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For the University of Cincinnati football team, a new season with a new coach is well...nothing new. Having been through four coaches in the past eight seasons, Cincinnati has grown accustomed to replacing head coaches, and with Butch Jones entering his first season as the man in charge in Clifton, expectations couldn't be higher.   In Brian Kelly's three seasons as the Bearcats head coach, he took the team and university to a level they had never reached before, leading them to two consecutive BCS Bowl berths.   After Kelly jumped ship for Notre Dame, Cincinnati Athletic Director Mike Thomas had to find a viable replacement. Enter Butch Jones. To say Butch Jones has followed in Brian Kelly's footsteps would be an accurate statement. After all, Jones was hired in at Central Michigan to replace Kelly when he left for Cincinnati. Thomas figured why not go back to the school that brought him so much success and dip into the well once more.   Like Kelly, Jones is an offensive-minded head coach who loves to run the spread and move the ball up and down the field. The similarities are glaring between the two, but the differences are there as well. Jones is more of a players' coach and the UC team has noticed it immediately. At a team meeting just after the season ended, Jones wrote his phone number on the board so every player could have it. He told them to call him anytime if ...

Breaking news early this morning out of Tuscaloosa. Bama's Terry Grant, the leading rusher from 2007, has elected not to return for a fifth and final season. Grant, who would have been a red shirt senior next season, was looking in from the outside in the crowded Crimsontide backfield, behind 2009 Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram and Freshman phenom Trent Richardson. It is also expected that highly tauted red-shirt freshman Eddie Lacy would take over Roy Upchurch's roll as the third down and change of pace back.  Despite the fact that Grant had previously graduated, few of the tide faithful predicted his departure. Grant, whose career started off promisingly (180 carries for 891 yards and eight TDs as a redshirt freshman in 2007) has been hampered by injuries for the past two seasons. Durability concerns along with an influx of talent left Grant toward the bottom of the depth chart. If anything, Grant's tenure in Tuscaloosa was one unlike we had seen previously or are likely to see again, from a complete unknown to what appeared to be the next great Bama RB, and a future NFL star, and ending in utter obscurity. Farewell, Terry from Crimson Nation.Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Coming off of their 2009 campaign, the Huskies clearly have a lot of the pieces in place needed to climb back to glory.  However, with a little success comes new challenges.  Too often in sports after a big year, defenses adjust and target certain players a little more—and numbers correspondingly go down.  After last year, the 2010 Huskies will have several players targeted by defensive coordinators around the conference—which opens doors for others.  The players on this list were selected based on two things: potential upside this year and their ability to overcome the additional attention mentioned above.   As each of the Husky conference foes plans out its year, they will need to take into account the potential of these players.     1. Jake Locker—QB   Can any Husky list not include Jake?  However, in this case, Locker really is primed for a breakout year.  In last year's practices, head coach Steve Sarkisian forced Jake to stay in the pocket—and use his legs as a last resort.  Some folks were disappointed—but there is a method to this madness.  Jake's first two years were run first— mostly running for his life.  His third year taught him pocket discipline.  If you combine those three years' experience, you have a quarterback who understands the pocket and his legs.  Now he has the experience to choose well between the two.  It's a lethal combination—and no matter what defenses do this year, Jake is positioned to beat them.      2.  James Johnson—WR   Johnson had a great true freshman year.  He surprised several teams early on, ...

Welcome to my second installment of Kansas Player Profiles. This one will be featuring defensive ends. I have a few important notes before we start though. First of all, a couple of months ago, Maxwell Onyegbule was denied an additional medical redshirt and sixth year of eligibility. He would've been a big help. Secondly, I would like to mention that both Randall Dent and John Williams should have been present in my defensive tackle profiles, especially Dent. To account for my mistake, I'll mention Dent in this article, and John Williams in that of the guards when it comes around. Finally, let me know of any updates or opinions you may have concerning these or any other players down below! I always want to be more up-to-date on the Hawks!Begin Slideshow

Today was the big day: Judgement day, for Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James, as well as kicker Rob Beard. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and ex-receiver Garrett Embry pleaded guilty to second degree burglary recently. No surprises there, or with their punishment. Embry was already kicked off the team, and now Masoli is suspended for one year. He has a redshirt season available, so he'll take it no doubt. Personally, I think he got off easy. Call me harsh, but come on! He has a record, broke Chip's number one rule, and committed a felony. I would've kicked him off the team...but maybe that's why I'm not a coach. It certainly wasn't unreasonable though, and this just boosts my respect for Kelly. He stated, "I apologize to our fans and to the faculty at the University of Oregon, this is not what we're all about." He also said their actions would not be tolerated, and that he as a coach was extremely disappointed.  Well said. As for LaMichael James—he was in a big mess. His ex-girlfriend accused him of some pretty nasty accusations...things that don't go over well at all in Oregon.  However, they reached some sort of agreement, and most of the charges were dropped. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge. Chip Kelly suspended him one game, and I think he got it right.  It was a he-said-she-said thing, and because there were no witnesses, no one really knows what happened. So a one game suspension seemed in ...