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| Ex-Longhorn Burnette apologizes for slur (AP) |
| Former Texas backup lineman Buck Burnette apologized Thursday for posting a racial slur on his Facebook page about Barack Obama being elected president. Burnette, a sophomore who played in seven games this season, left the No. 5 Longhorns on Wednesday. The team said Burnette violated team rules but would not elaborate. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:29:49 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Florida State suspends 3 for Saturday (AP) |
| Three Florida State football players have been suspended for Saturday's game against Clemson, coach Bobby Bowden said Thursday. Bowden said wide receivers Bert Reed and Jarmon Fortson and linebacker Nigel Carr will not play this weekend for the 24th-ranked Seminoles (6-2). He said they were being disciplined for "not meeting their responsibilities." He did not elaborate. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:41:34 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| No. 4 Gators credit run to humbling loss (AP) |
| Florida's turning point came just after a 31-30 home loss to Mississippi in September. Quarterback Tim Tebow stood behind a podium, choked back tears and promised something good would come from the setback. Coaches demanded more in an emotional team meeting a day later. The Gators responded better than anyone, even Tebow, expected. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:16:44 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| WRs Bryant, Crabtree to go head-to-head (AP) |
| Dez Bryant sees all the hype that Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree receives and thinks it's deserved. He'd just appreciate it if someone threw some love his direction, too. Oklahoma State's star receiver has the perfect chance to get himself some publicity, when the No. 8 Cowboys (8-1, 4-1) face Crabtree's second-ranked Red Raiders (9-0, 5-0) on Saturday night, the latest in a string of Big 12 South... -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:18:21 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Ohio State WR-PR Small suspended (AP) |
| Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that receiver and punt returner Ray Small was suspended for one game "to start with" and that he had handled the situation correctly, despite complaints from Small's father. Tressel confirmed that Small will not play when No. 12 Ohio State plays at Northwestern on Saturday. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:03:53 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Drug allegation made against ex-QB Leaf (AP) |
| Police in the Texas Panhandle are investigating a minor drug allegation made against former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, who this week was placed on leave from his job as an assistant football coach at West Texas A&M. Canyon police Chief Bobby Griffin says the investigation is in its preliminary stages, but confirmed the allegation was that Leaf obtained a controlled substance by fraudulent means. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:24:43 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Evans lifts Va. Tech by No. 23 Maryland (AP) |
| Darren Evans and Virginia Tech spent 12 days hearing about an offense that fans blamed for the team's struggles in a wide-open ACC. They spent Thursday night suggesting the problems are solved and much brighter days are ahead. Evans ran for a school-record 253 yards and a touchdown and the Hokies played stout defense to continue their Thursday night mastery with a 23-13 victory over No. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:20:33 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| No. 10 Utah improves to 10-0, beats TCU (AP) |
| The BCS Busters II are still alive. Brian Johnson led No. 10 Utah to a thrilling comeback, marching the Utes 80 yards in the final minutes and completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Brown with 48 seconds left in a 13-10 victory over No. 11 TCU on Thursday night. The Utes remained unbeaten and in contention for a Bowl Championship Series berth despite getting outgained 416 yards to 275. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:55:26 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Study: Fewest black coaches in 15 years (AP) |
| Days after the election of the country's first black president, a study shows the number of African-American coaches in major college football is the lowest in 15 years. With the recent dismissals of Ty Willingham at Washington and Ron Prince at Kansas State, the number of black head coaches in the 119-school NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision was reduced to four. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:44:44 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Hokies look to get on track vs. Terps (AP) |
| Two losses in a row find Virginia Tech outside the Top 25 again, but after a week to seek answers, they know Thursday night's game against No. 23 Maryland could get them back in the ACC race. Virginia Tech (5-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) probably couldn't ask for a better situation. The Hokies are 14-3 on Thursday nights in recent years, and the stage will be a sold-out, raucous Lane Stadium. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:59:52 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Houston WR Edwards back in hospital (AP) |
| Injured Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards is back in the hospital. Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin, in an interview Wednesday with Houston television station KRIV, said Edwards went back into a Houston hospital Monday "for precautionary reasons because of a risk of infection at this time." Edwards was going after a pass when his right shin hit a cart in the back of the end zone Oct. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:07:32 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Ohio State WR-PR Small suspended (AP) |
| Ohio State receiver and punt returner Ray Small has been suspended in what his father describes as heavy-handed and unfair treatment on the part of coaches. Ken Small says his son is out for two games for missing a class, a charge he says his son denies. An athletic department spokesman says the suspension is for an unspecified violation of team rules. -- read full article |
| Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:46:40 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| QB Riley returns to practice for Cal (AP) |
| Quarterback Kevin Riley returned to practice with No. 21 California on Wednesday night, less than a week after sustaining a concussion. Coach Jeff Tedford, though, hasn't named his starter for Saturday's game against seventh-ranked USC. Riley was injured while diving for extra yardage in the first quarter of the Golden Bears' 26-16 victory over Oregon last week. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:22:47 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Wyoming coach, QB reprimanded by MWC (AP) |
| The Mountain West Conference has reprimanded Wyoming's coach and quarterback for criticizing a TCU player's hit. Quarterback Karsten Sween had a concussion from the Oct. 25 hit by TCU linebacker Robert Henson, who was flagged for a personal foul. After the game, coach Joe Glenn said he thought the hit was a "cheap shot," and Sween said it was a "dirty hit." The conference issued a statement saying... -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:20:09 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| TCU, Utah play BCS elimination game (AP) |
| Welcome to the BCS Buster playoffs. When No. 11 TCU visits No. 10 Utah on Thursday night, the winner is assured of staying alive for at least another week in the Bowl Championship Series sweepstakes. The loser can start making other postseason plans. "It's everything you want. It's what you coach for," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:12:21 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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