Boston College is just four days into spring workouts, but the program has already had its first casualty.Eagles all-time leading rusher Montel Harris aggravated the left knee injury that cost him most of the 2011 season and will not participate in the remainder of spring practice, coach Frank Spaziani announced Tuesday.Harris took part in the first day's workouts and complained of soreness... [Read More]
Stefon Diggs took extra time and all of his official visits to determine there's no place like home.The four-star athlete from Olney (Md.) Good Counsel committed to Maryland on Friday evening just down the road from the Terrapins' campus in College Park. He chose the Terps over Florida, Auburn and Ohio State.It was an incredible coup for Maryland, which landed one of the highest-rated prospects... [Read More]
The Atlantic Coast Conference will play a nine-game schedule in football and every team will compete in the ACC basketball tournaments once Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league.The league announced Friday how it will incorporate the schools once they leave the Big East Conference. ACC commissioner John Swofford said Friday it's still unclear when that will happen since Big East bylaws require... [Read More]
Georgia Tech offensive line coach Todd Spencer has resigned after he violated NCAA recruiting rules by sending text messages to recruits, the school announced Wednesday.The NCAA prohibits all electronic correspondence to recruits with the exception of faxes and emails.The violation was discovered by an internal investigation within the athletic department, and coach Paul Johnson recommended to... [Read More]
Florida State's coaching staff celebrated its assembly of another formidable recruiting class, and top-rated wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham committed to playing in his home state of Missouri in the early hours of national signing day Wednesday.The Seminoles, considered by ESPNU recruiting analysts as having the third-best class at the start of the day, were bumped to No. 2 on the board, past... [Read More]
Former Houston defensive coordinator Brian Stewart has been hired as Maryland's defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, the school announced Tuesday.Last Friday, Maryland announced that former coordinator Todd Bradford would not return for the 2012 season. Maryland has now replaced both of its coordinators following last year's 2-10 finish in coach Randy Edsall's first season.Stewart... [Read More]
Clemson defensive coordinator Kevin Steele told ESPN.com he has been fired after three seasons, but coach Dabo Swinney and the university are sticking to their statement that Steele was not fired and he is leaving to pursue other coaching opportunities.Regardless of the semantics, Steele confirmed Thursday in a text message to ESPN.com that he will not return to Clemson in 2012.The decision... [Read More]
Clemson running back Andre Ellington will return for his senior season, the school announced on Tuesday night.Ellington was Clemson's leading rusher in 2011 with 1,178 yards, and was fourth in the ACC with 90.6 yards per game.His return will give the defending ACC champs a returning 1,000-yard rusher, a returning 1,000-yard receiver and a returning 3,000-yard passer for the first time in school... [Read More]
The NCAA has granted North Carolina fullback Devon Ramsay a hardship waiver, giving him an extra year of eligibility in 2012.Team officials announced the NCAA's decision Saturday.Ramsay tore several ligaments in his left knee in the 2011 season opener against James Madison. He had surgery in mid-September and missed the rest of the season.He missed the 2007 season with a shoulder injury and... [Read More]
Virginia coach Mike London has agreed to a new five-year contract, a source said Friday.London is 12-12 in two seasons at Virginia. The Cavaliers, who went 8-4 overall this season, 5-3 in the ACC, face Auburn in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on Saturday in Atlanta.As part of his new deal, London personally pledged $225,000 to the construction of a new indoor football facility.London's pledge brings the... [Read More]
Virginia Tech has sent kicker Tyler Weiss home because of a curfew violation in New Orleans, where the Hokies are preparing to meet Michigan in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Tuesday.Weiss was put on a bus to Roanoke, Va. -- an 833-mile trip, one way -- after he was not present for a 1 a.m. bed check early Thursday, Virginia Tech spokesman Bryan Johnston said.Weiss, a fifth-year senior, was elevated... [Read More]
The University of Miami is giving back $83,000 it says it received "directly and indirectly" from Nevin Shapiro, the former Hurricanes booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect whose claims of giving athletes and recruits extra benefits for nearly a decade sparked an NCAA investigation.Court records show the agreement between the school and bankruptcy trustee Joel Tabas was filed... [Read More]
Florida State has given coach Jimbo Fisher a one-year contract extension, taking him through the 2016 season, according to a release from the school. There was no change to the financial structure of the contract."I'm very grateful and very respectful," Fisher said in a prepared statement. "Florida State is a job you want to stay at forever. The faith the university has in us, the... [Read More]
Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the Tigers' second-leading receiver, suffered a mild concussion in a car accident on Tuesday morning and did not accompany the team to the Discover Orange Bowl in Miami this week.Hopkins, a sophomore, was driving from his home in Central, S.C., to Clemson Memorial Stadium to meet his teammates for their bus ride to the airport to fly to Miami. Hopkins... [Read More]
Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell has been suspended indefinitely after being charged with breaking and entering, athletic director Jim Weaver said.Journell, 20, was one of three men charged Wednesday night after an alleged home invasion, Blacksburg police said. The men were arrested after officers responded to a report of a "physical altercation" at a house near downtown, police... [Read More]
Maryland has hired former New Mexico coach Mike Locksley as its offensive coordinator, the school announced on Thursday.Locksley, who was fired by New Mexico four games into this season after winning just two games over three years, will replace Gary Crowton, who was demoted to a temporary administrative position. Locksley previously worked at Maryland as an assistant coach and recruiting... [Read More]
North Carolina Tar Heels receiver Dwight Jones has been reinstated and will play in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.Interim coach Everett Withers said before practice Wednesday that the NCAA cleared Jones to play Dec. 26 against Missouri in Shreveport, La.The move came one day after the school declared Jones ineligible and applied to the NCAA for reinstatement following a secondary violation... [Read More]
Florida State senior running back Jermaine Thomas has been declared academically ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl.Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday Thomas did not pass one of his classes during the fall semester. Thomas was the only player on the roster who is academically ineligible for the Dec. 29 game against Notre Dame, Fisher said.Thomas was Florida State's second-leading... [Read More]
Georgia Tech starting cornerback Louis Young will not play against Utah in the Hyundai Sun Bowl for disciplinary reasons, according to a school spokesman.Young started all 12 games this year and is tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 52. He also has three tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble.Young, a sophomore, had his first career interception last... [Read More]
