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How many teams will be allowed to play for the national championship is just one of the many issues being considered by the guys who run the BCS. When the games will be played is a hot topic, too. The 11 conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director met Tuesday in Dallas, along with BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock to resume discussing possible changes to college football’s postseason. While there seems to be growing support for creating a four-team playoff to determine a champion, how exactly that would work and when the games would be played remains to be seen. [...]

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Pitt AD says school won’t pay Big East more than $ 5 million Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 21, 2012, 5:06 PM EST West Virginia will pay the Big East $ 20 million to move on to the Big 12 by this upcoming season – with a little bit of help from “third parties”, of course. However, the Mountaineers’ Backyard Brawl rivals, Pitt, don’t want their exit settlement from the Big East to be anywhere near as high. When asked byPittsburgh Tribune reporter Jerry DiPaola if the Panthers would consider paying more than $ 5 million to leave for [...]

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Oregon State DB suspended indefinitely following arrest Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 20, 2012, 10:22 PM EST Oregon State coach Mike Riley didn’t waste much time taking action on Beavers defensive back Sean Martin after the soon-to-be redshirt junior found himself in some legal trouble over the weekend. Riley released a statement today saying Martin (pictured, No. 6) was “suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.” I understand coaches tend to be vague about these types of matters, but I’m assuming Riley was referring to Martin getting busted for driving under the influence and attempting to elude police [...]

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FSU says it could lose at least $ 2.5 million on lost WVU game Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 20, 2012, 12:01 PM EST When West Virginia cancelled its 2012 non-conference game against Florida State in anticipation of departing the Big East for the Big 12, FSU athletic director, Randy Spetman, told the Orlando Sentinel the move could result in litigation against WVU because the withdrawal was so close to the upcoming season. “We have the buyout [$ 500,000], there’s that, and then there will be whatever liquidated damages,” Spetman said. “If we aren’t able to find another team, [...]

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FSU says it could lose at least $ 2.5 million on lost WVU game Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 20, 2012, 12:01 PM EST When West Virginia cancelled its 2012 non-conference game against Florida State in anticipation of departing the Big East for the Big 12, FSU athletic director, Randy Spetman, told the Orlando Sentinel the move could result in litigation against WVU because the withdrawal was so close to the upcoming season. “We have the buyout [$ 500,000], there’s that, and then there will be whatever liquidated damages,” Spetman said. “If we aren’t able to find another team, [...]

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Ex-Fiesta Bowl CEO expected to plead guilty to felony Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 19, 2012, 9:42 PM EST The Fiesta Bowl has been under new management in the aftermath of an investigation into improper political campaign contributions and other financial misconduct made by the bowl, but the bowl’s old CEO, John Junker, has long been awaiting his legal fate as a result of that investigation. That wait looks like it’s coming to an end. The Arizona Republic reports that Junker has reached a plea bargain with prosecutors and is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday to a felony [...]

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Possession equals arrest, suspension for another Cyclones DB Posted by John Taylor on February 19, 2012, 1:08 PM EST When we noted last weekend that a member of the Iowa State football program had been arrested on a theft charge, a reader emailed asking us “what the hell else is there to do in Ames?” Possessing, that’s what thanks for asking. According to the Des Moines Register, defensive back Durrell Givens was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Neither the substance nor the circumstances that led to the arrest were immediately available. What was immediately available [...]

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Aggies, Hogs moving game to campus for two years Posted by Ben Kercheval on February 18, 2012, 11:01 PM EST When Texas A&M made the official move to the SEC last fall, the Aggies knew they would have to adjust the non-conference game with Arkansas, which is now an annual SEC West game. For the past three seasons, the two have met in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium. For the next two years, however, the game will be held on campus, according to multiple reports out of both College Station and Fayetteville. Arkansas will visit A&M this season with the Aggies [...]

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