http://espn.go.com/college-football/ Latest College Football news from ESPN.com en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:16:31 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Junior days are critical to football teams' recruiting efforts. But they long ago stopped being a loophole through which coaches squeeze to get a head start on their competition.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:10 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559891/junior-days-show-just-how-much-changed-college-recruiting-college-football http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559891/junior-days-show-just-how-much-changed-college-recruiting-college-football Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's request for greater freedom of movement and visits from his grandchildren was taken under advisement by a judge Friday, but prosecutors countered that Sandusky's home isn't a safe place for children.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:18 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561921/penn-state-nittany-lions-judge-hears-jerry-sandusky-plea-allow-grandchild-visits http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561921/penn-state-nittany-lions-judge-hears-jerry-sandusky-plea-allow-grandchild-visits An Indiana judge has dismissed a domestic battery charge against former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Michael Haywood, who served briefly as Pittsburgh's head football coach before the case led to his firing.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:46 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7562709/domestic-battery-charges-ex-pittsburgh-panthers-coach-michael-haywood-dropped http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7562709/domestic-battery-charges-ex-pittsburgh-panthers-coach-michael-haywood-dropped The Big East and West Virginia reached a settlement Thursday night that ends their bitter legal hostilities over the Mountaineers' plans to quit the conference, according to a newspaper report.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:17:59 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561213/report-west-virginia-mountaineers-big-east-agree-settlement-ends-battle-conference-withdrawal http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561213/report-west-virginia-mountaineers-big-east-agree-settlement-ends-battle-conference-withdrawal Ohio State University trustees have approved the creation of a new office responsible for monitoring compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of its football program's NCAA infractions scandal.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:27 PST http://espn.go.com/espnu/story/_/id/7562002/ohio-state-buckeyes-trustees-approve-new-rules-compliance-office http://espn.go.com/espnu/story/_/id/7562002/ohio-state-buckeyes-trustees-approve-new-rules-compliance-office LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson believes the reason the Tigers suffered the first shutout in BCS title game history, losing to Alabama in a 21-0 rout on Jan. 9, is because of the offensive game plan.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:03:14 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559536/jordan-jefferson-says-play-calls-hurt-lsu-tigers-bcs-title-game http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559536/jordan-jefferson-says-play-calls-hurt-lsu-tigers-bcs-title-game The Notre Dame coaching staff has a few new faces for the players to get used to.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:51 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7562844/notre-dame-fighting-irish-unveil-new-coaching-staff http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7562844/notre-dame-fighting-irish-unveil-new-coaching-staff An attorney for former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf on a charge of simple assault stemming from an incident outside a Baton Rouge bar. ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:45 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561595/lsu-tigers-qb-jordan-jefferson-pleads-not-guilty-assault-charge http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7561595/lsu-tigers-qb-jordan-jefferson-pleads-not-guilty-assault-charge Former USC quarterback Mitch Mustain is giving baseball a shot, signing a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:16:01 PST http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7561727/former-usc-trojans-qb-mitch-mustain-signs-chicago-white-sox http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7561727/former-usc-trojans-qb-mitch-mustain-signs-chicago-white-sox Stefon Diggs, the No. 13 prospect in the ESPNU 150, committed to Maryland on Friday.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:43:49 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7563575/stefon-diggs-no-13-prospect-commits-maryland-terrapins http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7563575/stefon-diggs-no-13-prospect-commits-maryland-terrapins The NCAA football rules committee has proposed moving kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 and to limit the running start by players on the kicking team to 5 yards as a way of keeping players safer.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:28:30 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7560237/ncaa-proposes-moving-kickoffs-30-35 http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7560237/ncaa-proposes-moving-kickoffs-30-35 Conference USA's board of directors will meet later this week to discuss the possibility of a full-scale merger with the Mountain West Conference, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:44:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says Consultants have recommended that Ohio State University hire a vice president to oversee a new office responsible for monitoring compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of its football program's NCAA infractions scandal.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:58:33 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559561/report-suggests-ethics-committee-ohio-state-buckeyes http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7559561/report-suggests-ethics-committee-ohio-state-buckeyes The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:17:21 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7552662/big-ten-considering-four-team-playoff-format-amid-bcs-scrutiny http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7552662/big-ten-considering-four-team-playoff-format-amid-bcs-scrutiny Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:26:12 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away Robert Kelley, the University of North Dakota president says the school will resume using its Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:41:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname