The Idaho State, Jackson State and Southern football programs are ineligible for the 2011 postseason under Academic Progress Rate sanctions announced by the NCAA on Tuesday.
Bill Stewart has resigned as head football coach at West Virginia, stepping down amid reported allegations he solicited reporters to "dig up dirt" on his new offensive coordinator and head coach in- waiting.
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack appointed coaching veteran Steve Szabo as the Redbirds' defensive coordinator and linebackers coach on Friday.
South Carolina State football will face a difficult early schedule in 2011 when it visits two FBS opponents and Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference rival Bethune-Cookman.
If recruits weren't getting the usual attention from Delaware and Eastern Washington football coaches during the process, they still could be impressed why.
The Alabama Crimson Tide have the top recruiting class in the country, according to Rivals.com, after getting written commitments from 14 players on National Signing Day.
Southeastern Louisiana football has added a pair of transfers from Conference USA programs, defensive back Todd Washington from Memphis and tight end Antoine Duplessis from Tulane.
Villanova offensive tackle Ben Ijalana leads a contingent of 17 players from Football Championship Subdivision schools who have been invited to participate in the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.