College and NFL Football Headlines

Yankee Stadium to host Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30
The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN.




New Michigan AD: Rodriguez's job is safe for now
Michigan athletic director David Brandon says there's nothing in the NCAA allegations hovering over the football team that has put coach Rich Rodriguez job status in question.




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Notre Dame AD: Expansion could force Irish into move
Notre Dame wants to remain independent in football, but that might not matter if the Big Ten and Pac-10 decide to expand and create sweeping changes to major college sports.




Coach Morriss apologizes for paper removal remark
A Texas college football coach has apologized for applauding his players for removing campus newspapers from their racks because of a story about the program.




Obama honors champion Alabama at White House
President Barack Obama honored the national championship University of Alabama football team on Monday at a White House event where the president punctuated his remarks by declaring, 'Roll Tide.'




Ex-Texas Tech coach Leach to deposed Friday
Mike Leach is expected to return to Lubbock later this week to answer questions under oath from attorneys for Texas Tech handling the former football coach's lawsuit against the school.




Head of BCS snipes at Senators but will answer letter
The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress 'has more important things to do' than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences.




Texas, Maryland get reprieve on new recruiting rule
The NCAA has given Texas and Maryland a one-year reprieve from a new rule that limits off-campus football recruiting by a coach designated as the head coach-in-waiting.




Ducks tailback James set for change-of-plea hearing
Oregon running back LaMichael James is scheduled to appear Friday at a change-of-plea hearing on domestic violence charges.