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Meyer squashes Notre Dame speculation (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:44:02 PST

Florida coach Urban Meyer says he plans to coach the Gators "as long as they'll have me." With rumors swirling about Charlie Weis' future at Notre Dame, Meyer squashed any potential speculation about leaving Gainesville for South Bend. Meyer's news conference Monday was his most emotional in five seasons at Florida, with the coach having to pause and compose himself several...

Cincinnati QB Pike expected to start (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:02 PST

Quarterback Tony Pike is still on target to start for No. 5 Cincinnati against Illinois on Friday. Coach Brian Kelly said Monday the senior's injured left forearm has healed more during the Bearcats' bye week, and he's planning to let Pike make his first start since Oct. 15 at South Florida.

Stanford assistant Taggart to coach WKU (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:24:57 PST

A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not announced the decision. A news conference is scheduled for later in the day.

Top 7 in BCS standings unchanged (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:18:05 PST

Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences. The top seven teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings released Sunday were unchanged from last week, with Florida, Alabama and Texas still in...

Charges dropped against Vols S Jackson (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:03 PST

Prosecutors have dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges against Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson. The Knox County District Attorney's office said Monday that charges would be dropped against the 18-year-old. Charges were also dropped against 22-year-old Marie Montmarquet, who had been accused of driving the getaway car.

Weis: I couldn't argue if fired (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:27:49 PST

Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him. "If they decide to make a change, I'd have to say I'd have a tough time arguing with that. If they decide to make a change, I'd have a tough time arguing that because 6-5 is not good enough," the Fighting Irish coach said Sunday.

Northeastern drops football program (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:08 PST

Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain. President Joseph Aoun and the board of trustees endorsed the move Friday after a two-year review of the Boston school's sports programs by athletic director Peter Roby. The program's 87 players and 10 coaches learned of the program's demise Sunday night at a meeting on...

Penn St. faces long wait for BCS fate (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:52:02 PST

The Big Ten season is over and it's a long, long wait until Bowl Championship Series bids get doled out Dec. 6. The wait may be particularly stressful for No. 12 Penn State. The Nittany Lions (10-2, 6-2) closed out the regular season Saturday with a convincing 42-14 win at Michigan State. But now they risk falling off the football radar while teams from the SEC, Big 12, Big East and other...

Embattled Mangino trying to reach bowl (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:54 PST

Heading into what could be his final week as head coach at Kansas, Mark Mangino might still position the Jayhawks for a school-record third straight bowl game. A victory over archrival Missouri this week would snap a six-game losing streak and make Kansas postseason eligible amid all the turmoil and controversy.

Gators out to extend win streak vs. FSU (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:00 PST

Florida has all sorts of winning streaks. The top-ranked Gators have won a school-record 21 straight games, also the nation's longest current streak. They've won 15 in a row against Southeastern Conference teams, 10 consecutive at home and eight straight against non-conference foes. There's one more that will take center stage this week: Florida (11-0) has won its last five games against...