Ohio State-Michigan Bring Big Ten's Biggest Rivalry to NJ

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Ohio State-Michigan Bring Big Ten’s Biggest Rivalry to NJ
Hours before Jim Harbaugh led yet another satellite camp, some Rutgers fans let the Michigan coach know that not everyone was welcoming him to the Garden State: A bunch of red block R car magnets were left on the field at Paramus Catholic High School, along with a teddy bear and a letter telling Harbaugh to “go home.”

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh Blazes Path With Satellite Camps
Coach Harbaugh has furthered his reputation as a lightning rod with his method of barnstorming the country to interact with pre-college players.

SEC’s Move to Clear the Air on Instant Replay Feeds Fans’ Cloud of Suspicion
Many of the passionate followers of teams in one of the nation’s premier football conferences are wary of change, even if the result is making the correct call.

Grobe: Winning Not at Expense of Character at Hurting Baylor
Acting Baylor coach Jim Grobe says winning is very important but won’t come at the expense of character and integrity.

SEC Expands ‘Serious Misconduct’ Rule for Transfer Students
The Southeastern Conference anticipates continuing dialogue and maybe even broadening the scope of its “serious misconduct” rule.

Big 12 to Bring Back Football Championship in 2017
The Big 12 is bringing back its football championship game in 2017, regardless of whether the conference expands from its current 10 members.

Education, Athletics at Odds in Debate Over Grad Transfers
Akeel Lynch went from starter to backup at Penn State last season as freshman Saquon Barkley emerged as one of the best running backs in the country.

Report: Briles Says He Would Have Done Things Differently
Former Baylor coach Art Briles tells a Waco, Texas, television station that the report on the handling of sexual assault allegations commissioned by the school has not been shared with him and that he assumes it supports a conclusion already drawn by the board of regents.

SEC Coaches Welcome New Replay,’ Want to Get It Right’
Steve Shaw has a busy week at the Southeastern Conference’s annual meetings.

Kenneth Starr to Resign as Chancellor at Baylor
Mr. Starr said on Wednesday, in an interview with ESPN, that he would resign as chancellor of Baylor, effective immediately.

Manning, Spurrier Debut on College Hall of Fame Ballot
Peyton Manning, Marshall Faulk and Steve Spurrier will be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year for the first time.

SEC Expected to Exclude Transfers Who Have a History of Violence
Players in all sports would not be allowed to transfer into the conference if they had been disciplined at a previous university for most offenses involving violence or stalking.

Alabama’s Saban Rips Satellite Camps, Harbaugh Fires Back
Alabama coach Nick Saban said Tuesday he wasn’t going to talk about satellite camps — and then he ranted about them.

Searching for Character and Calmness, Baylor Led to Grobe
No one has coached more Baylor football games than Grant Teaff, so when it came time to find someone who could lead the Bears through times of trouble the program’s 82-year-old patron was consulted.

Ole Miss’ Freeze ‘Owning Mistakes,’ Denies Paying Players
Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze is “owning the mistakes” made during his tenure, which include NCAA violations, but says neither he nor his assistants knowingly did anything wrong.

AP Source: Baylor Will Hire Former Wake Coach Grobe
Baylor will hire former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to lead its football program this season, a person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press.

Mississippi Self-Imposes Scholarship Cuts in Football
Mississippi has self-imposed scholarship reductions in football because of NCAA violations.

Sports of The Times: At Baylor, Charity Toward Kenneth Starr Follows Outrage
Starr was stripped of his presidency after a report on mishandled accusations of sexual misconduct, but he will remain as chancellor, raising questions of accountability.

Column: Baylor Should Pull Plug on Its Athletic Program
More than a decade ago, Baylor was at the center of a sordid scandal involving murder and drugs, leading to some of the harshest penalties the NCAA has ever doled out.

Baylor Fires Football Coach Art Briles and Demotes President Kenneth Starr
The decision comes after Baylor’s board of regents received the results of an investigation that faulted the university’s handling of several sexual assault accusations involving football players.

Baylor Reviewing Findings of Sexual Misconduct Investigation
The university’s president, athletic director and football coach have come under fire for their handling of allegations involving athletes.

Pitt RB James Conner Grateful as Cancer Goes Into Remission
James Conner’s spring — much like that of former Pittsburgh teammate Tyler Boyd— included a phone call that changed his life.

