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Mac Engel: For TCU to be great, it has to lower its knucklehead factor

In his first comments since his best defensive player was suspended two games and he kicked out a reserve cornerback, TCU coach Gary Patterson was blunt in the assessment of his team:

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Mark Bradley: Johnny Manziel on the verge of turning his great story into a nightmare

It was a great story: Redshirt freshman wins quarterback job for Texas A&M, a team facing its first season in the high-falutin' SEC; he engineers a famous upset of Alabama; he wins the Heisman Trophy; he becomes a brand unto himself - Johnny Football.
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Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt joining Illinois

Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little consideration out of high school.
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Navy football players facing charges in alleged rape

The superintendent of the Naval Academy has decided to bring charges in the alleged sexual assault of a female midshipman last year by three members of the football team, academy officials said Monday.
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Manziel tweet sounds ready to leave A&M

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel still has three years of eligibility left at Texas A&M.
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Colleges step up efforts to protect football players

South Carolina star lineman Jadeveon Clowney's crushing hits on college football fields have had a massive impact.
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Now, Miami plays the waiting game

What some originally thought might take three days to hash out didn't take that long after all.
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Linda Robertson: Miami out to bury Shapiro's past poison

MIAMI - University of Miami president Donna Shalala flashed the "U" sign with her hands as she left an Indianapolis hotel conference room Thursday during the NCAA hearing that is a precursor to a verdict on the school's football and basketball transgressions.
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Miami's Shalala opens with 'pretty strong case'

Nearly three years after former booster Nevin Shapiro made allegations about providing impermissible benefits to former players and coaches, the University of Miami got an opportunity Thursday morning to begin defending itself in front of the NCAA and its Committee on Infractions.
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Bowling Green WR Fant commits to WKU

Bowling Green High School wide receiver Nacarius Fant said on his Twitter account Wednesday night that he has committed to play football at Western Kentucky University.
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Orlando still in mix to host college football title game

Orlando is still in the mix to potentially host a college football national championship game, but its bid hinges on successful renovation of the Citrus Bowl.