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Academics or athletics? There was a time when a recruit had to choose one over the other. But the recent success of elite academic programs has proved that you can thrive in both.

Oregon has built a coaching tradition where the Ducks promote from within, and the new guy does better than the old. It has seemed simple, until now. Can Mark Helfrich improve on what Chip Kelly achieved?

Three legendary Heisman Trophy winners -- stretching from Miami's Vinny Testaverde in 1986 through Florida's Danny Wuerffel in 1996 to Wisconsin's Ron Dayne in 1999 -- head a 2013 College Football Hall of Fame class.

With some minor exceptions, college football enjoyed a spring free from scandal, turmoil and off-field distractions. It was a breath of fresh air.

Injuries ended the football career of Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn but he's found a way to stay in the game. Wynn, 22, is a graduate assistant coach at the University of Hawaii and says he can't envision his life without football.

Daniel Franklin signed with Oklahoma as an elite recruit out of high school. He had visions of becoming an All-American. Instead, he finished his career with one tackle. So why does coach Bob Stoops want a team full of players like Franklin?

Hello from the Lasch Football Building at Penn State, which remains, for another 14 months, the easternmost outpost of the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions don't practice today, but I am here to attend workouts and meetings, conduct a few interviews, and t...

Jack Pardee, who died Monday at the age of 76, dedicated more of his football life to the pro game than the college game. Pardee played three seasons for Texas A&M in the 1950s, and 15 seasons in the NFL. He coached three seasons at the Universit...

Mal Moore succeeded as player, coach and administrator because no man or woman, living or dead, cares more about the University of Alabama than he.

Whether it's starting from the bottom or rekindling a traditional power, new coaches face a host of different challenges.

The conference commissioners and college administrators who oversee college football's new championship format, which begins in 2014, expect to unveil its name and logo at their meeting in Pasadena next month, executive director Bill Hancock said.

As Texas A&M readies itself for Year 2 in the SEC, a look back at Year 1 shows a raging success.

Spring practice starts on Thursday at Texas and will continue to unfold across the country. Everywhere you look, there is hope.

Scott Shafer never dreamed of coaching at Syracuse. But the new football coach looks like a perfect fit for the Orange.

Manti Te'o isn't the first to play this role. Frank Capra made a living making movies about humble, modest men who hit hard times.

You don't have to know an X from an O to understand that the Pac-12 and the entire sport of college football transformed over the past four seasons because of Chip Kelly's brand of football.