Division III Quarterback Breaks NCAA Passing Record
iStockphoto(GALESBURG, Ill.) — Eureka College quarterback Sam Durley tossed for 736 yards Saturday, breaking the NCAA single-game passing record, in the Red Devils 62-55 victory over Knox in the inaugural Abraham Lincoln bowl.The junior-quarterback ma…
ABC Scoreboard Roundup – 8/31/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — AL: The Toronto Blue Jays (60-71) edged the Tampa Bay Rays (71-61), 2-1.
The Baltimore Orioles (73-58) handcuffed the New York Yankees (75-56), 6-1.
The Texas Rangers (78-53) got by the Cleveland Indians (55…
Big East Conference Looking to Add 14th Football Member
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(EAST HARTFORD, CONN) — The Big East Conference wants to add a 14th football team, newly appointed Big East commissioner Mike Aresco annonuced on Thursday night.
Aresco also confirmed that the conference is planning to have …
Alabama Receiver Chris Black to Undergo Shoulder Surgery
BananaStock(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Alabama Crimson Tide receiver Chris Black will have shoulder surgery after getting injured in practice. He is expected to miss 3-4 months.
The 5-foot-11 receiver, was the second ranked receiver in the 2012 ESPNU recruit…
Dana Holgorsen Agrees to New Deal with West Virginia
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(MORGANTOWN, W.Va) — Dana Holgorsen signed a six-year contract extension Wednesday to remain the head football coach at West Virginia.
Holgorsen will make $250,000 annually in base pay, but ultimately will earn $2.3 million th…
Penn State Begins Preseason Practice
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — The Penn State Nittany Lions kicked off their first preseason practice on Monday. Penn State is picking up after the fall out of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case where the NCAA laid down san…
Montee Ball Attacked by 5 Men in Madison
Harry How/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wisconsin running back Montee Ball was attacked by five men early Wednesday morning near the university’s campus in Madison.
Ball was walking with two friends when witnesses say the five attackers knocked Ball…
Buckley is First Player to Leave Penn State
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Penn State backup safety Tim Buckley has transferred to North Carolina State, making him the first to transfer out of Penn State since the NCAA placed sanctions against the school July 23.
Buckley, a …
Running Back Michael Dyer Dismissed from Arkansas State
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(JONESBORO, Ark.) — Former Auburn running back Michael Dyer has been dismissed from the Arkansas State team after violating team rules.
Auburn’s former offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was hired by the Arkansas State as th…
College Football Playoff Is Approved
Chris Graythen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — A university presidential oversight committee approved a four-team playoff for college football. The new system will begin during the 2014 season and will last for 12 year.
“We believe this new format wi…
Notre Dame QB Arrested for Assaulting Police Officer
G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images(SOUTH BEND, Ind.) — Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees faces criminal charges after police allege he knocked the wind out of an officer at an off-campus house party in South Bend on Thursday.Rees, who was pepper-…
New England Patriots Offensive Coordinator to Replace Joe Paterno
Elsa/Getty Images(STATE COLLEGE, Penn.) — New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien has agreed to replace embattled veteran football legend Joe Paterno as the head coach at Penn State University.The Penn State Nittany Lions plan to…