U.C.L.A. and Under Armour in Record Sponsorship Deal
The deal will pay the university $280 million over 15 years as sportswear companies seek greater footholds in college sports.

Six Head Injury Suits Filed in New Front Against Colleges and N.C.A.A.
Six cases were filed on Tuesday in a new effort by athletes to get financial relief for the lasting effects from concussions sustained in college.

Riley Touring Nebraska to Stoke Interest in Huskers
More than 600 men and women dressed in their Husker finery filed into the giant exhibition hall of the Platte County Agricultural Society. Hearty New York strips and pork loin were ready in the buffet line, the cash bar was open and a crowd was forming around the table where a Nebraska football season ticket was up for raffle.

Taking Note: Ash Brings Bits of Bielema and Meyer to Rutgers
Chris Ash doubted whether he would ever make it big in coaching.

Sandusky Settlements Date to Abuse Claims in 1971
The settlements paid out by Penn State University to accusers of the former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky include one alleging sexual abuse in 1971.

University of Alabama-Birmingham Running Back Is Injured in Shooting
Greg Bryant, the running back, was wounded in a shooting in South Florida, Blazers Coach Bill Clark said.

Amid a Storm, Texas A&M Manages Expectations
Expectations will be modest for the Aggies in 2016, and that, more than anything else, might be what is needed in College Station.

With Paterno Revelations, Ruling Deals Hit to Penn State’s Wallet
Penn State University and its insurer are litigating over who must pay the $92.8 million in settlements for those who accused Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach, of sexual abuse.

Sports of The Times: Family’s Continued Defense of Joe Paterno Is a Painful One
The family can’t relax even as Paterno’s reputation, once pristine, grows more threadbare with every development in the case.

Texas A&M Sheds Some Swagger and Tries to Change Trajectory
The five-star quarterbacks are gone, replaced at Texas A&M by a graduate transfer looking for a second chance. The hotshot young coordinator is out. A seasoned veteran assistant is now running Texas A&M’s offense.

Paterno Was Told of Sandusky Abuse Claim in 1976, Judge Says
A judge in Philadelphia said that insurers in litigation with Penn State asserted that a boy told Joe Paterno that he had been molested by Jerry Sandusky.

Ole Miss Coach Was ‘Shocked’ by Tunsil Comments at NFL Draft
Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze was surprised by former Rebels offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil’s statement at the NFL draft that he accepted money from a coach while at the school.

As Big 12 Ponders Expansion, American on Guard for Losses
The Big 12 presidents will consider in the coming weeks whether the league should expand, leaving the American Athletic Conference on guard for the possibility of one or more defections.

Sports Briefing | College Sports: Dismissals in Penn State Case Stand
Prosecutors said they would not appeal a ruling that threw out some criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators related to their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

Ole Miss to Investigate Tunsil’s Comments on Receiving Cash
Mississippi says it will investigate former offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil’s comments that he accepted money from a member of the football staff while playing at the school.

NCAA Board of Directors Brings Back Satellite Football Camps
The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors has rescinded the ban on satellite camps for Bowl Subdivision football teams.

On Pro Football: Why Wait? N.F.L.’s Riches Lure More Underclassmen to Draft
This year, 96 underclassmen with college eligibility remaining entered the N.F.L. draft, second to the 98 who left early in 2014.

In 11 Missing Words, Some See Shift in N.C.A.A. Case Against U.N.C.
The N.C.A.A.’s new notice of allegations, released on Monday, removes a reference to men’s basketball and seems to focus on the women’s team.

Wisconsin RB Corey Clement Back at Full Speed in Spring Ball
Corey Clement burst through the hole, with one man left to beat in the secondary.

Sports Briefing | College Football: Miami Running Back Mark Walton Is Arrested
Walton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and was suspended indefinitely from the team.

Miami Suspends RB Mark Walton After DUI Arrest
Miami running back Mark Walton was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and was suspended indefinitely from the team shortly thereafter.

Satellite Camp Debate Puts Spotlight on New NCAA Governance
The ban on satellite camps in college football needs to clear one more NCAA threshold next week. It is no slam dunk to sail through, and the debate over the camps has put a spotlight on the NCAA’s new governance structure that has not been flattering.

Pac-12 Commissioner Says League in Favor of Satellite Camps
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott says the conference’s representative on the NCAA’s Division I Council did not vote the league’s position when the council banned so-called satellite football camps this month.

