ERIC OLSON
FILE - Huntingdon and Maryville College mixed it up at the line of scrimmage in the Hawks' 42-28 win over Maryville College, in an NCAA college Division III football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Maryville Tenn. The NCAA Football Rules Committee is considering a proposal to delay Division III's implementation of the new game clock rule for first downs for at least a year. The biggest rule change approved last month for 2023 will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee's signal.(Scott Keller/The Daily Times via AP, File)
Division III football likely to delay new clock rules for 1st downs

By Eric Olson May. 11, 2023 12:50 PM EDT
The NCAA Football Rules Committee appears headed toward delaying Division III's

FILE - Illinois running back Chase Hayden carries the ball as Minnesota defensive lineman Jah Joyner comes from behind to make the tackle during a NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. Joyner led the team in quarterback pressures despite being in a backup role. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Big Ten spring wrap: 14 players to watch in upcoming season

By Eric Olson Apr. 27, 2023 10:23 AM EDT
A look at football players in the Big Ten this spring who are poised to have breakout

FILE - Nebraska NCAA college football head coach Matt Rhule smiles during an introductory press conference, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Rhule is attempting to turn around a program that hasn't had a winning season since 2016.(AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Harbaugh leaves spring with 'best version' of Wolverines yet

By Eric Olson Apr. 27, 2023 10:09 AM EDT
One thing is certain coming out of spring practice in the Big Ten: Jim Harbaugh likes

Former Nebraska NCAA college football coach Frank Solich speaks at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, April 21, 2023. Solich will be honored at the Cornhuskers’ spring game Saturday. (AP Photo/Eric Olson)
Huskers welcome back Solich: 'Staying away only hurt myself'

By Eric Olson Apr. 21, 2023 04:54 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It took a long time for Frank Solich to put aside the bitterness

FILE - Nebraska's head football coach Matt Rhule speaks to fans at halftime during an NCAA college basketball game between Purdue and Nebraska, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Rhule has endeared himself to Nebraska's ardent fans, telling them what they want to hear when he says he wants to adopt the program's traditional staples of hard work, physical practices and a pounding run game. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Rhule embrace of Huskers tradition fuels popularity — so far

By Eric Olson Apr. 20, 2023 12:25 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule has quickly endeared himself to one of

FILE - Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers (12) passes as offensive lineman Darrell Simmons Jr. blocks TCU defensive lineman Dylan Horton (98) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Iowa State's primary focus in spring practice has been to improve an offense that struggled as the Cyclones made a fast descent to the bottom of the Big 12 last season. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Cyclones turn to revamped staff to get offense going again

By Eric Olson Apr. 19, 2023 09:54 AM EDT
Iowa State made a fast descent to the bottom of the Big 12 last season, just two

FILE - Nebraska head football coach Frank Solich speak during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, in Lincoln, Neb. Frank Solich will make his first public appearance at Memorial Stadium in 20 years when Nebraska honors him at its spring game on April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Lincoln Journal Star, William Lauer, File)
Nebraska to honor Solich 20 years after controversial firing

By Eric Olson Mar. 30, 2023 02:54 PM EDT
Twenty years have passed since Frank Solich's controversial firing from Nebraska, and

FILE - LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (7) reacts after making a first down against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step. A proposal to let the game clock continue running when a team makes a first down, except in the last two minutes of a half, has broad support. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
NCAA's proposed rule changes a good start, Kirby Smart says

By Eric Olson Mar. 03, 2023 01:27 PM EST
Georgia coach Kirby Smart says proposed changes to clock operating rules shouldn't

FILE - Officials measure for a first down during an NCAA college football game between USC and BYU, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Provo, Utah. College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step. A proposal to let the game clock continue running when a team makes a first down, except in the last two minutes of a half, has broad support. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
NCAA football panel out to shorten games; player safety goal

By Eric Olson Feb. 28, 2023 01:47 PM EST
College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in

FILE - Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. looks to pass against Colorado during an NCAA college football game Nov. 19, 2022, in Seattle. Penix has opted to put off the NFL for another year and college football's leading passer leads the No. 12 Huskies against No. 21 Texas in the Alamo Bowl. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)
STAT WATCH: FBS rushing title is 3rd straight for Air Force

By Eric Olson Jan. 09, 2023 11:11 PM EST
Air Force became the first team to win the national rushing title three straight

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh holds the trophy as he celebrates with his team after defeating Purdue in the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, early Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Indianapolis. Michigan won, 43-22. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
AP All-Big Ten: Stroud, Campbell, Harbaugh take top honors

By Eric Olson Dec. 07, 2022 11:55 AM EST
Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player

TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) throws in the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Bennett, Duggan, Stroud, Williams are Heisman finalists

By Eric Olson Dec. 05, 2022 07:13 PM EST
Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State

FILE - Interim Nebraska head football coach Mickey Joseph answers questions from the media since being named the position, Sept. 13, 2022 in Lincoln, Neb.. Mickey Joseph, who served as Nebraska's interim coach for nine games after Scott Frost's firing, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic assault. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Woman tells police Joseph 'pushed me on couch, strangled me'

By Eric Olson Dec. 01, 2022 04:53 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph, Nebraska's interim football coach for nine games

In a photo provided by the Lincoln (Neb.) Police Department, Mickey Joseph, who was Nebraska's interim football coach earlier this year, appears in a booking photo Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Joseph was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic assault. Police went to a Lincoln residence shortly before 2 p.m. CST after a report of a domestic disturbance. Following an investigation, the 54-year-old Joseph was arrested at another location in the city. He was being held at Lancaster Country Jail. (Lincoln Police Department via AP)
Former Nebraska interim coach arrested in domestic case

By Eric Olson Nov. 30, 2022 07:15 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph, Nebraska's interim football coach for nine games

New Nebraska NCAA college football coach Matt Rhule gestures during an introductory press conference,Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Huskers pay premium for Rhule to bring back program's glory

By Eric Olson Nov. 28, 2022 05:30 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Matt Rhule said he had plenty of options after he got fired by

Air Force wide receiver DeAndre Hughes, center, breaks for a long gain as Colorado State defensive back Greg Laday, left, and defensive lineman Marshon Oxley pursue in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
STAT WATCH: Tennessee offense leads nation in yards, scoring

By Eric Olson Nov. 28, 2022 06:01 AM EST
Tennessee finished the regular season as the Football Bowl Subdivision leader in

FILE - Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule smiles during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Buffalo Bills on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. After six straight losing seasons and more than 20 years removed from its 1990s heyday, Nebraska is turning to Matt Rhule to rebuild its football program and make it competitive in the Big Ten Conference. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Nebraska signs Matt Rhule to 8-year deal as football coach

By Eric Olson Nov. 26, 2022 10:18 AM EST
After six straight losing seasons and more than 20 years removed from its 1990s

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches against Illinois in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Big Ten: Mich-Ohio St to settle East; Iowa win away in West

By Eric Olson Nov. 23, 2022 02:22 AM EST
Things to watch during Week 13 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME

Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders (5) carries against Mississippi during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
STAT WATCH: 3 200-yard rushers in same game 1st since '16

By Eric Olson Nov. 21, 2022 05:55 AM EST
Seven players rushed for at least 200 yards in the Football Bowl Subdivision over the

Nebraska's Trey Palmer, right, celebrates a touchdown with teammates, from left, Anthony Grant, Travis Vokolek, Oliver Martin and Turner Corcoran during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Mertz's late sneak for TD pushes Badgers past Nebraska 15-14

By Eric Olson Nov. 19, 2022 03:39 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Wisconsin team that has endured the midseason firing of its