Read more NCAA football stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1263/ncaa-football.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:56:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70263/south-carolina-sacks-no-4-mississippi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMississippi wasn't ready for the top five—or South Carolina's defense. Star passer Jevan Snead was hounded all game and the fourth-ranked Rebels never got in gear, losing at South Carolina 16-10 tonight. The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had been 1-31 all-time against top-5 foes, but gave its home...http://www.newser.com/story/70263/south-carolina-sacks-no-4-mississippi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 22:51:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69821/huskies-shock-usc-16-13.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Washington Huskies stunned No. 3 USC today 16-13, winning with a 22-yard field goal with 3 seconds left, the Seattle Times reports. In other action: Vols coach Lane Kiffin may watch his mouth from now on. The No.1 Florida Gators beat Tennessee 23-13 with tight defense and 76...http://www.newser.com/story/69821/huskies-shock-usc-16-13.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 18:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69584/ncaa-president-myles-brand-67-dies-of-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMyles Brand, the first academic in 50 years to head the National Collegiate Athletic Association and perhaps best known as the man who, as president of Indiana University, fired legendary basketball coach Bob Knight, died today of pancreatic cancer; he was 67, the New York Times reports. The former philosophy...http://www.newser.com/story/69584/ncaa-president-myles-brand-67-dies-of-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:22:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Ivy League has a reputation for excellence in all things, but the consignment of its sports programs—particularly the more visible ones like football and basketball—to college athletics’ second tier has alumni clamoring for change, the Wall Street Journal reports. Academic standards limit the pool of top student-athletes...http://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 10:25:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57215/jets-rise-in-draft-grab-qb-sanchez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Jets have their franchise quarterback. The Jets selected former Southern California star Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick of the NFL draft today after trading with the Cleveland Browns to leap from the 17th overall spot. Sanchez, with his powerful and accurate arm and excellent field vision,...http://www.newser.com/story/57215/jets-rise-in-draft-grab-qb-sanchez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 18:40:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56270/eye-on-nfl-duke-hoops-player-may-head-to-mich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA quest to play pro football might keep a Duke basketball player in school for another year, ESPN reports. Greg Paulus, who has used up his basketball eligibility at Duke, has been offered a tryout for the school’s football team—but at receiver, not quarterback, where he starred in high...http://www.newser.com/story/56270/eye-on-nfl-duke-hoops-player-may-head-to-mich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 14:40:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52657/fsu-must-give-up-wins-in-academic-scam-ncaa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn academic-misconduct scandal that reached into all corners of Florida State University’s athletic department could cost the school victories in a number of sports, the St. Petersburg Times reports—including in football, where coach Bobby Bowden is second on the all-time list. An NCAA probe found that the Seminoles fielded...http://www.newser.com/story/52657/fsu-must-give-up-wins-in-academic-scam-ncaa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 18:02:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52303/coast-guard-losing-hope-nfl-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe father of an NFL player among three men lost at sea said today the Coast Guard's hopes of finding survivors off the Florida Gulf Coast are waning. Bruce Cooper, father of Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, says he still has hope. But the Coast Guard told families privately that officials...http://www.newser.com/story/52303/coast-guard-losing-hope-nfl-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 12:16:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52147/no-distress-signal-from-missing-nflers-coast-guard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Coast Guard got no distress signal from a missing fishing boat carrying NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith and two friends off Florida's Gulf Coast, the AP reports. “That's not to say they didn't send one out," said an official. "We didn't receive anything”—nor was the vessel...http://www.newser.com/story/52147/no-distress-signal-from-missing-nflers-coast-guard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 6:56:58 CST