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FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tennessee fired Pruitt Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for 'serious' NCAA issues

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 18, 2021 01:39 PM EST

Avalos comes full circle from player to coach at Boise State

By Tim Booth Jan. 10, 2021 06:10 PM EST
Andy Avalos was still in the middle of his playing career at Boise State when he was first told coaching was in his future. “I said, ‘No,...

Coming home: Boise State hires Andy Avalos as head coach

Jan. 09, 2021 12:46 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Andy Avalos is taking over as head coach at Boise State, returning to the school where he was a standout linebacker and defensive...

Penn State replaces offensive coordinator after one season

Jan. 08, 2021 08:25 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has hired Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator, replacing Kirk Ciarrocca after one year with the former Texas and Ohio...

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Texas and Oklahoma fans fill the Cotton Bowl during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Dallas. In 2021, college football will attempt to return to normal after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)
College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 08, 2021 03:18 PM EST

Alabama head coach Nick Saban gestures as he watches play against Notre Dame in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Reported virus issues at Ohio St raise specter of CFP delay

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 05, 2021 05:17 PM EST

San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan speaks with players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boise State for the Mountain West championship, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
San Jose State finalizing extension with Brent Brennan

Dec. 23, 2020 04:24 PM EST

South Carolina running back Kevin Harris (20) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
South Carolina pulls out of Gasparilla Bowl, game canceled

Dec. 22, 2020 06:37 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 file photo, Boise State coach Bryan Harsin watches his players warm up for the Las Vegas Bowl NCAA college football game against Washington at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. No. 25 San Jose State will face perennial conference powerhouse Boise State in the Mountain West championship on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 in Las Vegas. The game is usually played on the higher seed’s home field but this year it will be held at Sam Boyd Stadium. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus, File)
Auburn hires Boise State's Harsin to lead football program

By John Zenor Dec. 22, 2020 06:28 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2014, file photo, a vendor sells a program outside the Rose Bowl before the BCS National Championship NCAA college football game between Auburn and Florida State in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Bowl was denied a special exemption from the state of California to allow a few hundred fans to attend the College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1, putting the game staying in Pasadena in serious doubt. A person involved with organizing the game told The Associated Press the Tournament of Roses' request was denied earlier this week. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 19, 2020 06:07 PM EST

Nebraska wide receiver Wyatt Liewer (85) runs in for a touchdown against Purdue during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Brohm fires defensive coordinator after 1 season at Purdue

Dec. 17, 2020 06:06 PM EST

FILE - Then-Democratic presidential candidate Corey booker speaks during the National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis, in this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo. A bill being introduced Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, by four Democratic lawmakers would grant college athletes sweeping rights to compensation, including a share of the revenue generated by their sports, and create a federal commission on college athletics. The College Athletes Bill of Rights is sponsored by U.S. Senators Corey Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). If passed it could wreak havoc with the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics, and the association's model for amateurism.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 17, 2020 07:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 photo, The Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
High court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case

By Jessica Gresko Dec. 16, 2020 12:26 PM EST

Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente, center, and his team celebrate a win over Virginia in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
Hokies AD: More than half of football team contracted virus

By Hank Kurz Jr. Dec. 15, 2020 05:42 PM EST

Northwestern University Athletic Director Jim Phillips poses outside his home in Wilmette, Ill., in this Oct. 9, 2008, photo. The Atlantic Coast Conference is finalizing a deal to make Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips the league's next commissioner. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press they expected an agreement to be reached with Phillips and the conference soon. (John J. Kim/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
ACC hires Northwestern AD Phillips as new commissioner

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 14, 2020 02:48 PM EST

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea hugs Notre Dame's Michael Vinson (65) before an NCAA college football game against Louisville, in Louisville, Ky., in this Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, file photo. Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores player its new head coach. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press details of a contract were still being worked out but Lea was the school's top choice. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
Notre Dame DC Clark Lea hired as Vanderbilt head coach

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 14, 2020 12:16 PM EST

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, left, and Illinois head coach Lovie Smith shakes hands after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Champaign, Ill. Iowa won 35-21. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Illinois fires coach Lovie Smith after 5 seasons

Dec. 13, 2020 12:56 PM EST

Arkansas State hiring former Tennessee coach Butch Jones

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 12, 2020 07:58 PM EST
Arkansas State hired former Tennessee coach Butch Jones as its new head coach Saturday. Jones has spent the last three seasons in an off...

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi before an NCAA college football game against Clemson Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Clemson, S.C. (Ken Ruinard/Pool Photo via AP)
Pittsburgh players opt out of potential bowl game

Dec. 11, 2020 08:28 PM EST

Utah State players opt out of Colorado State game in protest

Dec. 11, 2020 08:12 PM EST
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State has canceled its football game against Colorado State amid concerns voiced about religious discrimination during the search for a...