By Josh Peter, Yahoo! Sports
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Ryan Perrilloux gazed at his new home field, a stadium that holds just 15,000 and serves as a stark reminder of how far he has fallen.
He was supposed to be the quarterback at LSU, the defending national champions, and in front of ear-splitting crowds of more than 92,000 [...]

By Terry Bowden, Yahoo! Sports
The ACC athletic directors are meeting Monday and an area of possible discussion will be the introduction of a nine-game conference schedule. Now that teams are playing 12 regular-season games, this is the only move for conferences to make.
The Pac-10 has already acted on the issue. The conference decided to require [...]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP)—Everett “Sonny” Grandelius, Michigan State’s first 1,000-yard rusher, died Friday. He was 79.
The university said the All-America fullback died in Beverly Hills, Mich. The school didn’t provide details on the cause of death.
In 1950, Grandelius became the 17th 1,000-yard rusher in college football history, running for 1,023 on 163 carries to help [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP)—UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan will have knee surgery and miss the 2008 season, the latest in a long string of quarterback setbacks for the Bruins.
Cowan, who had edged out the also-injured Ben Olson for the starting job this spring, was carted off the field on Thursday after injuring his left knee while scrambling, [...]

By Terry Bowden, Yahoo! Sports
I had the privilege of being the guest speaker in Grand Island, Neb., a couple of weeks ago at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. It was a big deal and my coming to town was supposed to be the story of the day. But fate was not on my side [...]

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[Source: Yahoo Sports]
Pittsburgh will host a special ceremony Tuesday with College Football Hall of Famer and ‘76 Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett and Panthers’ rising sophomore RB LeSean McCoy at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. Dorsett will present an award to McCoy for breaking “TD’s” Pitt freshman record of 13 [...]

By Olin Buchanan, Rivals.com College Football Senior Writer
Missouri was in the national-title picture last season until losing in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Tigers return 14 starters, including star QB Chase Daniel. Most of the attention this spring should focus on finding a starting tailback and rebuilding the offensive line. Here’s a look at [...]