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Here is the latest NCAA College Football News from NBC Sports.

UAB line coach Mike Bennefield resigns to spend time with family
The bad news for UAB is Bill Clark has lost a member of his coaching staff four months before the start of the 2016 season. The good news? Clark has more than a year to find a replacement as his resurrected Blazers won’t take to the field again until 2017. Wednesday, Mike Bennefield confirmed to […]

Notre Dame TE Tyler Luatua reverses course, won’t transfer to BYU
The odyssey on which Tyler Luatua has embarked the past couple months has taken a turn that will end up bringing him right back to where he started — South Bend. In late January, reports surfaced that Luatua (pictured, No. 13) would be transferring from Notre Dame to BYU.  In early February, the Irish confirmed that the tight […]

Leonard Fournette ‘weighs in’ on Les Miles’ public challenge
Leonard Fournette might be the $20 Million Insurance Man as well as one of a handful of preseason Heisman contenders, but the star LSU running back is not above a little public “encouragement” from his head coach. During an appearance on the Paul Finebaum Show Thursday, Les Miles, of course, praised Fournette for the kind […]

Iowa grad transfer Maurice Fleming moves on to West Virginia
Less than a month after leaving his original college football home, Maurice Fleming has apparently found a new one. On his personal Twitter account Thursday, Fleming revealed that he will be continuing his collegiate playing career at West Virginia.  As the defensive back will be joining the Mountaineers as a graduate transfer, he’ll be eligible […]

Baylor receives law firm’s report on sexual violence, offers no details
It’s perhaps fitting given how this disturbing situation at Baylor has played out that the university offered up an update on the situation without providing any actual information. Or, at least, any detailed information. In the wake of several high-profile sexual assault accusations made against athletes at the university, specifically football players, BU engaged the […]

Georgia’s Chauncey Rivers arrested on third pot charge, dismissed
It’s déjà vu all over again.  And again.  And again. In November, Chauncey Rivers was one of two Georgia Bulldogs arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges.  In December, Rivers was again arrested on a marijuana possession charge. Five months later?  Rivers has hit the weed trifecta as, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting, Rivers was arrested on […]

Taysom Hill changes number to honor memory of his brother
A very personal family tragedy earlier this offseason has morphed into a numerical change for Taysom Hill this coming season. Back in late March, Dexter Hill, the BYU quarterback’s brother, died suddenly at his home in Idaho.  The tragedy forced Hill, six years younger than his brother, to miss the Cougars spring game. While Dexter Hill […]

Three-star 2016 signee Tre Harbison transferring from Virginia
Back in January, Tre Harbison was an early enrollee at Virginia.  Four months later, Harbison is now an early departure. According to 247Sports.com, Harbison has been granted a release from his UVa. scholarship and will transfer out of the football program.  Harbison signed with the Cavaliers as a running back but was moved to fullback […]

Devin Wilson to play football, basketball for Virginia Tech
Earlier this month we noted that Devin Wilson, a Virginia Tech basketball player trying out for the football team, was pretty damn good at catching the football.  With the upcoming season four months away, it now appears Wilson will get to showcase his abilities on Saturdays this fall. In a press release, Tech confirmed that Wilson […]

Alabama makes hiring of Karl Dunbar as DL coach official
On the same day Alabama made a roster subtraction, the Tide officially made an oft-rumored and much-reported addition to Nick Saban‘s coaching staff. As expected, the Tide confirmed Thursday evening in a press release that Karl Dunbar has been hired to serve as Saban’s defensive line coach. Dunbar replaces Bo Davis, who “resigned” late last month” amidst […]

Kentucky makes hiring of FIU DC Matt House official
The lone opening on Mark Stoops‘ Kentucky coaching staff has officially been closed. Wednesday, reports began to surface that Matt House was set to be hired by Stoops.  Thursday, the football program announced House’s hiring as inside linebackers coach.  House will also serve as the Wildcats’ special teams coordinator. House spent 2015 as the defensive […]

Dismissed by Penn State, Kamonte Carter to start over at JUCO level
Less than two weeks after finding himself on the receiving end of James Franklin‘s boot, Kamonte Carter has decided to restart his playing career at a lower rung on the collegiate ladder. According to one junior college scouting service, Carter is set to transfer to East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, MS.  The redshirt freshman defensive […]

