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In three spring games at the University of Kentucky, quarterback Gunnar Hoak has completed 34 of 54 passes for 354 yards with four touchdown throws and no interceptions. The redshirt sophomore from Dublin, Ohio, has never thrown a pass in a real game for UK, however.

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Which 'man of mystery' will claim Kentucky's starting quarterback job?

Kentucky will enter the 2018 college football season with no quarterback on its roster who has started a Division I game. The choice of who will start from among Gunnar Hoak and Terry Wilson will be one of the most mystery-filled QB decisions in modern Wildcats football history.

Washington State head football coach Mike Leach posted a doctored Barack Obama video on Twitter on Sunday, then debated followers about the video's authenticity and contents.

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Mike Leach posts fake Barack Obama conspiracy video to Twitter

Washington State head football coach Mike Leach started a Twitter controversy on Sunday by posting a fake Barack Obama video. Leach, who endorsed Donald Trump for president, then challenged those who said the video was doctored.

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Alabama-Louisville to kickoff ABC's Saturday Night Football

National champion Alabama will face Louisville in ABC's first Saturday Night Football game; Miami plays LSU on Sunday night of the opening weekend of the season.

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Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Slive dies at 77

Mike Slive, the former Southeastern Conference commissioner who guided the league through a period of unprecedented success and prosperity, has died.

Health & Medicine

NCAA settles CTE lawsuit filed by widow of Texas player

The NCAA has settled a lawsuit with the family of a former Texas football player who claimed the organization was responsible for his brain injuries and death decades after he finished playing.

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper (15) prepares to take the snap during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky. Culpepper was diagnosed with testicular cancer after spring break and underwent 100 hours of chemotherapy. In early June 2018, doctors at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. told him he was cancer free.

Health & Medicine

Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper cancer-free; ready to return

Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper cancer-free; ready to return.

In this Feb. 10, 2018 photo, former Temple running back David Hood takes a selfie with his son, David IV in Mays Landing, N.J. Hood, who was Temple’s leading rusher last season, was one of four Owls players parenting young children in 2017. Hood, 21, has moved on from football, graduating from Temple and leaving a year of football eligibility behind after sustaining a concussion this past spring. He has decided to focus solely on a promising career as a rapper. (David Hood via AP)

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School, fatherhood, football connect former Temple teammates

School, fatherhood, football connect former Temple teammates.

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2015, file photo, Arizona State linebacker Christian Sam, left, celebrates with head coach Todd Graham, center, and defensive back Jordan Simone after they defeated UCLA 38-23 in an NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif. Graham has recruited and coached plenty of fathers during his 17 years in year college football. Married, unmarried. Engaged, estranged. The relationships between player, mother and child have varied and, therefore, so have the ways Graham has tried to help manage those situations.

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Coaching college player dads takes patience, understanding

Coaching college player dads takes patience, understanding.

A booking photo provided by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office shows Quan Shorts, a Texas Tech wide receiver. Shorts has been kicked off the Red Raiders squad after Lubbock, Texas, police arrested him on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge. A Lubbock Police Department statement says officers were at an apartment complex as part of an ongoing investigation Thursday afternoon, June 14, 2018, when Shorts, who's 21, was arrested. Details of what prompted his arrest haven't been disclosed. (Lubbock County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Texas Tech WR Quan Shorts arrested, dismissed from team

Texas Tech wide receiver Quan Shorts has been kicked off the Red Raiders squad after Lubbock police arrested him on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

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Mike Bianchi: Does former UCF YouTube kicker have leg to stand on in legal battle against NCAA rules?

Wouldn't it be utterly amusing if a former back-up kicker from a non-Power 5 school caused the NCAA's entire structure of amateurism to come crumbling down?

College Sports

University of Maryland using 'external group' to review procedures after football player's death

The University of Maryland athletic department is bringing in an "external group" to review its procedures after the death of a 19-year-old football player.

Sports

Wake Forest suspends 2 for 3 games, including top QB Hinton

Wake Forest has suspended projected starting quarterback Kendall Hinton and tight end Thomas Cole for the first three games of the season.

Sports

Maryland seeks external review in player's death

Maryland asks for external review of treatment and care of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who was hospitalized after a team workout and died 2 weeks later.

Sports

Cal incoming LB Fatilua suffers serious spinal cord injury

California incoming freshman linebacker Chris Fatilua has suffered a serious spinal cord injury.

FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, the NCAA headquarters is shown in Indianapolis. College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change Wednesday, June 13, 2018. It takes effect Oct. 15. Standoffs between athletes and coaches over transfers have often led to embarrassing results for schools standing in the way of player who wishes to leave. Last spring at Kansas State, reserve receiver Corey Sutton said he was blocked him from transferring to 35 schools by coach Bill Snyder before the school finally relented after public pressure.

Sports

NCAA eases rules on athlete transfers

College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school.

College Sports

Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair dies two weeks after collapsing in team workout

Two weeks after collapsing during a team workout and being hospitalized, Maryland football offensive lineman Jordan McNair died Wednesday. The Randallstown, Md., resident was a redshirt freshman.

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Terps McNair dies after being hospitalized following workout

Maryland OL Jordan McNair dies after collapsing during team workout 2 weeks ago.

College Sports

Former Illinois QB Jeff George Jr. to transfer to Michigan

Former Illinois quarterback Jeff George Jr. announced Wednesday he will transfer to Michigan as a graduate transfer.

College Sports

NCAA approves changes to redshirt rule

The NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal that allows a football player to play up to four games in a season without losing eligibility.

Sports

Mississippi State wide receiver Reginald Todd arrested

Mississippi State wide receiver Reginald Todd is free on bond after his arrest on an alleged simple assault charge.

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