The NCAA has created a new task force to look at the criteria and process for licensing Division I bowls and will place a three-year moratorium on new bowls, according to an Associated Press report on Thursday. The task force of no more than 10 people will be co-chaired by Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman and another to-be-named person from outside higher education and athletics. It will look at governance and oversight by bowl sponsoring agencies, conflict-of-interest rules and policies, advertising and title-sponsorship standards, along with oversight and reporting of financial management of bowl games.

In a sharply worded rebuke of Ohio State’s Jim Tressel, the NCAA on Monday accused the 10-year coach with withholding information and lying to keep Buckeyes players on the field who had accepted improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo parlor. In a “notice of allegations” sent to the school, the NCAA said Monday that the violations relating to the coach are considered “potential major violations," according to a Associated Press report.

North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn and defensive tackle Marvin Austin are projected to be high picks despite their lost 2010 season. The two defensive prospects missed all of the 2010 campaign as punishment for accepting gifts from agents. The severe sanctions left the two players without the ability to improve their football talents in a team-oriented, supervised situation. "We have to spend a lot more time on those guys," Seahawks general manager John Schneider said of players with that missing block of game tape. "You do more digging, and you have to talk to more people. The psychological part of it ... some of these guys have missed time for suspensions, so you're looking at the security backgrounds. Juniors in general, whether they have issues or not, they're a little nerve-wracking, because you're not ... you just don't know enough about the guys."

Auburn defense tackle Nick Fairley is doing his best to ignore critics that question his work ethic, consistency and character. His best, which he describes as "in one ear and out the other," is an effort to keep it all from becoming too stressful. "As far as that's concerned, when that comes out, it just motivates me more to work harder, to prove to whoever is out there saying that (they're wrong)," Fairley said. "I can't wait to get into the NFL and get started to prove it to all those people who said I'm a one-hit wonder, or that my work ethic is under question, or that I have character issues. ... I'm ready to prove them wrong and let them know Nick Fairley is here. I'm ready to work."

Jim Tressel addressed the progression of quarterback Terrelle Pryor and his participation in spring practice following foot surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left foot. “He’ll be back running around at the first of May and he can kind of stand still throwing the ball,” Tressel said.

Florida honored its three Heisman Trophy winners with life-sized statues outside the stadium on Saturday. In the statues, Steve Spurrier is passing, Danny Wuerffel is getting ready to throw and Tim Tebow is running with the football. "That's fine," Tebow said. "You have to change it up. We can't all be throwing." The statues were debuted during the school's spring game.

Suspended Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd cleared the first hurdle in his bid to return to the team when a disciplinary panel allowed him to stay at the school. "I'm grateful that I still have a chance to earn my degree from Notre Dame and be a member of the football team," Floyd said in a statement Saturday, a day after his hearing before the Office of Residence Life.

Andrew Luck threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a familiar performance for the Heisman Trophy runner-up, leading the Cardinal to a 42-3 rout of the White in Stanford's annual spring game. "There was a lot of points on the board, so I guess it worked out," Luck said, chuckling. A clear, sunny day at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Park was a showcase for Luck and new coach David Shaw.

South Carolina’s Stephen Garcia was suspended indefinitely from the football program, less than two weeks after the quarterback guaranteed he would not get in trouble again. AD Eric Hyman announced the suspension Wednesday, according to the Associated Press report.

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel has received a two-year extension through the 2017 season that does not increase his salary but adds more money for his assistants. The Board of Curators approved a deal Friday that kept Pinkel’s guaranteed salary at $2.35M and raised the salary pool for the assistants to $2.26M from $2.10M. Pinkel will receive an additional $100,000 annually to his annuity.