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• Irish QB Rees pleads not guilty to four charges
  Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an incident in which police used pepper spray to subdue him after an off-campus party.
  
  
• SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary
  SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately.
  
  
• Alabama fan charged for lewd act vs. LSU fan
  An Alabama fan has been charged with sexual battery after authorities say he was captured on video performing a simulated sex act on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship game.
  
  
• Monk, Casper lead college football HOF class
  Art Monk and Dave Casper were named to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, leading a class of 17 players and coaches.
  
  
• Big Ten: Bid could decide national title location
  How about a national championship game in Detroit? Or Minneapolis? What about Boston or New York?
  
  
• Ohio St.'s Meyer: Leadership brings the rings
  A new coach is relying a lot on team leaders to drive the ballyhooed "Urban Renewal" project at Ohio State.
  
  
• Sandusky renews effort to throw out charges
  Jerry Sandusky again asked a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him on Wednesday, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities have not been determined.
  
  
• Maisel: Change through renewal
  More than any other quality, spring football is about renewal. That is true every spring on every campus, but never more so than in 2012.
  
  
• ACC head won't deal with Fla. St. 'hypotheticals'
  ACC commissioner John Swofford said at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings that he has had several positive discussions with Florida State president Eric Barron.
  
  
• No. 6 QB on ESPN 150 commits to Alabama
  Quarterback Cooper Bateman of Salt Lake City, ranked No. 61 overall on the ESPN 150, committed to defending national champion Alabama Wednesday.