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Duncan Urges NCAA To Look at Graduation Rates

Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday said poor graduation rates among some college basketball programs would improve if the NCAA linked postseason play to the number of student-athletes getting their diplomas.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

New BCS Chief Defends Bowl System

The new Bowl Championship Series executive director officially began his tenure Thursday by saying the often-criticized postseason represents a consensus among the 120 schools that play major college football.

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Athletes Play for Pride, Coaches Get Bonuses

The players at Texas and Alabama will compete tonight for the chance to be called national champions and for a beautiful crystal trophy to be placed outside their locker room while their coaches stand to make hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown

University of Kentucky Set to Name Phillips as Head Football Coach

The University of Kentucky is set to elevate Joker Phillips, a veteran of the Wildcat football coaching staff and a former player, to lead the school’s football team.

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U. of Alabama Football’s Integration Legacy Revisited

Matched against the University of Texas, the University of Alabama’s quest to win the national championship at the Rose Bowl this week recalls turning point for southern college football in early 1970s.

DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Holiday Helpings

Here are a few delectable dishes that can satisfy any literary appetite until the new year.

Buffalo Search for Turner Gill Replacement Begins

What should make University of Buffalo athletic director Warde Manuel’s job easy in replacing football coach Turner Gill is the admirable job Gill, who is slated to become the first African-American head football coach at the University of Kansas, fulfilled in bringing respectability to what had been one of nation’s most laughable football programs.

U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill

A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.

Rice vs. UT-Austin

Southern Univ. Dismisses Award-Winning Coach

Unable to lead team to a winning conference record this season, Pete Richardson, the football coach at Southern University for 17 years, was fired Monday along with most of his staff.

Report: Bowl School Graduation Rate Gap Widens Between Blacks, Whites

The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday.

U. of Alabama football

Interim Leader Not Seeking Long-term NCAA Presidency

Appointed in the aftermath of Myles Brand’s death, James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.

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JACKSON TIPS HIS CAP TO AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is donating the proceeds from his \”X\” cap, which commemorates the Montana native\’s record 10th NBA championship as a coach, to the American Indian College Fund, according to the organization’s website.

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