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West Virginia settles Big East lawsuit, will join Big 12 in July

By VICKI SMITH and RALPH RUSSO — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:34:56 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the conference power Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July in time for the fall football season.

Digest: CAA, NBC Sports agree to 5-year deals

Sports Digest — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Salisbury men ranked No. 1 in first USILA poll of year

Judge rules in Sandusky's favor on jury, grandchildren visits

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:38:47 GMT

Curley wants perjury charges against him dismissed because of Paterno's death.

A judge has decided questions about Jerry Sandusky's bail and the jury at his trial in favor of the former Penn State assistant football coach.

Judge sets tentative trial date of May 14 for Sandusky

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:14:00 GMT

Longs to see grandchildren, be outside with dog.

A judge will consider Friday whether residents of Centre County can fairly serve as jurors for Jerry Sandusky and if the former Penn State assistant football coach should be confined to his home while he awaits trial on child molestation charges.

Martin brings defensive perspective to Notre Dame offense

By Brian Hamilton , Chicago Tribune reporter — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:00 GMT

Switching sides of ball nothing new for man charged with smoothing out Irish

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — About two feet of snow had fallen on Grand Valley State's campus during Thanksgiving week. A home playoff game loomed for the Division II football powerhouse, so this was no time to drift in any sense.

Q&A with Towson football coach Rob Ambrose

By Matt Bracken — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:00 GMT

The positive momentum from Towson's 9-3, CAA-championship season continued last week when coach Rob Ambrose unveiled the Tigers' 19-man recruiting class. Towson signed eight Maryland natives, plus three players from Virginia's Tidewater area. There are four Division I transfers and four Baltimore-area high school standouts. There are 11 defensive players, seven offensive players and one athlete. Ambrose spoke with Recruiting Report this week about the class.

Prosecutors say former Penn State coach Sandusky should stay inside while on house arrest

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:19:00 GMT

In court papers concerning ex-coach's house arrest, officials say neighbors have expressed concern about safety of children near his home.

Jerry Sandusky should stay inside as he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, citing complaints by neighbors who have seen him outdoors.

Q&A with Morgan State football coach Donald Hill-Eley

By Matt Bracken — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:51:00 GMT

Morgan State's 18-man recruiting class features four junior college players, three Baltimore-area natives, seven offensive players, nine defensive players, one athlete, one kicker and two sons of players Donald Hill-Eley previously coached. The veteran Bears leader spoke to Recruiting Report this week about Morgan's 2012 football recruiting class.

West Virginia informs Florida State it is canceling 2012 football game

By Coley Harvey, Orlando Sentinel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:29:00 GMT

Mountaineers wrote Seminoles providing intentions they wanted to back out of Sept. 8 game

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman announced late Saturday morning that this September's football game between the Seminoles and West Virginia would be canceled.

McDaniel College's new $8 million stadium to bear the name of 1961 alumnus Kenneth Gill

By Jim Joyner, jjoyner@patuxent.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:20:51 GMT

New facility will add 500 seats; completion targeted for Sept. 2012

On a sunny and mild Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, the shovels dug into a pile of dirt at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College in Westminster set to break ground on new stadium project

By Jim Joyner, jjoyner@patuxent.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:12:00 GMT

Project will build two-story grandstand structure while retaining tailgate tradition

McDaniel College is scheduled to break ground this week on its new stadium project, designed to support Green Terror football, women's field hockey, men and women's lacrosse and men's and women's track and field, in addition to special events.

Saban stocks up, Meyer gives Buckeyes a boost and DGB stays home on signing day

RALPH D. RUSSO — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:18:00 GMT

Every coach claims to have a great national signing day. Nick Saban actually does — every year.

Local players, FBS transfers highlight Towson's football recruiting class

By Matt Bracken — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:25:00 GMT

The Towson football program today announced its 19-man recruiting class -- a group heavy on local talent and FBS transfers.

Under O'Brien, Penn State still plans to recruit Maryland heavily

By Chris Korman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:15:00 GMT

New Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien knows it will be important to recruit the Maryland-D.C. corridor.

Yale QB says loyalty to team, not assault claim, prompted Rhodes withdrawal

STEPHANIE REITZ — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:20:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Yale University quarterback who made headlines when he had to choose between interviewing for a Rhodes Scholarship or playing in last fall's annual Yale-Harvard game is rebutting a report that a sexual misconduct allegation had already derailed his chance for the prestigious honor.

Joe Paterno 'left this world with a clear conscience,' son says at memorial

By Mark Wogenrich and Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:05:00 GMT

STATE COLLEGE — Jay Paterno quoted Sophocles and Tennessee Williams, recounted his father's last moments and led more than 12,000 people in prayer. He also lingered strongly on one point, which Nike Chairman Phil Knight had thundered about an hour earlier.

Mourners gather at Penn State for Joe Paterno's funeral

By John L. Micek and Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:22:00 GMT

Funeral procession through town offers last chance for public goodbye to former coach Joe Paterno before private burial.

STATE COLLEGE — As the hearse bearing Joe Paterno passed through the community he called home for more than a half-century, thousands of people gathered to say goodbye, each in his or her own way.

Penn State faculty votes down vote of no confidence

By Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:58:00 GMT

The need for the university to stand together trumps anger at trustees for majority of professors.

— After stoking one another into high heat in December, Penn State professors cooled down Tuesday and decided against voting no confidence in the university's board of trustees, saying Penn Staters need to stand together.

On a somber day, O'Brien truly joins the 'Penn State family'

By Mark Wogenrich , Of The Morning Call — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:13:00 GMT

On a day when Penn Staters say farewell to legendary coach, his replacement truly joins the fold

Penn State's new football coach took his players to say goodbye to Joe Paterno on Tuesday. Then he spoke to several hundred lettermen at Beaver Stadium, prompting one to tell a former teammate, "He's legit."

Navy to join Big East for football starting in 2015

By Don Markus , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:16:09 GMT

The courtship between the Big East and the Navy football program was made public last fall, but league and academy officials said Tuesday that the mutual wooing went on for the better part of a decade.

PSU faculty defeats no confidence vote in trustees

By Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:41:00 GMT

Many on faculty Senate upset with beleaguered board.

STATE COLLEGE -- Cooling off after stoking each other to a high heat in December, Penn State professors voted down a vote of no confidence in the university’s board of trustees Tuesday afternoon in a Faculty Senate meeting.

Players pay respects to Paterno as line forms

By Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:00 GMT

The legendary coach lies in repose Tuesday and Wednesday in a campus chapel he helped build.

— Hours before the 1 p.m. start of Joe Paterno's public viewing, the line of mourners already stretches, hundreds deep, around the exterior of the on-campus chapel.

4 Corners: Should NCAA, others honor Paterno?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Armstrong resumes campaign to add Joe Paterno's name to Beaver Stadium

By Jeff Schuler , Of The Morning Call — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:48:42 GMT

Allentown's Warren Armstrong resumes campaign for Paterno Field at Beaver Stadium.

In early November, when the arrest of Jerry Sandusky on child sex-abuse charges sent shock waves through the Penn State community that ultimately toppled Joe Paterno, Warren Armstrong put his 21/2-year-old campaign to rename the Beaver Stadium playing field in honor of the longtime Nittany Lions football coach on hold.

Oregon's Chip Kelly won't join Buccaneers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Chip Kelly will remain at Oregon after telling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early Monday that he no longer is interested in their head-coaching position.