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UCLA football players greet fans as they leave the field after a 42-32 win over Utah in an NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Unbeaten USC, UCLA driving college football resurgence in LA

By Greg Beacham Oct. 13, 2022 03:49 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Mississippi's largest public corruption case in state history, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case

By Emily Wagster Pettus Oct. 11, 2022 04:03 PM EDT

Kansas fans remain at the stadium after the team beat Iowa State 14-11 in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas announces plans for major football renovations

By Dave Skretta Oct. 07, 2022 12:34 PM EDT

FILE - Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service, Jan. 8, 2020, in his office at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved the former Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. The texts were in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in state court by an attorney for the nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 25, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service, Jan. 8, 2020, in his office at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved the former Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. The texts were in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in state court by an attorney for the nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops answers questions during the NCAA college football team's media day in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Calipari calls Kentucky a 'basketball school,' riling Stoops

Aug. 11, 2022 08:43 PM EDT

FILE - The Texas Tech logo is seen during the NCAA football game between Texas Tech and Iowa State on Oct. 21, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech is planning a $200 million project consisting of a new four-story building in the south end zone that will include locker rooms, offices for coaches and a field-level club area that the Red Raiders will go through before games. Groundbreaking is anticipated after the 2022 season, with completion before the 2024 season. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP, File)
Texas Tech plans $200M football stadium, facilities project

Jul. 12, 2022 04:08 PM EDT

New Florida NCAA college football head coach Billy Napier shakes hands with fans as he and his family arrive at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP)
Florida's Napier plans to hire 'unprecedented' support staff

By Mark Long Dec. 05, 2021 07:16 PM EST

Vanderbilt unveils details 1st phase of athletics upgrades

Aug. 24, 2021 02:13 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt will turn an outdoor practice field into a new indoor facility, and the university's plan to upgrade athletics will use part...

Missouri AD Jim Sterk to step down after 5 years in position

Jul. 26, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk is stepping down after five years in the job, the school said Monday. The...

Boston College offensive lineman Zion Johnson answers a question during an NCAA college football news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
College coaches working to learn NIL impact on recruiting

By Aaron Beard Jul. 22, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

FILE - TCF Bank Stadium is shown during a media tour in Minneapolis, in this Tuesday, June 16, 2009, file photo. The home for Minnesota's football games has a new name: Huntington Bank Stadium. The university's board of regents approved the change at a meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, by a 9-2 vote. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Gophers football home gets new name: Huntington Bank Stadium

Jun. 29, 2021 03:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo,, Vanderbilt football coach Derek Mason listens as interim athletic director Candice Lee answers questions during a news conference in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Lee said Monday that Vanderbilt has an opportunity to put its money where its mouth is and prove its commitment to football as they search for a new football coach to replace Derek Mason, who was fired Sunday.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Fiole)
New chancellor: Vanderbilt will spend to compete in SEC

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 09, 2020 03:59 PM EST

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, shows The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Syracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new look

By John Kekis Sep. 22, 2020 04:31 PM EDT

University of Alabama football Coach Nick Saban speaks at a social justice rally in front of Fosters Auditorium, the sight of the famous stand in the Schoolhouse Door to voice his support for social justice Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Then Governor George Wallace made his famous stand in this doorway to attempt to prevent the integration of the university. Football players at Alabama staged the march and rally to support Black Lives Matter and issues of social justice. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
Nick Saban, Alabama players hold protest march on campus

Aug. 31, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, JoAnne Atkins-Ingram drapes her son, Braeden Bradforth's old Neptune High School football jersey over her shoulder in her attorney's office in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. A Kansas community college has reached a settlement with Bradforth's family on Friday, July 31, 2020, for the 19-year-old's death from heatstroke after football conditioning drills n August 2018. (Doug Hood/The Asbury Park Press via AP)
Settlement reached in death of football player in Kansas

Aug. 01, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

Clemson has 14 more football players test positive this week

Jun. 26, 2020 07:05 PM EDT
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said 14 more football players tested positive for the coronavirus this week, bringing the team total to 37 members who have had...

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron holds the trophy after the team's victory over Clemson in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans. LSU has begun asking a number of football players to self-quarantine in the past week because of instances in which some players tested positive for COVID-19 after social interactions outside of the Tigers’ training facility. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
LSU official: Football player quarantines were anticipated

By Brett Martel Jun. 20, 2020 07:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy runs onto the field before the team's NCAA college football game against TCU in Stillwater, Okla. Hubbard said on Twitter that he won’t do anything with the program until there is change after Gundy was photographed wearing a T-shirt representing far-right online publication One America News Network. Gundy is seen in a photograph on Twitter wearing the T-shirt with the letters OAN. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Gundy's OAN support angers star Oklahoma St RB Chuba Hubbard

By Cliff Brunt Jun. 15, 2020 05:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, people sit surrounded by empty seats as they wait for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England. The crippling grip the coronavirus pandemic has had on the sports world has forced universities, leagues and franchises to evaluate how they might someday welcome back fans. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
The Latest: Angels to pay minor leaguers at to end of June

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 02:08 PM EDT