NCAA penalizes New Mexico for football violations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The NCAA put New Mexico's football program on three years of probation Wednesday and cut five scholarships as punishment for academic violations involving two former assistant coaches....

Bob Pruett denies involvement in NCAA violations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett has denied allegations he was involved in an academic scandal or made athletes lie about a jobs program that drew NCAA sanctions in 2001....

Va. Tech suspends receiver for policy violation
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech suspended receiver Zach Luckett indefinitely Monday for a violation of team policy....

Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll
NEW YORK (AP) -- By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 - to start the 2008 college football season....

Freshman Collins dies after Huntingdon's practice
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Sam Collins, a freshman defensive lineman for Huntingdon College, has died following the second practice of the preseason....

QB Mauk sues NCAA on eligibility
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Quarterback Ben Mauk has launched a legal Hail Mary in an effort to keep his college football career alive....

Louisville WR Guy on mend from gunshot wound
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Trent Guy can still hear the shots echoing through the parking garage moments after he left a local nightclub last month....

2 Ohio State football players suspended 2 games
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State suspended cornerback Donald Washington and backup safety Jamario O'Neal for the first two games of the season for violating team policy....

Dewberry added to long list of suspended Bulldogs
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- High expectations for Georgia were overshadowed by off-field troubles as the Bulldogs held their first practice Monday....