West Virginia and the Big East have reportedly agreed to end their legal issues in a move that will enable the university to leave the conference and join the Big 12 in July.

McNeese State's scheduled football game at Texas A&M on Sept. 1 has been canceled, both schools announced.

The NCAA has granted a sixth season of eligibility to Coastal Carolina All-American tight end David Duran for the 2012 season.

The NCAA has granted a sixth season of eligibility to Coastal Carolina All-American tight end David Duran for the 2012 season.

Coastal Carolina will open the Joe Moglia era by hosting North Carolina A&T and has four more home games as part of a 2012 football schedule announced on Wednesday.

LSU fans had all but disappeared into the New Orleans night by the final minutes of last month's dreary BCS title game, leaving en masse when they figured out a team that couldn't get past the 50-yard-line wasn't going to magically find a way to cross the goal line. They weren't alone, with people across the nation abandoning their TVs in hope of finding something even remotely more interesting.

The ongoing game of musical chairs in college athletics has its newest player.

Portland State's football team will travel to the University of Washington and play five home games as part of a 2012 schedule announced Tuesday.

VMI football will visit the Naval Academy for the first time in nine seasons and play six home games at part of a 2012 schedule announced on Tuesday.

The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.

Eastern Washington linebacker Zach Johnson has been granted a medical waiver by the NCAA for a sixth season, Eagles head coach Beau Baldwin announced Tuesday.

The UC Davis football team's 2012 season opener against Azusa Pacific has been changed to Thursday, Aug. 30 at Aggie Stadium.

STANFORD, Calif. In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.

VMI is expected to name Jeff Farrington as the new defensive coordinator of its football program later this month.

BOSTON It was like 2008 all over again for disappointed Patriots fans who watched as their team lost Sunday to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday.

PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh will join the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division in football, the league announced on Friday.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its scheduling format once Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league.

Former VMI football coach Bob Thalman died at age 89 on Tuesday in Atlanta from the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

RUSTON, La. Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis died Thursday morning after medics responded to an emergency call at his off-campus apartment.

LAWRENCE, Kan. Dave Campo gives off a grandfatherly vibe when he walks into the homes of potential recruits.

Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis was found dead at his off-campus apartment on Thursday morning.

A visit to Clemson and a Homecoming game against Georgia Southern highlight the 2012 Furman football schedule announced on Thursday.

Stony Brook will travel to FBS programs Syracuse and Army and play six home games as part of its 2012 football schedule.

AKRON, Ohio Through it all, Jim Tressel never lost his charm.

New Coastal Carolina head football coach Joe Moglia announced Wednesday that Clayton Carlin has been named the Chanticleers' defensive coordinator.

Every coach claims to have a great national signing day. Nick Saban actually does - every year.

Tyrell Higgins didn't even plan to redshirt, let alone end his Texas career prematurely.

Former Iowa running back Marcus Coker has enrolled at Stony Brook in one of the bigger transfers of the FCS offseason.

Kyle Flood has reportedly agreed to become the permanent head football coach at Rutgers.

IOWA CITY, Iowa The University of Iowa is refusing to release records showing how its administration responded to a woman's sexual assault claim against running back Marcus Coker.

Charleston Southern football will kick off its 2012 season at crosstown rival The Citadel and make a trip to the University of Illinois as part of an 11-game schedule announced on Monday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Joe Paterno's family says they'll be selling copies of the coach's memorial service and donating the proceeds to charity.

Rutgers has turned to assistant Kyle Flood to replace Greg Schiano as the team's head coach, hours after Florida International's Mario Cristobal passed on a chance to take over the Scarlet Knights.

MOBILE, Ala. Michigan State's Kirk Cousins and Wisconsin's Russell Wilson threw touchdown passes to lead the North to a 23-13 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. For decades, Joe Paterno was the public face of Penn State. For almost as long, his near-constant companion, wife Sue, seemingly wielded as much influence.

UC Davis football is set to enter a new era in 2012 with eight Big Sky Conference games as well as a visit to San Jose State as part of an 11-game schedule.

Coastal Carolina cornerback Josh Norman will play in Saturday's Senior Bowl - the fifth FCS player named to the college football all-star game.