NCAA Sports News

After a season which saw a 10-win increase from the previous season, Northern Illinois opted to extend the contract of head coach Mark Montgomery through the 2017-18 season, according to a release from the school .

The Houston Cougars' top two scorers have been granted releases to transfer to new schools.

Joeckel graduated in December but still has one year of eligibility remaining. He will compete for the Horned Frogs' starting quarterback job after Tyler Matthews announced he is transferring out of the program.

That Saturday is just the annual spring scrimmage hardly matters. This is Charlie Strong's burnt orange coaching debut, the first time he will put a Texas team on the field that has trained under his leadership, practiced his playbook and begun taking on the identity of the coach hired to dig the program out of four years of mediocrity.

Hood said in a statement Friday that playing for the Blue Devils and Mike Krzyzewski "helped me grow and develop as a player and a person" to prepare him for the NBA.

In this Jan. 4, 2014 file photo, North Dakota State's Ryan Smith is seen during of the FCS championship NCAA college football game in Frisco, Texas.

Duke sophomore forward Rodney Hood declared for the NBA Draft on Thursday, according to a report by the Charlotte Observer.

Rookie Hilltoppers coach Jeff Brohm hopes that knowledge of the team's personnel and his offensive expertise as the coordinator last season under Bobby Petrino helps WKU follow up an 8-4 finish with its second bowl bid in three years.

A person with knowledge of the situation at Tulsa says Haith is the front-runner for the job, and he traveled to the school on Thursday afternoon to discuss a possible deal.

Family members ask mourners who packed the funeral for shooting rampage victim Terri LaManno on Thursday to reject bitterness and anger while embracing forgiveness.

J.J. Quinlan died for 45 seconds. It was Dec. 21, 2009, and the doctors told Bill and Teresa Quinlan their son was in for a "rough night."

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and men's basketball coach Brian Wardle have agreed to a new five-year contract.

Kentucky coach John Calipari has been too busy promoting his latest book to reflect on last week's NCAA championship game loss to Connecticut.

In this March 16, 2014 file photo, Duke's Jabari Parker tries to shoot over Virginia's Darion Atkins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Parker says he plans to meet with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski when he returns to Durham, N.C., on Tuesday, ... (more)

South Carolina coach Frank Martin was proud how his young team persevered through a difficult season.

USC guard Byron Wesley, the Trojans' leading scorer this past season, says he will use his final year of eligibility to play for another program.

In this Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, Michigan State guard Branden Dawson, left, listens to coach Tom Izzo during an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.

Wilson told a national television audience that she had decided to stay close to home, rejecting overtures from national champion Connecticut, North Carolina and Tennessee.

As expected, Arizona State guard Jahii Carson announced Wednesday he's leaving the Sun Devils with two years of NCAA eligibility and entering the 2014 NBA draft.

Texas A&M quarterback Matt Joeckel, who was competing to replace Johnny Manziel as the starter for the Aggies, announced Wednesday he will transfer from the program.