NCAA - Football Wiretap

Report: Four Ex-Auburn Players Say They Were Paid

Oct 16, 2014 10:18 PM

Auburn will investigate claims by four former football players, who told HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” they received thousands of dollars while being recruited by or playing for the Tigers. Stanley McClover, Troy Reddick, Chaz Ramsey and Raven Gray told HBO for an episode that aired Wednesday night that they received cash payments—in book bags, envelopes and even handshakes. Coach Gene Chizik dismissed the report as “pure garbage.”

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BCS Could Kick Out The Fiesta Bowl

Sep 30, 2014 10:22 AM

The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: "Follow the letter of the law" or lose its place in college football's lucrative championship system, according to an ESPN.com report. BCS officials challenged the Fiesta Bowl to persuade them that extravagant and improper spending behind the firing of longtime president and CEO John Junker will never happen again.

ESPN.com

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College Football On Sundays?

Sep 8, 2014 4:53 PM

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has given thought to playing some games on Sundays this fall should the NFL season not be played. "We certainly are monitoring the situation," Scott said. "We have no plans in place at this time, but you want to be prepared and consider all options. Still, these labor situations have a way of getting done the closer they get to a critical situation." Should the NFL's labor unrest push into the season, it would create a big void on the nation's TV airwaves. Fox, CBS, NBC and ESPN carry NFL games, with Fox and CBS carrying the bulk of the action.

Rivals.com

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Trotter, Moseley Will Compete To QB Auburn

Feb 17, 2014 11:34 AM

Auburn opened spring practice Wednesday with largely untested junior Barrett Trotter and totally untested sophomore Clint Moseley vying to replace Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton at QB, according to an ESPN.com report.

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Injuries Will Effect USC Spring Practice

Feb 17, 2014 11:33 AM

USC opens spring football Tuesday with a rash of injuries that could hinder what the coaching staff is hoping to accomplish, coach Lane Kiffin said Monday, according to an ESPN.com report. The Trojans already had a diminished roster due to NCAA sanctions and Kiffin said 20 players have yet to be cleared by doctors for full contact. "It was just a very unusual amount of offseason surgeries and injuries, unfortunately," Kiffin said.

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Notre Dame WR Floyd Faces DUI Charge

Oct 31, 2014 6:27 AM

Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving, his second alcohol-related offense in little more than a year, according to an ESPN.com report. Floyd was booked into the county jail in South Bend at 4:06 a.m. Sunday and was released about seven hours later on $500 bond, St. Joseph County Sheriff's Sgt. William Redman said Monday.

ESPN.com

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Alabama's Barron Arrested

Oct 1, 2014 8:16 AM

Alabama safety Mark Barron has been arrested on charges of hindering prosecution, a misdemeanor charge, according to an ESPN.com report. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office said Sunday on its website that Barron was booked on the charge. His bond was listed at $500.

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Fiesta Bowl Officials Brace For Report Findings

Sep 30, 2014 9:55 PM

Fiesta Bowl officials are bracing for what could be a scathing report from an internal investigation of the event's financial and political dealings, some of which may have skirted, or even broken, state and federal law, according to an ESPN.com report. The report, which could come out as soon as next week, is the culmination of a probe by a three-member panel that includes two Fiesta Bowl board members and a retired Arizona Supreme Court justice.

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Michigan Coach Hoke Prepares To Beat 'Ohio'

Oct 19, 2014 4:45 PM

Michigan head coach Brady Hoke will lead college football’s winningest program on the practice field for the first time Saturday. Hoke has already sent a message to his new team about what matters most, according to an Associated Press report. Near his office in Schembechler Hall, a graduate assistant is in charge of updating the number of days it has been, more than 2,600 and counting, since Michigan beat “Ohio,” as Ohio State is referred to by Hoke.

AP

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Tressel Wants Same Punishment, Will Miss 5 Games

Oct 31, 2014 5:50 PM

Now that the NCAA has finalized its ruling that five Ohio State football players who took improper benefits are suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel says he wants the same punishment. On Thursday night, the NCAA denied Ohio State's appeal on behalf of the players including QB Terrelle Pryor, reasserting that they must sit out the first five games this fall for selling autographed memorabilia and receiving discounted tattoos.

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Florida To Honor Tebow With Statue
Tim Tebow won the 2007 Heisman Trophy while with Florida.

NFL.com

Alabama Pro Day Attended By Reps From All 32 Teams
Mark Ingram was faster than he was at the Combine.

CBS Sports

Giants Lose Assistant Special Teams Coach To LSU
Thomas McGaughey will become special teams/defensive line coach for LSU.

Star-Ledger

Tressel Suspended 2 Games, Fined For Withholding Information
Ohio State has suspended coach Jim Tressel for the first two games of the 2011 season.

Yahoo! Sports

Notre Dame Won't Use Lifts For Filming
A student was killed when his filming lift toppled over in October.

Associated Press

Report: Tressel Knew Of Gear Scheme In April
The Yahoo! Sports website is reporting that Jim Tressel received information as early as April 2010 that players were selling memorabilia to Edward Rife.

Yahoo! Sports