Andy Staples: Kiffin’s focus on changing attitudes at USC, not making headlines (source: CNN)Gone is the Lane Kiffin that made headlines at every turn in his one year at Tennessee. In his new job at USC, the coach’s priorities don’t include generating attention, says Andy Staples. (source: CNN) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Pitt extends Wannstedt’s contract second time (source: CBS News)Pitt football coach Dave Wannstedt is getting a contract extension, the second he’s received since being hired before the 2005 season. (source: CBS News) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Kansas St vs UL LafayetteDate 09-12-09 7:00 PM
Kansas St
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UL Lafayette
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Florida Intl vs AlabamaDate 09-12-09 7:00 PM
Florida Intl
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Alabama
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Pittsburgh U vs Buffalo UDate 09-12-09 12:00 PM
Pittsburgh U
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Buffalo U
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SMU vs UABDate 09-12-09 4:00 PM
SMU
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UAB
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ECU bans one, kicks one off team after arrestsGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina has dismissed running back Brandon Jackson and suspended running back Giavanni Ruffin following their arrests.

Minnesota suspends starting S Theret indefinitely (source: CBS News)Minnesota suspended starting safety Kyle Theret indefinitely Monday for an unspecified violation of team rules and policies. (source: CBS News) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Oregon names interim AD while search continues (source: CBS News)Oregon named the university’s former vice president for student affairs as interim athletic director while the search for Mike Bellotti’s replacement is conducted. (source: CBS News) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Spartans still draw inspiration from Cleaves’ knockout moment (source: CBS News)Michigan State still digs in like it’s 1999. That’s when Mateen Cleaves was knocked out and Spartans toughness was born. Even with a banged-up roster, don’t count out this tough-as-nails squad, Dennis Dodd says. (source: CBS News) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Florida International football player stabbed to death (source: Baltimore Sun)Kendall Berry was going to be one of the featured running backs in a FIU football scrimmage on Saturday, something so exciting to the 22-year-old that he spent some of his final hours begging people to come to Miami and watch. (source: Baltimore Sun) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

International Bowl folds after 4 years (AP)The International Bowl is folding after failing to renew its contract with the Big East. The only bowl game played outside the U.S. matched a Big East school against a Mid-American Conference opponent for four years. The Big East is now sending a team to the new Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Big East members won all four games, outscoring their MAC foes 117-53 the last three years.

Houston U vs Oklahoma StDate 09-12-09 3:35 PM
Houston U
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Oklahoma St
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Florida International football player stabbed to death (source: Baltimore Sun)Kendall Berry was going to be one of the featured running backs in a FIU football scrimmage on Saturday, something so exciting to the 22-year-old that he spent some of his final hours begging people to come to Miami and watch. (source: Baltimore Sun) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Florida Intl vs AlabamaDate 09-12-09 7:00 PM
Florida Intl
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Alabama
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C Florida vs S MississippiDate 09-12-09 7:00 PM
C Florida
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S Mississippi
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Arrest made in FIU player slaying (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer)The day began with FIU president Mark B. Rosenberg saying his school “will not rest” until the person responsible for the stabbing death of running back Kendall Berry was found. (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Arrest made in connection to slaying of Florida International running back Kendall Berry (source: Espn)Florida International University officials say police have made an arrest in the slaying of running back Kendall Berry. (source: Espn) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Kansas vs UTEPDate 09-12-09 7:30 PM
Kansas
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UTEP
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Rice vs Texas TechDate 09-12-09 7:00 PM
Rice
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Texas Tech
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Kent vs Boston CollegeDate 09-12-09 2:00 PM
Kent
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Boston College
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Fresno St vs WisconsinDate 09-12-09 12:05 PM
Fresno St
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Wisconsin
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International Bowl folds after 4 years (AP)The International Bowl is folding after failing to renew its contract with the Big East. The only bowl game played outside the U.S. matched a Big East school against a Mid-American Conference opponent for four years. The Big East is now sending a team to the new Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Big East members won all four games, outscoring their MAC foes 117-53 the last three years.

All-America Team: ESPN.com’s 2009 All-America Team (source: Espn)Mark Ingram and Toby Gerhart, the top two finishers in the Heisman race, lead ESPN.com’s All-America team. (source: Espn) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Alabama surges late to book return trip to SEC title game (source: Washington Post)TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game. (source: Washington Post) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Kansas vs UTEPDate 09-12-09 7:30 PM
Kansas
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UTEP
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Kent vs Boston CollegeDate 09-12-09 2:00 PM
Kent
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Boston College
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Purdue vs OregonDate 09-12-09 10:20 PM
Purdue
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Oregon
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FIU RB Berry stabbed to death on campus (AP)Only hours after FIU running back Kendall Berry was stabbed to death on the school’s Miami campus, the university president said in a video message that officials “will not rest” until his attacker is found. “Our hearts are heavy,” FIU president Mark B. Rosenberg said Friday. Berry was stabbed late Thursday night, after Miami-Dade police said the 22-year-old junior from.

Arkansas St vs NebraskaDate 09-12-09 2:00 PM
Arkansas St
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Nebraska
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Kansas vs UTEPDate 09-12-09 7:30 PM
Kansas
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UTEP
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East Carolina vs W VirginiaDate 09-12-09 3:30 PM
East Carolina
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W Virginia
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Tennessee starting offensive tackle to transferKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman offensive tackle Aaron Douglas has been granted his release from the Tennessee program.

With Florida in flux, who wins East?Tim Tebow is gone. So is the nucleus of Alabama’s D. Kentucky and Tennessee have new coaches. A season of change should spell a lively spring in the SEC, writes Andy Staples.

Notre Dame vs MichiganDate 09-12-09 3:35 PM
Notre Dame
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Michigan
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Tennessee starting offensive tackle to transferKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman offensive tackle Aaron Douglas has been granted his release from the Tennessee program.

With Florida in flux, who wins East?Tim Tebow is gone. So is the nucleus of Alabama’s D. Kentucky and Tennessee have new coaches. A season of change should spell a lively spring in the SEC, writes Andy Staples.

Notre Dame vs MichiganDate 09-12-09 3:35 PM
Notre Dame
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Michigan
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With Florida in flux, who wins East?Tim Tebow is gone. So is the nucleus of Alabama’s D. Kentucky and Tennessee have new coaches. A season of change should spell a lively spring in the SEC, writes Andy Staples.

Purdue vs OregonDate 09-12-09 10:20 PM
Purdue
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Oregon
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Colorado vs ToledoDate 09-11-09 9:05 PM
Colorado
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Toledo
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