 1
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Contender or pretender: Northwestern

Perhaps Northwestern, which won 10 games this past season, is ready to again compete for title -- even if Ohio State and Wisconsin are on th...

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32 days ago by 247Rumors 1 0