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| Tressel: James welcome at Miami game (AP) |
| With many fans still angry over LeBron James' decision to leave Cleveland for the Miami Heat, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is calling for calm. James, who jilted the Cavaliers to jump to the Heat this summer, may attend Saturday's game at Ohio Stadium between No. 12 Miami and second-ranked Ohio State. |
| Oregon RB James comes off suspension (AP) |
| When the No. 7 Ducks visit Tennessee this Saturday, running back LaMichael James will be making his season debut after a one-game suspension because of offseason trouble. James says he's eager to play after sitting out the Ducks' 72-0 rout of New Mexico last Saturday. James is the Pac-10's leading returning rusher. |
| FSU visit stirs Oklahoma title memories (AP) |
| Trace the origins of Oklahoma's most recent rise to national powerhouse status and you'll find Florida State. Ten years after the programs met in the Orange Bowl with the national championship on the line, the Sooners are getting a trip down memory lane in preparation for a visit from the No. |
| Kansas: Probe not why Perkins retired (AP) |
| The chancellor at the University of Kansas says the abrupt retirement of athletic director Lew Perkins was not connected with a federal investigation into a ticket scam. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little spoke with The Associated Press on Thursday. Perkins had said he would retire in September 2011. But in a surprise move Tuesday, he and Gray-Little announced that he was retiring immediately. |
| OSU's Pryor, Miami's Harris set to meet (AP) |
| Jacory Harris and Terrelle Pryor were introduced a couple years ago by a mutual friend on a phone call, the two quarterbacks quickly becoming confidants. Their favorite discussion topic? "Anything but football," Harris said. There's no way that would be possible this week. Potentially Heisman-contending quarterbacks -- and more importantly, potentially championship-contending teams --... |
| Saban: Ingram likely out vs. Penn State (AP) |
| Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram has not returned to practice for No. 1 Alabama and while Nick Saban said the injured running back is unlikely to play against No. 18 Penn State on Saturday, the coach isn't necessarily counting his star out. "If there is anybody in the world that can play without practicing, it's probably Mark," Saban said after Wednesday's practice. |
| Bush: Heisman matter out of my hands (AP) |
| Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heisman Trophy. "At this point, it's kind of out of my hands," Bush said Wednesday after practice with the New Orleans Saints. Bush said he could not "confirm or deny" whether he has met with anyone from the Heisman Trophy Trust and deferred comment to the trust when asked... |
| Georgia WR Green suspended 4 games (AP) |
| Georgia star receiver A.J. Green was suspended by the NCAA for four games on Wednesday for selling a bowl jersey for $1,000 to someone who qualifies as an agent. Green sold his jersey from last season's Independence Bowl. The junior, who sat out the season-opening 55-7 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette, must miss three more games before regaining his eligibility, according to the ruling from the... |
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