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The Gators may have lost in the SEC Championship game and head coach Urban Meyer may be taking a leave of absence, but all that did not slow Florida on national letter-of-intent signing day.

Top ranked defensive end Ronald Powell of Moreno Valley, Calif, signed his letter of intent on Wednesday and will be heading to Gainesville. Powell was the the nation's No. one rated recruit in the ESPNU 150.

The Gators also have signed the top defensive tackle in the class, Dominique Easley of...

According to reports coming out of East Lansing, two more Spartans football players have been suspended indefinitely by Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio.

Junior defensive tackle Oren Wilson and redshirt freshman receiver Myles White both face misdemeanor charges of assault and conspiracy to commit assault in connection with a Nov. 22 incident at a campus residence hall.

Wilson and White are now suspended from "all football-related activities" and must turn themselves in for...

According to reports coming out of Stanford, Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart has announced that he will enter the NFL draft instead of staying with the Cardinal for a fifth season.

NCAA rules say that Gerhart could have stayed for a fifth season because he played just one game in 2007 due to a number of injuries, however, the Doak Walker award winner has opted for the NFL instead.

Gerhart reportedly has said he is dropping out of school immediately to prepare for the NFL combine next month and...

The Volunteers are still feverishly looking for a man to run their football program on Friday as Duke coach David Cutcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the Tennessee head coaching job.

Cutcliffe is a former offensive coordinator with the Vols. He had talks with Tennessee on Thursday to potentially replace Lane Kiffin after Kiffin left the program on Tuesday to become USC coach.

"You follow your heart in big decisions," said Cutcliffe. "I have a lot of ties and a lot of people that I'm very close to, and a lot of respect...

Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and head coach-in-waiting, Will Muschamp says he will be staying right where he is.

According to reports, Muscamp, the former Auburn and LSU coach has turned down a lucrative offer to return to the SEC and be the next head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.

Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton continued to work toward having a coach in place by this weekend, and one of the candidates the Volunteers are now focused...

According to reports coming out of the University, now former, Tennessee Volunteers coach Lane Kiffin has been named the next head coach of the USC Trojans. Kiffin replaces Pete Carroll who made the jump to the NFL when he took a job with the Seattle Seahawks.

He was a member of the USC coaching staff from 2001-2006, first as wide receivers coach and then as offensive coordinator under Carroll.

"This was not an easy decision," Kiffin said Tuesday night when he...

In the wake of USC head coach Pete Carroll's sudden departure from the Trojans, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has reportedly been made an offer to be the next head man at Southern California.

According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the newspaper said the University of Southern California presented a formal offer to the 46-year-old Del Rio on Monday.

Del Rio is a former USC player. He played linebacker for the Trojans, however he has never coached at the...

Former South Florida head football coach Jim Leavitt wants his job with the Bulls back as he insists his dismissal for allegedly striking one of his players and then lying about the incident was unwarranted.

Leavitt was fired last week after an investigation by university officials found that he grabbed one his athletes by the throat, slapped the player in the face and then lied about what occurred at intermission of the Bulls game against the Louisville Cardinals on November 21st.

"The allegations were misreported," said Leavitt. "I want to coach this football team, this is the...

According to reports coming out of Los Angeles, University of Southern California head football coach Pete Carroll has resigned after nine seasons with the Trojans. Carroll compiled a record of 97-19 including seven bowl wins and one National Championship in 2004.

Apparently, Carroll wants to take another stab at the NFL.

Carroll has reached an agreement in principle with the Seattle Seahawks. He had been a longtime coach and coordinator in the pro ranks before joining...

Bobby Bowden may have coached his final game for the Florida State Seminoles, but apparently he is still losing games. He has lost 14 of his victories and Bowden finishes with 375 victories in a coaching career that spanned 57 seasons, the last 34 in Tallahassee.

The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld the decision to penalize Florida State for academic cheating, meaning former football coach Bobby Bowden's record has been stripped of 14 wins.

The Seminoles had appealed the sanctions, which included four years of...