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Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey

Sep. 13, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA's longstanding ban on players it deems to be...

Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West

Sep. 12, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

After being poached almost into oblivion, the Pac-12 is fighting off extinction by plucking schools from the Mountain West. The Pac-12 announced Thursday that it in 2026 it will add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State alongside Oregon State and Washington...

No. 10 Florida State seeks to learn from 'sickening' loss, faces Boston College in home opener

Aug. 29, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State coach Mike Norvell was sickened by his team's season-opening 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Ireland. He made sure to thank fans who journeyed across the Atlantic to support the team, but made clear it's time to get back to “work” — his...

A Penn State alum took Jahiem White into her home. The West Virginia RB calls her godmother

Aug. 28, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

Jahiem White's ascension as one of the nation's top freshman running backs at West Virginia had its origins in the kindness of a new school teacher and her family. White grew up in Miami, raised by a single mom simply trying to make ends meet. He wasn't happy when La'Doria Glover...

Players who began Alabama careers as national champs try to help their coach do the same

Aug. 26, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Malachi Moore watched Alabama’s last national championship triumph from the sidelines as a freshman standout with an injury. It was way back in January 2021, and now the fifth-year safety is one of only a handful of Crimson Tide players still around from...

Miami (Ohio) coach accuses Alabama of 'illegally recruiting' kicker Graham Nicholson. DeBoer denies

Aug. 23, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin is accusing Alabama of “illegally” recruiting his former All-America placekicker Graham Nicholson, a charge that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer denies. Martin made the accusation after being asked in a video for the school website about...

Kirk Ferentz and WR coach suspended for recruiting violation, will miss No. 25 Iowa's opener

Aug. 22, 2024 21:48 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting a player. Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said Thursday the suspension of Ferentz and wide...

Malzahn confident Central Florida will make strides in second season in Big 12

Aug. 22, 2024 20:33 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida didn’t expect its transition to the Big 12 to be easy. The Knights won six games in their inaugural season in the conference, appeared in a bowl game for an eighth consecutive season and were a lot more competitive than a 3-6 record in league...

Nebraska turns to star QB recruit Dylan Raiola to pull program out of its worst stretch since 1940s

Aug. 21, 2024 12:44 PM EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska football program posted a picture of Dylan Raiola moving into his dormitory on one of its social media platforms and it was viewed nearly 14 million times in a week. His hairstyle and sunglasses prompted a flood of comments about how much he resembled Patrick...

Alabama gave a big contract to its GM. Why college football teams are operating more like pros

Aug. 20, 2024 18:08 PM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has given one of Kalen DeBoer's key behind-the-scenes staffers, general manager Courtney Morgan, a three-year contract worth nearly $2.5 million — a notable investment by one of the top football programs in the country at a time when colleges teams are...