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QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

By KURT VOIGT — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:23 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season....

Penn State defends medical changes after report

By GENARO C. ARMAS — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:58:09 GMT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced....

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

By TIM DAHLBERG — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:40:50 GMT

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair....

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

By ALEXANDRA TILSLEY — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:28:13 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl....

TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:34 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."...

Hawaii refracts on team names; 'Rainbow' back

By OSKAR GARCIA — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:11:48 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii's athletic department is scrapping a plan to drop the word "Rainbow" from its men's teams' nicknames....

Kiffin and USC strive for drama-free 2013 season

By RALPH D. RUSSO — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lane Kiffin has an idea....