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AD Alberts' move to A&M surprised Rhule. But coach says he's all in, sees bright future at Nebraska

Mar. 18, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week's surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the school only 16...

Michigan suspends defensive line coach Gregg Scruggs following drunk driving arrest

Mar. 16, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has been suspended indefinitely while the football program and athletic department review details of his arrest for suspected drunk driving. Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore said Scruggs made “an unfortunate...

Conferences and Notre Dame agree on 6-year deal to continue College Football Playoff through 2031

Mar. 15, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

The nine Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame reached an agreement Friday on a six-year deal to continue the College Football Playoff through the 2031 season, a significant step that establishes a revenue-sharing plan and allows the CFP to finalize a media rights agreement. ...

Dennis Leblanc, longtime Nebraska staff member, named interim AD following Trev Alberts' departure

Mar. 14, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska executive athletic director for academics Dennis Leblanc has been named interim athletic director as the school begins its search for a successor to Trev Alberts, interim president Chris Kabourek announced Thursday. Leblanc has been on the athletic...

Michigan hires running backs coach and run-game coordinator Tony Alford away from rival Ohio State

Mar. 13, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan hired running backs coach and run-game coordinator Tony Alford away from rival Ohio State on Wednesday. Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore pulled off a bold move in building his first staff after Jim Harbaugh’s return to the NFL, adding one of Ryan...

Trev Alberts is leaving Nebraska to become Texas A&M's athletic director

Mar. 13, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

Texas A&M has hired Nebraska's Trev Alberts to replace Ross Bjork as its athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. Alberts, a former football star with the Cornhuskers, had been athletic director at Nebraska for just short of three years. He leaves after overseeing the...

Georgia begins spring practice looking to get back on top after falling just short in 2023

Mar. 12, 2024 18:51 PM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck returned for another season at Georgia to take care of some unfinished business. He's doing it in style, too. The Bulldogs quarterback shrugged off his new ride — a $300,000 Lamborghini he called "just a car" — and began spring...

Fox will air package of college football games on Friday night beginning this fall

Mar. 07, 2024 15:30 PM EST

Fox will expand its coverage of college football with a package of Friday night games. The schedule of games, which will include matchups from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Mountain West conferences, is likely won't be announced until late May or early June after conferences and the...

West Virginia coach Neal Brown agrees to modest pay cut in 1-year contract extension

Mar. 05, 2024 17:17 PM EST

West Virginia coach Neal Brown has signed a one-year contract extension that includes a $400,000 pay cut over the next three seasons. Brown will be paid $4 million in each of the next two seasons, a reduction of $100,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025 from a previous contract signed in...

Look at all those quarterbacks! Ohio St has a surplus of signal-callers as spring practice opens

Mar. 05, 2024 15:24 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Last year at this time, Ohio State's quarterback situation was a clear two-man competition on which the dust didn't settle until the week before the season opener. As 2024 spring practice opened Tuesday, the Buckeyes find themselves with enough nationally...