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Stanford-UCLA quarterbacks good friends
Oct 28 2005 7:48PM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Drew Olson and Trent Edwards became good friends in high school, and their joint workouts helped both quarterbacks earn Pac-10 scholarships.
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No. 21 Northwestern tries to stay on roll
Oct 28 2005 7:04PM (CT)
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Suddenly, Northwestern coach Randy Walker is a popular man on campus. His team has won three straight, is in the Top 25 for the first time since 2001 and is contending for the Big Ten championship.
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UConn suspends guard for entire season
Oct 28 2005 6:48PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut suspended guard A.J. Price for the entire 2005-06 season as a result of his arrest on charges of trying to sell stolen laptops this summer, but has allowed co-defendant Marcus Williams to return to the team in December.
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Former Iowa star gets two years in prison
Oct 28 2005 4:47PM (CT)
ADEL, Iowa (AP) - Former Iowa basketball star Pierre Pierce was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for assaulting a former girlfriend at her apartment last January.
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No. 7 LSU not taking North Texas lightly
Oct 28 2005 4:24PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - First-year LSU coach Les Miles didn't look only at the play book to prepare the Tigers for Saturday's home game against North Texas. Miles spent some time with the history books.
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Stakes high in Georgia-Florida game
Oct 28 2005 4:11PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida defensive end Jeremy Mincey spent last weekend at home in Georgia, hoping to enjoy a few days away from football. No chance. At least not in Statesboro, Ga., where he found himself surrounded by devout Bulldogs fans.
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USC looks to extend winning streak to 30
Oct 28 2005 4:10PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coach Pete Carroll didn't seem to mind that Southern California fell to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings this week.
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Hokies' Marcus Vick as effective as Mike
Oct 28 2005 3:27PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Quarterback Marcus Vick is not as flashy as his older brother, but for Virginia Tech the results are remarkably similar.
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7 Chattanooga football players suspended
Oct 28 2005 1:06PM (CT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Seven Chattanooga football players were suspended for what the chancellor describes as curfew violations. The violations coincided with a pre-dawn Oct. 21 gang rape complaint by a female student.
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Pittman emerges as No. 2 Texas' top WR
Oct 28 2005 12:41PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Billy Pittman woke from a nap unable to move the left side of his face. He couldn't smile and could barely talk. The Texas receiver was shocked when he was diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a nerve condition that paralyzed the left side of his face for a month during his freshman season.
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Crimson Tide QB Croyle thriving, healthy
Oct 28 2005 11:50AM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Brodie Croyle has directed Alabama to two straight game-winning drives, a No. 5 ranking and national title contention.
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Wake Forest punter sets NCAA record
Oct 28 2005 10:13AM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - When Ryan Plackemeier was "discovered," it wasn't by a Hollywood agent excited that the ninth-grader from Southern California was ready to become a movie star.
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Arizona altering offense to fit personnel
Oct 28 2005 9:58AM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Just because Lute Olson is 71 years old, don't think he's set in his ways. The Hall of Fame coach is changing his offense for the upcoming season to take advantage of the Arizona Wildcats' quickness.
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NCAA wants to create $10M academic fund
Oct 28 2005 9:35AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA wants to reward academic achievement with money. The committee on academic performance Thursday recommended establishing a $10 million annual incentive fund that will pay schools with teams that consistently excel or demonstrate significant improvement in the classroom.
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No. 3 Va. Tech whips Boston College 30-10
Oct 28 2005 7:45AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Third-ranked Virginia Tech dominated the line play on both sides and got an efficient, mistake-free performance from Marcus Vick _ with his famous brother looking on _ in a 30-10 victory over No. 13 Boston College on Thursday night.
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Miami's Winston says he's getting better
Oct 28 2005 12:23AM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Eric Winston says he's getting better with each passing week, so it's probably not a coincidence that the same holds true for Miami's offense.
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Tennessee to retire Manning's number
Oct 28 2005 12:22AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Peyton Manning returns to his alma mater this weekend for a ceremony to retire the No. 16 he wore at Tennessee.
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