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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Urban Liar is a perfect symbol for college athleticsBy PAUL NEWBERRYIn less than a month, Urban Liar will be back on the job.Never mind the deceiving, the conniving, the covering up.Coach Liar (you might know him as Meyer, but let's stick to a more suitable moniker)...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh, Michigan counting on ex-Ole Miss QB Shea PattersonBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh was hailed as a savior when he came back to Michigan, a former star quarterback tasked with returning college football's winningest program to glory.Harbaugh hasn't been able to do it...

McMillen added to commission investigating Maryland footballCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Former Maryland basketball star Tom McMillen and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich have been added to the commission to investigate the culture of the Maryland football program.The Board of Regents announced five additions to the commission Friday, bringing the...

AP Sports WriterColorado State welcomes back coach for openerBy ARNIE STAPLETONFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) The Colorado State Rams won't be enjoying a cupcake schedule this season.The Rams open against Mountain West Conference foe Hawaii on Saturday night, followed by a trip to the Denver Broncos' stadium for the...

AP Sport WriterVols' Fulmer says he's comfortable, confident in AD roleBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer says his new position didn't require much in the way of on-the-job training.Fulmer was hired in December to salvage a football coaching search that had gone awry. Fulmer,...

Indiana suspends top RB Morgan Ellison, LB BurnamBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Peyton Ramsey will be the starting quarterback for Indiana in the Sept. 1 opener at Florida International, but he won't have sophomore Morgan Ellison to hand the ball off to.The Hoosiers announced Friday that Ellison has been suspended...

Iowa State suspends 4 freshmen indefinitelyAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State coach Matt Campbell suspended four freshmen indefinitely Friday for what he described as ''multiple incidents of poor choices and behavior.''Newcomers Tayvonn Kyle, Jaeveyon Morton, Joseph Scates and Dallas Taylor-Cortez won't be involved in team activities or have access...

AP Sports WriterOhio State probe shows Meyer allowed bad behavior for yearsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Urban Meyer may have weathered scandal at Ohio State, but not without a lasting stain as an exhaustive report detailed behavior that could easily have taken down a coach of lesser stature.The...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma WR Marquise Brown more than a speedster this yearBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Marquise ''Hollywood'' Brown showed up to Oklahoma with an exceptional gift that he relied on a bit too much.Brown was used to blowing by people with his speed, so he kept doing...

AP Sports WriterCal RB Patrick Laird takes meteoric rise up depth chartBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Patrick Laird has come a long way since arriving at California four years ago as a walk-on running back at the bottom of the depth chart for the Golden Bears.''I was seventh,''...

AP College Football WriterBy keeping it in the family, Urban Meyer tarnishes legacyBy RALPH D. RUSSOFootball coaches talk a lot about creating a family atmosphere in their programs.They walk into the homes of teenagers and tell the loved ones of each recruit: We'll make him not only a better...

AP Sports WriterOhio State probe shows Meyer allowed bad behavior for yearsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Urban Meyer may have weathered scandal at Ohio State, but not without a lasting stain as an exhaustive report detailed behavior that could have easily taken down a coach of lesser stature.The...