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Trump planning to attend college football championship game

By Kevin Freking Jan. 06, 2020 06:05 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to attend the Jan. 13 College Football Playoff National Championship in New Orleans. ...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, file photo, Maryland head coach DJ Durkin stands on the sideline during an NCAA college football game against Towson in College Park, Md. Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, who was fired during the 2018 season following the death of a player who had collapsed during offseason conditioning drills, was hired Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, as an assistant by Mississippi. Durkin, who spent last season as a consultant with the Atlanta Falcons, will join new Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin's defensive staff. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Ole Miss hires former Maryland coach Durkin as assistant

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 02, 2020 11:46 AM EST

Notre Dame offensive linemen Robert Hainsey (72) and Liam Eichenberg (74) celebrate after defeating Southern California in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Notre Dame and Michigan aim to resume rivalry after a break

By Larry Lage Oct. 25, 2019 03:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice at the NCAA tournament college basketball in Pittsburgh. The NCAA is on its heels again, playing defense of its archaic amateurism rules after missing an opportunity to get out in front of an issue. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Analysis: Lacking foresight, NCAA playing defense again

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 07, 2019 02:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2008, file photo, oil and gas developer T. Boone Pickens addresses a town hall meeting on energy independence in Topeka, Kan. Pickens, who amassed a fortune as an oil tycoon and corporate raider and gave much of it away as a philanthropist, has died. He was 91. Spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed Pickens' death Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Reaction to the death of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2019 06:24 PM EDT

Alabama head coach Nick Saban, center, yells to his players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico State, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama AD, president bemoan those hot September day games

Sep. 09, 2019 07:00 PM EDT

NCAA says no football injury reports this season

By The Associated Press Aug. 07, 2019 06:06 PM EDT
Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Connecticut linebacker Darrian Beavers (43) leads his team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Temple in East Hartford, Conn. UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies when they leave for the Big East. The University of Connecticut is set to announce later this week that it will be leaving the AAC and re-joining the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn rejoins Big East for hoops, other sports; not football

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 26, 2019 12:24 PM EDT

New Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork, left, addresses media and A&M athletic staff in the Hall of Champions in College Station, Texas, Monday, June 3, 2019, as interim athletic director R.C. Slocum, right, looks on. (Dave McDermand/College Station Eagle via AP)
Bjork introduced as Texas A&M's athletic director

By Kristie Rieken Jun. 03, 2019 05:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Vince Dooley poses for a photo while signing autographs before a game between Georgia and Tennessee in Athens, Ga. Georgia is planning to honor Hall of Fame former coach Vince Dooley by naming the field at Sanford Stadium in his honor. A ceremony has been planned for Georgia’s 2019 opening game on Sept. 7 against Murray State to dedicate Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. (Jenn Finch/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Georgia athletic board approves naming field for Dooley

May. 03, 2019 05:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Vince Dooley poses for a photo while signing autographs before a game between Georgia and Tennessee in Athens, Ga. Georgia is planning to honor Hall of Fame former coach Vince Dooley by naming the field at Sanford Stadium in his honor. A ceremony has been planned for Georgia’s 2019 opening game on Sept. 7 against Murray State to dedicate Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. (Jenn Finch/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Georgia plans to name Sanford Stadium field for Vince Dooley

By Charles Odum May. 02, 2019 12:13 PM EDT

R.C. Slocum named interim Texas A&M athletic director

Apr. 19, 2019 05:53 PM EDT
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Former Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum has been named the school's interim athletic director. Texas A&M...

In this Nov. 4, 2017, file photo, Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos stands on the sidelines before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska's 68-year-old athletic director has pulled off two of the splashiest hires in college athletics in the 18 months since he arrived. He brought Scott Frost back to his alma mater after he coached Central Florida to an unbeaten season in 2017. This week he hired former Iowa State star player and coach Fred Hoiberg. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Bill Moos riding high at Nebraska in wake of big-time hires

By Eric Olson Apr. 07, 2019 10:08 AM EDT

Thomas C. Katsouleas, left, is presented with a UConn basketball jersey by University of Connecticut Board of Trustees chairman Thomas Kruger, center, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont after being appointed as the University of Connecticut's 16th president on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
New UConn president says he's committed to football, AAC

By Pat Eaton-R0Bb Feb. 05, 2019 02:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 file photo, University of Maryland president Wallace Loh speaks at a news conference following the board of regents' recommendation that football head coach DJ Durkin retain his job in Baltimore. University of Maryland President Wallace Loh will remain at the state’s flagship university through June 2020, after he initially announced plans to retire at the end of this school year in the aftermath of a football player’s death. Board of Regents Chair Linda Gooden announced Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 that Loh is leading several initiatives critical to the university’s future. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
University head staying until June 2020 in Maryland

By Brian Witte Jan. 30, 2019 06:18 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer answers questions during a news conference announcing his retirement, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Buckeyes' Meyer to teach, be assistant AD after he retires

Dec. 24, 2018 04:23 PM EST

Virginia Tech backs out of football games vs. East Carolina

Dec. 22, 2018 03:45 PM EST
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech is backing out of three football games against East Carolina. The Hokies announced Saturday that they are...

Maryland lawmakers meet on university player's death

Dec. 05, 2018 06:38 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are expressing support for the president of the University of Maryland, after meeting to discuss the death of a football player....

ECU hires Jon Gilbert as AD, Mike Houston as football coach

Dec. 03, 2018 11:09 AM EST
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina has hired Mike Houston as its next football coach and Jon Gilbert as its athletic director. Gilbert announced...

Tony Sanchez returning for fifth season at UNLV

Nov. 29, 2018 04:03 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tony Sanchez will return for a fifth season coaching at UNLV. Rebels athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois issued a statement...