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Twelve North Carolina Tar Heels Will Not Play in LSU Opener

Six North Carolina starters will not play in their season opener on Saturday against No. 16 LSU in Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A kickoff, the university announced on Friday. The six starters -- defensive tackle Marvin Austin, cornerback Charles Brown, cornerback Kendric Burney, wide receiver Greg Little (right), defensive...

North Carolina Sorting Out Player Availability for Game Against LSU

It was nearly two weeks ago when North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour warned that he did not expect a quick resolution to the ongoing NCAA investigation into player-sports agent relations and academic improprieties within the football program. In fact, a cautious Baddour said it was likely the probe would extend...

Is Calipari Sweating Yet? Who Knows ... He's In China

Saturday, Memphis appears before the NCAA Infractions Committee to discuss the Derrick Rose -- excuse us, name redacted -- imbroglio. Kentucky coach John Calipari will not be physically present. Why not? Because he has a previously scheduled trip to China. Boy, is that convenient. Coach Cal has known since mid-January that...

Did A Third Oklahoma Player Violate NCAA Rules?

The NCAA is alleging that a third, unnamed Oklahoma player may have received excess pay as an employee of an automobile dealership that overcompensated at least two Sooner players last year, quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn. Both players were kicked off the team and Oklahoma later filed its...

NCAA Tells Oklahoma Something It Already Knew

College football's governing body informed Oklahoma this week that their compliance kinda messed up in about as many words.The NCAA alleges Oklahoma failed to adequately monitor the employment of several athletes, including some football players who worked during the academic year.Well no freaking duh. Either the NCAA was...