| NCAA Football: |
| Temple in talks to join Big East (AP) |
| Temple and the Big East are talking about the Owls rejoining the conference as soon as next season. MAC Commissioner Jon A. Steinbrecher said in a statement Wednesday that his league is "aware that Temple has been in discussions with the Big East regarding membership." A person familiar with the talks says the school and the Big East are trying to negotiate a deal that could have Temple... |
| Boise stays in Mountain West next season (AP) |
| Boise State's highly successful football program won't be moving to the Big East early. The school announced on Wednesday that despite repeated conversations with the Big East, the Broncos will remain in the Mountain West for the 2012-13 athletic seasons. In a statement, the school said there were too many obstacles and financial concerns to make the move a year earlier than expected. |
| BCS heads far from agreement on changes (AP) |
| Before there will be significant changes to college football's postseason and how to determine a champion, there are plenty of options to be considered. Conference commissioners who run the Bowl Championship Series are just getting started on that process. "We're just trying to understand conceptually what the pieces are. |
| ACC files complaint with SEC over Vandy (AP) |
| Vanderbilt officials say the Atlantic Coast Conference has filed a formal complaint for one of its members with the Southeastern Conference involving the Commodores' football team. Vice chancellor David Williams said in a statement Wednesday that the SEC informed Vanderbilt of the complaint. "We are complying with SEC and Vanderbilt procedures and are conducting an investigation on the... |
| Florida State RB Wilder arrested (AP) |
| Authorities say Florida State tailback James Wilder Jr. was arrested after a confrontation with deputies. Florida's Leon County Sheriff's Office reports the 19-year-old was at a Tallahassee apartment Tuesday when deputies went to arrest a 20-year-old woman for missing a court appearance. As a deputy escorted the woman to a patrol car, a sheriff's report says, Wilder stepped between the... |
| Ex-Fiesta Bowl head enters guilty plea (AP) |
| The Fiesta Bowl's former top executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge stemming from a political donations scandal that nearly jeopardized the bowl's role as a regular host of college football's national championship game. John Junker entered the plea in Phoenix for his role in soliciting political contributions from Fiesta Bowl employees, a development that will likely help... |
| FSU replaces West Va. with Savannah St. (AP) |
| Florida State has replaced perennial college football power West Virginia on its 2012 schedule with little Savannah State. The Seminoles will host The Tigers, from the Football Championship Subdivision, on Sept. 8 as a replacement opponent for the Mountaineers. West Virginia broke the front end of a home-and-home contract with the Seminoles to ostensibly accommodate their move from the Big East... |
| Beavers suspend CB for driving 104 mph (AP) |
| Oregon State cornerback Malcolm Marable has been suspended indefinitely by the Beavers after he was cited for driving 104 mph on Interstate 5. State police say Marable was traveling northbound near Albany, Ore., when he was pulled over and cited early Sunday. The sophomore was also cited for failure to produce proof of insurance and registration for the Nissan Altima he was driving. |
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