Football
In this April 1, 2011 file photo, Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, top, stands behind his father Cecil following a ceremony recognizing the former Auburn University quarterback at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta. An NCAA panel recommends broadening the definition of agents to close the loophole that allowed Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton to keep […]
In an image taken from an April 2011 video, provided by the University of New Mexico, Deshon Marman takes part in football practice in Albuquerque, N.M. Marman’s saggy pants led to his arrest and removal from an airplane at San Francisco International Airport, authorities said Thursday, June 16, 2011. (AP Photo/University of New Mexico) A University […]
NCAA aims to finish UNC probe this month The NCAA says it plans to complete its investigation into the North Carolina football program this month. The NCAA on Tuesday sent the university a “notice of inquiry,” a formal notification of an investigation into a sports program. In the letter, NCAA vice president of enforcement Julie […]
Top Right: This undated photo provided by the police department in Auburn, Ala., shows Auburn football player Mike McNeil, who was arrested along with teammates Shaun Kitchens, Antonio Goodwin and Dakota Mosley on robbery and other charges early Friday morning, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Auburn Police Department), Top Right: This undated photo provided by the […]
FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2010 file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert is shown during the Indiana Sports Corporation annual meeting in Indianapolis. The NCAA is telling the Justice Department that its questions about the lack of a playoff system for college football are best directed to another group _ the Bowl Championship Series. […]
FILE – In this Oct. 23, 2010, file photo, Georgia running back Washaun Ealey dives into the end zone with a Kentucky defender holding onto his leg during an NCAA college football game in Lexington, Ky. Ealey is leaving the Bulldogs. The school announced Monday, May 9, 2011, that it granted Ealey his unconditional release […]
Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 4, 2011, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The Justice Department wants to know why the NCAA doesn’t have a college football playoff system and says there are “serious questions” about whether the current format to determine a national champion […]
University of Miami Miami defensive tackle Jeffrey Brown is facing a charge of sexual battery and has been suspended indefinitely from the football team. Police in Coral Gables say Brown was charged Wednesday afternoon. The alleged incident occurred April 30. The 6-foot-3, 297-pound Brown forced sex on an intoxicated female in her dorm room, according […]
Chris Petersen Boise State football coach Chris Petersen, in the wake of a series of NCAA violations, will have fewer scholarships to hand out in the next two years and less time on the practice field to prepare for tough season openers against Georgia this fall and Michigan State in 2012. The sanctions already imposed […]
Phil Sandlin/AP Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been charged with marijuana possession for the second time this year. A Gainesville police report says an officer spotted the 22-year-old sitting in a parked car, smoking what the officer later found to be a marijuana cigar. He was charged early Saturday with possession of marijuana less than […]
NCAA committee approves series of rules changes College football could have a very different look next fall. Teams will have the option of shaving 10 seconds off the clock for penalties called in the final minute of each half. They will contend with a more liberal definition of intentional grounding, and they could see points […]