Suspended Colorado players formally charged with three felonies
Two members of the Colorado football program have officially stepped in it — and stepped into it deep. Late last month, linebacker N.J. Falo (pictured) and running back Dino Gordon were arrested in connection to an alleged dorm-room theft.  The duo had been accused of stealing prescription drugs, laptops, video games and other electronics from a dorm room earlier […]

Alabama announces dismissal of top JUCO signee Charles Baldwin
Alabama’s 2016 recruiting class has been thinned thanks to a recent announcement. In a very brief and terse press release, the Crimson Tide announced that Charles Baldwin has been dismissed by head coach Nick Saban.  Other than the standard “violation of unspecified team rules,” no reason for the offensive lineman’s dismissal was given. Baldwin was considered […]

ACC becomes first to adopt ‘collaborative instant replay’ for 2016
In an ongoing effort to improve all facets of the sport, the ACC has decided to go the extra mile to ensure its football games are officiated properly. As it wrapped up its annual spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., Thursday, the conference announced that what it calls “collaborative instant replay” will be utilized for […]

Wooed by A&M, Texas DL coach Brick Haley sees salary double
Who says flirting when already in a relationship doesn’t pay dividends. In February, it was reported that Texas defensive line coach Brick Haley was offered the same position at hated rival Texas A&M.  After mulling over the job offer for a couple of days, Haley opted to stick with the Longhorns. Fast-forward three months, and […]

Notre Dame’s games vs. Mich. St., Stanford to be nighttime affairs
Monday, the Big Ten announced 10 primetime kickoffs for the 2016 season.  Four days later, a school that many feel should be — or will eventually be — a member of that conference revealed its slate of under-the-lights affairs as well. According to an announcement from the school, Notre Dame’s 2016 games against Michigan State […]

Report: Leonard Fournette has pair of $10 million insurance policies
If as expected Leonard Fournette leaves LSU early for the NFL after the 2016 season, he’s viewed by most draftniks as a sure-fire Top-10 pick in next year’s draft, if not Top Five.  Just in case something detrimental happens along that road, Fournette has taken out some insurance — literally. According to a report from […]

Alabama to take part in Detroit satellite camp
You know how that old saying goes: if you can’t beat ’em, invade their own recruiting backyard. With the NCAA rescinding its previous ban on satellite camps late last month, coaching staffs from all over the country have been fanning out to vast expanses of the nation to ostensibly teach young prospects at such camps but, […]

WR Ryan Sousa decides to transfer from Florida
We’re inching toward the start of a new season being closer than the end of spring practices, but that doesn’t mean the post-spring attrition has ceased. On his Twitter account earlier this week, Ryan Sousa announced that he has decided to transfer out of the Florida football program. Other than “now it’s time to move […]

Mark Richt in a 1980s commercial for Italian jeans? Yes please
Sometimes as we stumble our way through the vast expanses of the Internet we come across pure, unadulterated gold.  Thanks to Matt Porter of the Palm Beach Post, today’s mother lode has been unearthed. The Miami Hurricanes beat writer posted Thursday what will undoubtedly be the video of the day, perhaps the year: UM head coach […]

Lawyers for Hugh Freeze petition to seal NCAA from testimony in Laremy Tunsil trial
Laremy Tunsil will never play for Ole Miss again, but he’s not done affecting the program. Lawyers representing Hugh Freeze filed a petition in Lafayette County’s Circuit Court for a prohibition on any possible deposition the Rebels’ head coach may be asked to give in a lawsuit between the former Ole Miss left tackle and his stepfather, Lindsey Miller. […]

Two Bowling Green assistants cited for assault
Two Bowling Green assistants were cited for assault at a Bowling Green bar over the weekend, according to the Toledo Blade. Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Marcus White and offensive graduate assistant Kenneth Williams are accused of punching a bouncer of Bowling Green establishment Liquid in the early hours of Saturday. White coached the defensive line at NAIA Faulkner University […]

Big Ten will be on steady diet of Illini for ’16 Homecoming dates
The Big Ten announced its list of 2016 Homecoming dates for 2016, and the new coaching staff at Illinois will have plenty of motivation when summer conditioning starts in a few weeks. Illinois will serve as the proverbial Homecoming meal for four of its five Big Ten road games this fall: Nebraska on Oct. 1, Rutgers […]

