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Arrested ULL players get chance to clear their recordsLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) More than a dozen Louisiana-Lafayette football players suspended from the team after felony theft arrests in late April could have the charges dropped by completing a pre-trial diversion program.District Attorney Keith Stutes said the players implicated in...

Arrested ULL players get chance to clear their recordsLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) More than a dozen Louisiana-Lafayette football players suspended from the team after felony theft arrests in late April could have the charges dropped by completing a pre-trial diversion program.District Attorney Keith Stutes in Lafayette said the players...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

Chattanooga adding FBS transfer(STATS) - Chattanooga has been well stocked in the secondary in recent seasons and will get stronger by adding Arizona State's most-experienced defensive back.Cornerback Kareem Orr, who's from Chattanooga, said on social media he is transferring to the Mocs' program after playing in 23 games for...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

AP College Football WriterWhich new FBS head coaches are most likely to succeed?By RALPH D. RUSSOGrading the hires of new college football coaches is an offseason tradition and an exercise in educated guess work.Still, college football writers do it every year, ticking off fans of teams that receive poor...

AP Sports WriterSEC considers easing grad transfers rules, could help ZaireBy MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire could have another potential landing spot by the end of the week.The Southeastern Conference is expected to ease graduate transfer rules during its annual spring meetings, clearing...

Illinois pays $250K to settle ex-lineman's injury claimsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) The University of Illinois has agreed to pay a former football player $250,000 to settle injury claims that helped prompt wider scrutiny of athletics at the school.The one-time payment compensates Simon Cvijanovic for injuries and for medical costs...

Texas to allow recruit Leitao to join team after arrestAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas will allow a football recruit whose felony drug charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in a plea deal to join the team.Athletic director Mike Perrin said Tuesday he met with Reese Leitao and his parents...

Michigan State not renewing Blackwell's contractEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is not renewing the contract of football staff employee Curtis Blackwell, who had been suspended with pay.Blackwell's deal expires Wednesday. University spokesman Jason Cody says coach Mark Dantonio decided to go in a different direction.In February, Cody...

AP Sports WriterCallaway's marijuana charge triggers 'more of the testing'By MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain says star receiver Antonio Callaway's recent citation for marijuana possession triggered ''a lot more of the education, a lot more of the testing.''Speaking at the Southeastern Conference's annual spring meetings...