http://espn.go.com/college-football/ Latest College Football news from ESPN.com en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:21:24 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 It's another offseason of change in college football, but this season sees the first foray into expansion for the vaunted SEC.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 05:03:49 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7549791/missouri-tigers-texas-aggies-begin-transition-sec http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7549791/missouri-tigers-texas-aggies-begin-transition-sec At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:28:17 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east Conference USA's board of directors will meet later this week to discuss the possibility of a full-scale merger with the Mountain West Conference, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:44:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex abuse trial to be chosen from the community where he lives.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:09:43 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7554920/penn-state-nittany-lions-jerry-sandusky-seeks-state-college-area-jury-trial http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7554920/penn-state-nittany-lions-jerry-sandusky-seeks-state-college-area-jury-trial The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:17:21 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7552662/big-ten-considering-four-team-playoff-format-amid-bcs-scrutiny http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7552662/big-ten-considering-four-team-playoff-format-amid-bcs-scrutiny Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:26:12 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away Robert Kelley, the University of North Dakota president says the school will resume using its Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:41:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname Phil Parker had the opportunity to leave Iowa for a defensive coordinator's job at another major program more than once, yet chose to stay with the Hawkeyes.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:05:03 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556104/kirk-ferentz-says-new-iowa-hawkeyes-defensive-coordinator-phil-parker-vision-team http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556104/kirk-ferentz-says-new-iowa-hawkeyes-defensive-coordinator-phil-parker-vision-team Texas A&M has revamped its 2012 football schedule, dropping McNeese State and adding Louisiana Tech and South Carolina State.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:11:01 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556224/texas-aggies-drops-game-adds-two-2012-schedule http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556224/texas-aggies-drops-game-adds-two-2012-schedule After just one season serving as the wide receivers coach for the USC Trojans, Ted Gilmore has been hired by the Oakland Raiders, according to a source close to the situation. ]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:57:11 PST http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/7552936/source-ted-gilmore-leaves-usc-trojans-oakland-raiders-job http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/7552936/source-ted-gilmore-leaves-usc-trojans-oakland-raiders-job Coaching veteran Mike Dunbar is heading to Northern Illinois as offensive coordinator. ]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:56:55 PST http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/story/_/id/7556443/coaching-veteran-mike-dunbar-heading-northern-illinois-offensive-coordinator http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/story/_/id/7556443/coaching-veteran-mike-dunbar-heading-northern-illinois-offensive-coordinator Penn State officials say it cost about $29,000 to hold the viewings and services on campus for the late football coach Joe Paterno.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:10:10 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7553601/penn-state-joe-paterno-campus-memorial-services-cost-29000 http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7553601/penn-state-joe-paterno-campus-memorial-services-cost-29000 The Oakland Raiders didn't look far to find a defensive coordinator.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:34:05 PST http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7547825/oakland-raiders-hire-jason-tarver-stanford-cardinal-d-coordinator http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7547825/oakland-raiders-hire-jason-tarver-stanford-cardinal-d-coordinator The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of commissioner Larry Scott through 2016, the conference said Monday morning. ]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:47:47 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7546522/pac-12-extends-commissioner-larry-scott-contract-2016 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7546522/pac-12-extends-commissioner-larry-scott-contract-2016 University of Wisconsin campus police have opened an investigation into new misconduct allegations against a former top athletic official who resigned after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Rose Bowl party.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:21:19 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7547488/ex-wisconsin-badgers-official-john-chadima-faces-fondling-accusations http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7547488/ex-wisconsin-badgers-official-john-chadima-faces-fondling-accusations Boise State president Bob Kustra says it is "too late" for the Broncos to join the Big East for the 2012 season.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:22:54 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7548168/boise-state-broncos-prez-too-late-join-big-east-12 http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7548168/boise-state-broncos-prez-too-late-join-big-east-12