Big 12 Spring Football Wrapping Up, Not Talk About Expansion
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops quickly said he didn’t have a stance on the Big 12’s discussions about the possibility of league expansion and a conference championship game. TCU’s Gary Patterson said those were decisions that would be made at levels above him.

2 Syracuse Football Players Stabbed in Campus Altercation
Two Syracuse football players were stabbed several times in an altercation at the university’s south campus, and a former teammate has been charged in the assault.

Tracing the History of N.C.A.A. Conferences
A frenzy of realignment has transformed college athletics: about one in four schools has switched conferences since 2010.

Fan Passion: The Places in America Where College Football Means the Most
Data from Facebook provides insight into where the sport’s biggest fans live.

Australian Football Becomes a Punting Pipeline for the American Game
Michigan’s Blake O’Neill, whose muffed snap led to a last-second Wolverines loss to Michigan State, is one of a growing number of punters in the United States who developed their technique in Australian rules football.

Before Student-Athletes Earn a Penny, a Course in How to Manage Millions
A course by a founding partner of Greyrock Capital Group seeks to teach student-athletes like Cal quarterback Jared Goff how to manage their finances.

Alabama Is Rolling in Cash, With Tide Lifting All Boats
Over the past decade, the success of Alabama’s football program has become a powerful engine for the university’s economic and academic growth.

A Lineman Has a Personal Triumph in Clemson’s 13-0 Year
Last December, because of injuries and alcohol abuse, Jay Guillermo thought he was through as a football player. Now he is the starting center on the top-ranked Tigers’ rebuilt line.

Michigan State Quarterback Connor Cook Carves a Legacy With Pluck and Persistence
Kirby Smart, Alabama’s defensive coordinator, said that Cook was “by far” the best quarterback the Tide would face this season.

A Spotlight on College Football
A look at some of the well-known and not-so-well-known college football traditions on campuses across the country.

Darlington Future Is at Receiver Instead of QB With Huskers
First there was the head injury that looked as if it might end his career. Then there was the coaching change that turned him from Nebraska’s quarterback of the future into the guy occupying the bottom rung of the depth chart with little chance to rise.

Low Graduation Rates for Black Basketball and Football Players
Black male athletes on the country’s top teams are graduating at lower rates than black male nonathletes at the same universities despite having financial and academic support.

Former Pitt WR Boyd Tries to Leave Impression at Pro Day
Tyler Boyd shook out his legs, put his hands on the goal line and tried not think about the most important 4.5ish seconds of his football life.

Notre Dame’s Zaire Frustrated by Quarterback Competition
Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire doesn’t try to hide his frustration to be competing for the starter’s job for a third straight spring after a broken right ankle cut his season short last fall.

SEC Beats Harbaugh as NCAA Bans Satellite Football Camps
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s next satellite camping trip through the South has been cancelled.

Fast Track: Early Enrollment Now Common in College Football
In January 2007, mega-recruit Jimmy Clausen enrolled at Notre Dame, bypassing a final semester of high school to partake in spring practice with the Fighting Irish and get a jump on becoming the starting quarterback.

N.C.A.A. Approves Moratorium; No New Bowls for 3 Years
The N.C.A.A. is temporarily prohibiting the creation of new bowls after three 5-7 teams were needed to fill the record number of bowls last season.

Sankey: SEC’s Satellite Camp Issues Go Beyond Harbaugh
Commissioner Greg Sankey wants to set the record straight: The issue of satellite camps wasn’t the Southeastern Conference vs. Jim Harbaugh.

Harbaugh Blasts NCAA for Barring Out-Of-Area Football Camps
Jim Harbaugh has fired back at the NCAA.

Hall of Famer Lynn Swann Named Athletic Director at USC
Lynn Swann is the next Southern California football great to get the chance to run the Trojans’ athletic department.

Big Ten East Loses Top Stars, but New Ones Are Set to Emerge
With no less than a half-dozen potential NFL first-round draft picks and a bevy of other stars gone from Michigan State and Ohio State, the gap between the top and bottom of the Big Ten East would figure to shrink this fall.

After Rebounding From Rock Bottom, Taggart and USF on Rise
USF football seemed as if it was sliding backward in year three under coach Willie Taggart when the Bulls were soundly beaten last September at Maryland.