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Brian Kelly still banking on NFL future for Jaylon Smith
The Notre Dame coach believes his star linebacker will recuperate and thrive.

Mailbag: What Week 1 mega-game could have sneaky playoff implications?
Can Georgia win with a true freshman QB? Is USC’s schedule too tough to tackle? That and much more in Stewart Mandel’s latest mailbag.

Nike introduces Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch with cartoons
Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch are officially Nike athletes

Illinois RB Brown tears ACL, will miss another season
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois running back Dre Brown says he has torn the ACL in his left knee and will miss a second straight season.

10 NFL Draft sleepers your team could snag in late rounds
Value can be found in all rounds, but these guys are going to make teams look really, really smart for taking them.

Georgia paid Ludacris $65,000 to perform for 15 minutes
You need to look at the rider. Not now but right now.

Chocolate milk maker wanted study touted with ‘Concussion’
NEW YORK (AP) A small chocolate milk company wanted publicity touting the purported ability of its drink to help high school athletes recover from concussions to coincide with the Will Smith movie ”Concussion,” according to emails obtained by The Associated Press.

What if Wentz isn’t No. 1 or 2?
(STATS) – The Los Angeles Rams trade up to the No. 1 draft pick and then the Cleveland Browns open the possibility of No. 2 being available in another megadeal.

Bob Stoops and Gary Patterson speak out against Big 12 expansion
Think everyone is in favor of conference expansion? Think again.

Oregon’s Brown looks to return after horrifying injury
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) It was much worse than it looked.

Art Briles addresses latest Baylor football sexual assault allegations
Another disturbing accusation has Art Briles defending his football program

Utah coordinator Morgan Scalley focused on smarter defense
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Morgan Scalley wasn’t specifically groomed to become the defensive coordinator at Utah despite being in the program as a player and coach since 2001. But there’s the 37-year-old barking at spring practices, trying to put his own imprint on virtually the same scheme the Utes have run since Fred Whittingham, coach Kyle Whittingham’s father, installed it in 1992.

Longer PATs could make FSU’s Roberto Aguayo hot commodity in NFL Draft
Roberto Aguayo has tried not to buy into the speculation that he might be the first kicker in 11 years to be selected in the first three rounds of the NFL draft. But with the draft less than two weeks away, everything is lining up well for the former Florida State kicker.

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.

A history of Derrick Henry making football players look tiny
Henry dwarfs some former Crimson Tide legends.

Two-round NFL mock draft: The Rams just shook the whole thing up
Los Angeles’ move up to the No. 1 pick has changed everything at the top of Peter Schrager’s latest mock draft, which goes two rounds deep.

USC OL: Every coach and player since Pete Carroll has been ‘Hollywood’
There’s a major change with USC football, and it isn’t on the field…

NFL Draft: FCS offensive players to know
(STATS) – An average of about 18 players from the FCS level have been selected in the NFL Draft in recent years.

Virginia golfer gets engaged on the green after winning ACC title
Love is in the air for college football players this year, as two different college football players proposed to their girlfriends in unique ways over the weekend.

Joey Bosa’s great-grandfather ‘Joey Batters’ worked for Al Capone
Tony Accardo wasn’t someone you wanted to mess with

Plenty of QB competition in SEC’s Western Division
More than a month of spring football practice has helped a few teams in the Southeastern Conference’s Western Division find a new starting quarterback.

Watch these two power lifters crush world records
Eric Lilliebridge breaks the world record with a 903 lb deadlift, and Dan Bell got a world record with a 942 lb squat

Braxton Miller throws out first pitch in Cincinnati
Former Ohio State Buckeyes standout Braxon Miller threw out the first pitch before Monday’s Rockies-Reds game in Cincinnati.

Ex-Ohio State star Braxton Miller puts some flair on this 1st pitch
Ex-Ohio State star Braxton Miller puts some flair on this 1st pitch

Helton: USC’s quarterback competition will continue in fall
LOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California’s quarterback competition will continue in fall training camp after coach Clay Helton was unable to choose a winner in spring practice.

Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen did surprisingly well in the Boston Marathon
He finished the marathon in 4:28:35

Bill Campbell, mentor to Steve Jobs, other tech CEOs, dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Bill Campbell, a former Ivy League football coach who became a management guru for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and other Silicon Valley luminaries, has died. He was 75.

Podcast: Texas’ offense finally has hope, Notre Dame’s QB race & more
Longhorns fans have a reason to believe again

SEC East post-spring practice report
A look at some of the major issues facing each of the SEC East teams as they exit spring practice.

Coaching changes at 3 schools bring new look to SEC East
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Southeastern Conference Eastern Division’s new look was on display this spring.

Alabama Crimson Tide walk-on is battling an eye-eating amoeba
Ryan Parris played in Saturday’s A-Day game while fighting an eye-eating, parasitic amoeba in his left eye.

Robertson rehabbed, seeks NFL opportunity
(STATS) – Former Villanova quarterback John Robertson is not expected to be selected in the NFL Draft next week.