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Gary Patterson, TCU Agree to Extension Through 2018

On the heels of a Rose Bowl victory and an undefeated season, TCU announced Friday that Gary Patterson will receive a contract extension through 2018. Monetary details of the contract were not disclosed. The Horned Frogs were 13-0 after finishing last season 12-1, their lone loss against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl....

Big East-Bound Horned Frogs Didn't Expose BCS, They Enhanced It

A few years ago, Tulane president Scott Cowen marched up Capitol Hill, presented himself before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and fired the first volley: "I am here today representing a Presidential Coalition from more than 50 universities, which are not part of the BCS. These universities represent...

If Boise State Misses Out on BCS Bowl, Restraint of Trade Should Be Probed

On the eve of this college football's kickoff game Sept. 6 between then No. 3 Boise State and Virginia Tech in suburban Washington, D.C., Boise State president Bob Kustra and most of the Idaho congressional delegation appeared on Boise's KTVB public affairs television show "Viewpoint" and decried the BCS. Sitting on the...

Non-AQ Report: BYU Coach Finds Joy in Coaching Defense

Brigham Young coach Bronco Mendenhall said he'd been thinking about changing defensive coordinators for a while before he fired Jaime Hill last week, and after Saturday's performance against San Diego State, he's probably wishing he'd done it sooner. The Cougars had their best defensive effort of the season, holding the...

Four Teams Remain in Chase for College World Series Crown

Four teams remain in the College World Series, each with a storyline. There's UCLA, the lone national seed left standing since the 64-team NCAA tournament opened three weeks ago. There's Clemson, the lowest-rated team left as it arrived in Omaha, Neb., as the only non-No. 1 regional seed. There's Texas Christian, making...