Rutgers adds future date with Buffalo
At the turn of this century, Rutgers and Buffalo had never played on the gridiron despite being two members of the rare club of FBS programs in the Northeast. The Scarlet Knights and Bulls met six times in the eight years from 2000-07 then, like high school friends that took jobs on opposite sides of […]

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules Joe Mixon video part of public record
Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon is through with the Oklahoma courts after he was caught on camera punching a female student, but he has yet to truly have his day with the court of public opinion. And that day is coming soon. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, by […]

Michigan adding camps in Australia, Hawaii and American Samoa
Okay, Jim. This is just too much. A day after we at CFT ran a story on the 26 — Twenty-Six!! — satellite camps Michigan has lined up for the month of June, the Wolverines went out and added camps halfway across the world. According to a tweet from ProKick Australia, Michigan will hold a […]

After a year on the job, Syracuse AD Mark Coyle out the door for Minnesota
Mark Coyle left the top job at Boise State for the athletics director’s chair at Syracuse in June of 2015. By May of 2016, he’s already gone. Coyle informed the Orange on Wednesday he is leaving the school, and at the same time Minnesota named him its lone finalist for the Gophers’ vacant AD job. “University […]

Kentucky reportedly set to hire FIU DC Matt House to fill defensive vacancy
A rare May coach poaching is set to go down as Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops is set to hire Florida International defensive coordinator Matt House, according to a report from Jon Hale of the Louisville Courier-Journal. House’s hiring was necessitated when Maryland pulled outside linebackers coach Andy Buh away to serve as its defensive coordinator, which was in response to […]

Houston, Memphis, others throwing themselves in front of the Big 12
The possibility of expansion has completely bubbled over in the Big 12 — to the point where anyone associated with the conference can’t step in front of a microphone without being asked about it, no matter how close they actually are to the decision making process — but the topic has percolated behind the scene […]

Mark Dantonio wins coaching humanitarian award
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio picked up some hardware for being quite the humanitarian today. The head coach of the Spartans was awarded the 2016 Gene Stallings Award in Dallas. The award is designated to honor coaches “who are also humanitarians and strive to promote healthy, vibrant communities through charitable and community service efforts,” […]

Karl Dunbar expected to fill Alabama’s vacant DL coach position
Alabama head coach Nick Saban has said Alabama will always manage to hire good quality coaches when the need arises. Following the dismissal resignation of Bo Davis as defensive line coach amid recruiting controversy, Saban and the Crimson Tide are bringing in a veteran defensive line coach with NFL experience. Karl Dunbar, a former LSU […]

Pitt RB James Conner completes chemotherapy treatment
The college football season may be months away from kicking off, but we already have a good idea what one of the feel-good stories will likely be. That would be the return of Pitt running back James Conner, who continues to battle with cancer, which was diagnosed last fall (Hodgkin lymphoma). Conner let the world […]

Dabo Swinney says suspended WR Deon Cain has served his time
A failed drug test just before the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal against Oklahoma sent Clemson wide receiver Deon Cain home from Miami. After missing two playoff games and sitting out for the spring, Cain will return to the team and begin preparing to return to the field for the 2016 season, Clemson head […]

Rutgers hosting Ohio State and Temple for football camp down road from Harbaugh
Rutgers is striking a bit of an odd partnership for its football camp this summer, although it may just be a simple alliance forged by the relationship by new head coach Chris Ash and his former boss with the intent on uniting against a common foe. On Monday, Rutgers announced it will hold a tri-state […]

Auburn QB to undergo shoulder surgery
Auburn quarterback Tyler Queen is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery today, according to multiple reports. Queen, a redshirt freshman, sat out of Auburn’s spring game due to a separated right shoulder injury. The surgery will reportedly be done by Dr. James Andrews and a full recovery is expected. He should also be expected to be […]

Satellite camps on agenda for ACC coaches spring meetings
The ACC previously restricted its football coaches from working at satellite camps as a way to prevent in-conference competition in the summer months, along with not stepping on the toes of their regional rivals from the SEC. Everybody lived peacefully as a result down south, but that is about to change in a big way with the NCAA […]

Texas A&M disciplines WR coach for Twitter rant
You can imagine Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin was a tad bummed in finding out his program was losing the commitment of a four-star wide receiver last week shortly after losing the commitment of a five-star quarterback. He could not have been all too happy with the realization one of his assistant coaches managed […]