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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Colorado head coach Mel Tucker looks on before the start of their NCAA college football game against Utah, in Salt Lake City. A person familiar with the decision says Colorado coach Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program. The person spoke Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2020, to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Colorado AD wants next head coach to share his commitment

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 13, 2020 03:42 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Colorado head coach Mel Tucker looks on before the start of their NCAA college football game against Utah, in Salt Lake City. A person familiar with the decision says Colorado coach Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program. The person spoke Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2020, to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Michigan State rallies to hire Tucker away from Colorado

By Larry Lage Feb. 12, 2020 07:54 AM EST

Joe Susan returns to Rutgers football coaching staff

Feb. 11, 2020 06:21 PM EST
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Greg Schiano has added another former Rutgers assistant coach to his Scarlet Knights staff. Schiano announced...

Hearing for suspect accused of making football game threat

Feb. 11, 2020 12:06 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the first hearing in Ohio for a man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and...

FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo, former Florida State coach Willie Taggart is introduced as Florida Atlantic University's new football head coach during a press conference in Boca Raton, Fla. Colleges around the country finished off their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of African-American athletes as their next big stars. A review of all 130 FBS schools found shockingly low numbers, with blacks still largely shut out of head coaching positions and even more so the prime coordinator spots. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Column: Shame on college football for lack of black coaches

Feb. 07, 2020 10:06 PM EST

North Carolina A&T makes move to Big South Conference

Feb. 07, 2020 05:33 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina A&T is moving out of the conference of historically black colleges that it formed nearly 50 years ago to the Big...

Clemson co-offensive ordinator Tony Elliott speaks during media day for NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in New Orleans. Clemson is scheduled to play LSU on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip).
Clemson's Elliott to make $1.6 million as Tigers coordinator

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 06, 2020 10:59 AM EST

No charges to be sought after Iowa marching band allegations

Feb. 06, 2020 10:38 AM EST
AMES, Iowa (AP) — University leaders have determined there's not enough evidence to pursue charges stemming from allegations that University of Iowa marching...

LSU linebacker arrested on gun charge, suspended from team

Feb. 05, 2020 07:57 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University football player has been suspended from the team indefinitely following his arrest on a gun possession...

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, right, runs out on to the Michigan Stadium field alongside the school mascot, Sparty, before an NCAA college football game with Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reached in decades. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio retiring after 13 seasons

By Noah Trister Feb. 04, 2020 02:58 PM EST

North Carolina college quarterback paralyzed after shooting

Jan. 30, 2020 02:51 PM EST
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — A quarterback at a North Carolina college was paralyzed after a shooting in which at least six people were wounded during a party at a...

Washington State hires Jake Dickert as defensive coordinator

Jan. 28, 2020 07:43 PM EST
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State hired Jake Dickert as its defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Dickert is the first major hire for new...

College football assistant suspended for Hitler comment

Jan. 27, 2020 04:10 PM EST
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) — Grand Valley State suspended offensive coordinator Morris Berger on Monday after he was quoted by the school newspaper as saying he...

Gene Corrigan, former NCAA president, ACC boss, dies at 91

Jan. 25, 2020 06:50 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Gene Corrigan, the former NCAA president who also helped change the look of college sports as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner...

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, South Carolina defensive lineman Aaron Sterling, right, recovers a fumble by Vanderbilt quarterback Kyle Shurmur (14) after being hit by Javon Kinlaw (3) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Nashville, Tenn. Kinlaw was selected to The Associated Press All-America team, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Javon Kinlaw's humble beginning fuels his aggressive play

By John Zenor Jan. 22, 2020 04:41 PM EST

Ex-Mississippi State football player found dead in Alabama

Jan. 21, 2020 08:00 PM EST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The death of a former Mississippi State football player whose body was found in an Alabama home Tuesday is being investigated as a...

Coombs returning to Ohio State as defensive coordinator

Jan. 21, 2020 05:10 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kerry Coombs is returning to the Ohio State coaching staff, this time as defensive coordinator. Coombs spent 2012...

Baylor's new head football coach Dave Aranda addresses the media during an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
New Baylor coach Aranda sensed something special with Bears

Stephen Hawkins Jan. 20, 2020 02:01 PM EST

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, and quarterback Joe Burrow, center, hold the trophy beside safety Grant Delpit after a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. LSU won 42-25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
LSU football team getting White House visit in quickly

Jan. 16, 2020 06:30 PM EST

Top Minnesota teacher takes knee at LSU-Clemson game

Jan. 16, 2020 05:21 PM EST
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year staged a protest at the College Football Playoff championship attended by President Donald Trump by taking a knee during...