Amid probe, UNC assistant coach Blake resigns

CBSSports.com w John Blake has resigned his position on North Carolinas football staff, effective immediately, school officials said Sunday night.
Blake, who was in his fourth season working with Butch Davis, said in a statement issued by the school that he stepped down because “my presence has become a distraction” to the university.
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Dalton keeps TCU’s title hopes on track

By Charles DurrenbergerSpecial to C TCUs season almost ended before it began.
And Andy Dalton wasnt about to sit around and watch the Horned Frogs lose bac and ruin a shot at another BCS-busting season.
The four-year starter set TCUs all-time record for wins by a quarterback, piloting the sixth-ranked Frogs to a [...]

UNC’s Sturdivant, Carter cleared

CBSSports.com wire reportsSep. 3, 2010
North Carolina linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter have been cleared to play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels opener against No. 21 LSU on Saturday.
Safety Deunta Williams will not play due to the ongoing NCAA investigation into the program.
The three players didnt travel with the team [...]

Home field continues to be Utah’s advantage

By Michael BlackSpecial to When the University of Utah signed a deal with Under Armour for the company to be its official apparel supplier, the Utes really took the companys slogan to heart.
“Our guys know we are an Under Armour school, Protect this house, and we take that very seriously,” head coach Kyle [...]

Big Ten splits Michigan, OSU in separate divisions

CBSSports.com wire reportsSep. 1, 2010
Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1.
Well, now Michigan and Ohio State could get two chances in a season to beat their fiercest rival.
What [...]

Report: BYU going indie, WCC for other sports

CBSSports. BYU is going independent in football after all.
BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the 2011-2012 school year.
BYU and its new conference announced the moves in simultaneous releases late Tuesday afternoon, [...]

Mizzou’s Washington charged with sexual assault

CBSSports.co Suspended Missouri running back Derrick Washington was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a former tutor in her apartment over the summer.
Assistant Boone County prosecutor Andrea Hayes said that a single count of felony deviate sexual assault was filed against Washington, a senior from Raymore, Mo., and the Tigers rushing leader the past [...]

USC safety Hall suspended indefinitely by Kiffin

CBSSports. Southern California freshman safety Patrick Hall has been suspended indefinitely for failing to meet standards set out by coach Lane Kiffin.
Kiffin said the punishment was not the result of an isolated incident but rather a “combination of everything coming together.”
Hall, a member of the 2009 recruiting class, did not see [...]

Tyler to start at RB for Southern Cal’s opener

CBSSports. Marc Tyler will be the starting running back for Southern Californias season opener against Hawaii on Thursday.
The junior beat out the teams top returning rusher in senior Allen Bradford for the job.
Tyler missed all but one game last season due to a toe injury, but is in his best shape [...]

Georgia RB Ealey charged with hit-and-run

CBSSports. Another Georgia football player has gotten into trouble, and this time its one of the teams top running backs.
Tailback Washaun Ealey, who led the Bulldogs in rushing a year ago and expected to share carries this season with Caleb King, was suspended for at least one game after being arrested early Friday. [...]