Maryland tackle Jared Gaither will apply for next month's NFL supplemental draft, the school announced yesterday. The decision comes a week after Gaither was declared academically ineligible for the 2007 season and concludes the gargantuan lineman's career with the Terrapins. "It's a decision he's put a lot of thought into," Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said in a statement. "He's expressed a desire to get his degree, but I think the opportunity to make a living and the chance to be successful at the next level was a deciding factor. We wish him the best of luck and hope he achieves success in the NFL and in life."

Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie and former Miami coach Larry Coker will serve as analysts for college football games on ESPN's networks this season. Flutie will join Craig James and Chris Fowler in the booth for ESPN's Thursday night matchups.

Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione and five of the Sooners' head coaches -- including football coach Bob Stoops and basketball coaches Sherri Coale and Jeff Capel -- had raises approved Wednesday by the university's Board of Regents. Stoops, one of the nation's highest-paid coaches, already receives annual raises of $100,000, a number that under a new agreement will increase to $150,000. Stoops will receive a pro-rated portion of the extra money this year -- about $25,000 -- raising his 2007 guaranteed annual income to $2.625 million. Stoops also had his contract extended by two years to December 2013.

Jane Hoeppner wanted her husband to have one last game day. So players dressed in their white jerseys and red sweat pants, met at Assembly Hall and even got a pep talk from the coach's wife. But when Terry Hoeppner couldn't lead them across the parking lot to the football stadium, his spirit did. Players, coaches, friends and colleagues gathered Saturday for a farewell to the coach who spent two seasons reinvigorating Indiana football. Hoeppner, 59, died Tuesday from complications of a brain tumor.

Indiana University football coach Terry Hoeppner died today of complications from a brain tumor, a university spokesman said. He was 59. Hoeppner, who had two brain surgeries in the past 18 months, spent the last four months on medical leave. He died at 6:50 a.m. at Bloomington Hospital with his family at his side, said J.D. Campbell, Indiana's sports information director. "Terry's fight was courageous and will serve as an inspiration to those who have known him," Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan said in a statement. "This is a truly sad day for our community and all of our thoughts and prayers are with the Hoeppner family and to those whose lives he has touched."

Nick Saban, who quit the Dolphins in January to coach the Crimson Tide, has been accused by quarterback Jimmy Barnes' father of mistreating his players. John Barnes, a longtime high school football coach in Southern California, said his son left the team because of the way he was treated -- not a lack of playing time. ''To be honest with you, it's the way [Saban] is treating kids,'' John Barnes told The Birmingham News. ``What Jim told Saban was he was not going to give up his dignity and be treated like that.'' Saban infamously made former Dolphins defensive tackle Manuel Wright cry on the practice field during training camp in 2005. Wright left the team a year later, citing depression and constant disagreements with Saban.

FSU assistant coach Chuck Amato noted during the team's spring alumni tour that UM has had eight football coaches and Florida seven since Bobby Bowden took over. ''They used all that negative recruiting and it didn't do much good,'' Amato told Noles fans. Bwoden's son, Terry, announced: ``I'm so sick and tired of hearing about [Gators coach] Urban Meyer, it makes me want to vomit.''

Notre Dame quarterback Zach Frazer has been granted permission to seek a transfer and intends to leave the school, according to two people familiar with his plans. Frazer plans to visit up to five schools as early as this week. Among the schools with mutual interest are Rutgers, UConn, Miami, Louisville and East Carolina. Several MAC programs have also inquired about the strong-armed, 6-foot-5, 226 pound redshirt freshman. Frazer was considered a blue-chip recruit after passing for 3,647 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior at Mechanicsburg (Pa.).

Florida president Bernie Machen backed off his playoff football proposal after conferring with colleagues at the Southeastern Conference's spring meeting. Machen decided it's better to work within the confines of the current Bowl Championship Series system.