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Ga. Tech, Johnson agree to one-year extension
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson agreed Friday to a one-year extension of his contract, which now runs through 2016.
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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McClain, Spikes headline Butkus Award finalists
CHICAGO (AP) -- Alabama's Rolando McClain, Florida's Brandon Spikes and Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker.
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Brandon Spikes
Rolando McClain
Sean Weatherspoon
Stewart Mandel: College Football Pickoff: Week 12
...Until another dreadful Rich Rodriguez season ends. Michigan may be down, but The Game still intrigues. Stewart Mandel predicts that outcome and more in the Week 12 Pickoff.
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Rich Rodriguez
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan president not answering audit questions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman has declined to answer questions following a Board of Regents meeting in which an internal audit of the football program's practice time was on the agenda.
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Michigan Wolverines
Toston, No. 12 Oklahoma St. stave off Colorado
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
Wife of former Ohio St. star Spielman dies at 42
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The wife of former NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman has died after a lengthy battle with cancer.
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No. 12 Oklahoma St. tangles with Colorado
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
Georgia mascot Uga VII dies of heart ailment
ATLANTA (AP) -- Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said.
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Georgia Bulldogs
Notre Dame AD: Weis verdict will be after season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end.
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Former players say Kansas' Mangino is abusive
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Former Kansas football players are speaking out about the treatment they received from embattled coach Mark Mangino.
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Mark Mangino
Kansas Jayhawks
Suh, Berry headline Nagurski Trophy finalists
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska's Ndamukong (en-DOM-uh-ken) Suh (soo) is a finalist for the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
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Cory McCartney: Game of the Week: Oregon battles Arizona for Rose Bowl life
Arizona and Oregon still control their own destinies in the hotly contested Pac-10. Cory McCartney breaks down the Game of the Week and predicts which squad will be smelling roses.
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Andy Staples: College Football survey shows fans agree more often than not
The survey says ... College football fans agree more often than not, says Andy Staples.
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Cincy QB Collaros could face jail time for drinking
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A judge is warning University of Cincinnati sophomore quarterback Zach Collaros (Coh-LAHR-us) that he could be spending the postseason on the bench -- in jail.
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Cincinnati Bearcats
Cal's Best hopes to return to field later this year
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Star tailback Jahvid Best is eager to return to the football field after being sidelined by a frightening fall and concussion and has targeted California's season finale as a possible return date.
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California Golden Bears
Penn State to tweak Beaver Stadium ticket plan
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State plans to adjust its season-ticket pricing guidelines in 2011 to account for where people sit in Beaver Stadium.
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Penn State Nittany Lions
Fla. governor: Bowden should return to 'Noles
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Embattled Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has a high-profile alumnus on his side -- Gov. Charlie Crist.
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Florida State Seminoles
Bobby Bowden
Rodriguez says form filing process has been fixed
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says the process of filing forms that log hours players devote to football was corrected as soon as he learned it wasn't happening.
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Rich Rodriguez
LB McCarthy passing on draft to retrun to 'Canes
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami's 2010 team has already gotten a boost. Linebacker Colin McCarthy isn't going anywhere.
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UK could face UGA without best weapon Cobb
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky could be without its most potent offensive weapon when the Wildcats travel to Georgia on Saturday.
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Tebow, McCoy among finalists for Unitas Award
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State senior Zac Robinson is among five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented to college football's top senior quarterback.
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Colt McCoy
Tim Tebow
Stewart Mandel: Season's best race, Michigan's coaching conundrum, more Mailbag
Florida-Alabama promises to be epic. Cincinnati-Pittsburgh might be, too. But neither can match the Pac-10 race, which Stewart Mandel says has been college football at its finest.
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Fresno St. RB Mathews sidelined by concussion
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Fresno State will be without the nation's leading rusher, Ryan Mathews, for Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech.
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Fresno State Bulldogs
Kiffin: Dismissals were best option
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says the decision to dismiss freshmen wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards was the best option for his team.
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Nu'keese Richardson
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Iowa's Ferentz defends decision to play for OT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says a pair of second-half interceptions thrown by freshman quarterback James Vandenberg were on his mind when he played it safe at the end of regulation in last week's loss at Ohio State.
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RB Murray leaning toward returning to Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Running back DeMarco Murray says he won't decide until the end of the season, but he expects to return to Oklahoma for his senior season.
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Oklahoma Sooners
DeMarco Murray
Glanville resigns as Portland State head coach
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Jerry Glanville has resigned after three years as head coach of the Portland State Vikings.
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Portland State Vikings
Szakacsy could make first start for sinking ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson says quarterback Samson Szakacsy will take most of the snaps with the first team this week.
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Arizona State Sun Devils
Dennis Erickson
KU conducting internal review regarding Mangino
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas is conducting an internal investigation into what it calls a personnel matter involving football coach Mark Mangino.
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Mark Mangino
Weis doesn't think 2010 decision has been made
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis says he doesn't believe a decision has been made yet on whether he will be back with the Fighting Irish in 2010.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Charlie Weis
Andy Staples: Stanford rockets up rankings after latest 50-point outburst
Week 11 delivered mostly chalk results, but Andy Staples says one team stood out. Stanford's the hottest team in the land and rockets up the Power Rankings after destroying USC.
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Southern California Trojans
BCS creates executive director role, makes hire
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- BCS officials selected Bill Hancock to become the first executive director of college football's postseason system.
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Harbaugh suddenly hottest coach in football
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh warned Monday against the "ills of hubris"
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Jim Harbaugh
Study finds lack of diversity among FBS leaders
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A new study finds a lack of diversity in the key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision schools and conferences.
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Mizzou WR Perry out for season with broken leg
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri wide receiver Jared Perry will miss the rest of the season with a fractured right leg.
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Missouri Tigers
San Jose St.'s Tomey to retire at the end of year
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Dick Tomey created countless long-term relationships during his 29 years as a head football coach.
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Dick Tomey
San Jose State Spartans
LSU's Jefferson hoping to return against Ole Miss
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Jordan Jefferson is expected to practice throughout the week and No. 10 LSU is hopeful its starting quarterback will be able to play after missing the last game with a sprained right ankle.
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Ole Miss Rebels
Rutgers' Young out for year with right knee injury
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Rutgers running back Kordell Young will miss the rest of the season with an injury to his right knee.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Cal's star back Best ruled out of Stanford game
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California star tailback Jahvid Best will not play in the Big Game against Stanford this week as he recovers from a concussion.
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Stanford Cardinal
Jahvid Best
Virginia Tech, Cincinnati to meet in D.C. in 2012
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Virginia Tech has secured yet another game in the D.C. suburbs, agreeing to play Cincinnati at the Washington Redskins stadium in 2012.
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Virginia Tech Hokies
Cincinnati Bearcats
Gundy says violent hits becoming norm in CFB
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Bone-rattling, head-jarring hits are nothing new, but Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says he's seeing more of them these days in college football.
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
Mike Gundy
Kiffin dismisses 2 UT players charged in robbery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin has dismissed two of three freshmen players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery outside a Knoxville convenience store.
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Michigan failed to file mandatory workout logs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The University of Michigan says the beleaguered football program failed to file mandatory monthly logs that track how much players work out and practice.
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Michigan Wolverines
UNLV fires coach Sanford after 5 losing seasons
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances.
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Mike Sanford
'Bama-Texas at forefront of bowl matchups
As I wrote in this week's College Overtime, the BCS seas parted for Boise State last weekend thanks to losses by USC, Miami and Notre Dame.
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