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Big Ten splits up Michigan and Ohio St.
Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1.By Ralph D. Russo, AP College Football Writer , September 02, 2010
No merger decisions made
DICKINSON — From the Dickinson State president’s suite overlooking the Badlands Activities Center, officials from the Dakota Athletic Conference and Frontier Conference sat down to discuss potential partnership possibilities.By By Dustin Monke , Forum Communications Co. , August 26, 2010
Bowden: Florida State did me wrong
NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Bowden did not want to retire. “Fired might be a little too strong,” the former Florida State coach said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “Pushed out ain’t bad. I was pushed out, no doubt about it. I didn’t want but one more year. Gosh, I’m 80.”August 25, 2010
DAC, Frontier League leaders to meet
Leaders from the Dakota Athletic Conference and Frontier Conference will huddle in Dickinson on Wednesday. With the DAC down to four schools in the fall of 2011, and the Frontier showing interest in a potential merger between the two leagues, presidents and athletic directors from both conferences will kick around ideas to see if such a plan is economically possible.By David Selvig , August 24, 2010
No-huddle working nicely for UND
GRAND FORKS — The no-huddle offense is no problem for the University of North Dakota. The terminology and newness of the Fighting Sioux no-huddle offense — implemented during spring ball — no longer is an issue. “It’s second nature to us now,” head coach Chris Mussman said after a fall camp session this week. “We’re getting better at it and it’ll allow us to do more things with formations than when we were huddling.”By By Wayne Nelson, Grand Forks Herald , August 20, 2010
DAC, Frontier set meeting
DICKINSON — Anything and everything will be on the table for discussion when Dakota Athletic Conference and Frontier Conference officials meet here next week. DAC Commissioner Lavern Jessen said Thursday that presidents and athletic directors from the two conferences will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 25 at the Badlands Activities Center to discuss their potential future together in a meeting NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr also plans to attend. While the meeting could be a preliminary step in merger talks, Jessen said officials must first decide if it is economically feasible for the two conferences to work together.By By Dustin Monke, Forum Communications Co. , August 20, 2010
St. Cloud State considers dropping football 
News reports surfaced Tuesday that the school is looking at dropping its football program as the athletic department faces a $500,000 budget shortfall. Football is one of the required men’s sports to be a league member, according to NSIC bylaws.
August 19, 2010
Gophers’ Mbakwe avoids trial in assault case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota basketball recruit Trevor Mbakwe has chosen not to go to trial on felony assault charges and will instead enroll in a pre-trial program.
Upon completion, the state of Florida will drop its case against him and there will be no criminal conviction on his record.
August 13, 2010
End of an era in Big Ten
CHICAGO — It’s the end of the Big Ten as we know it.
With Nebraska joining in 2011 — not to mention the possibility of others also climbing aboard the expansion train — the Big Misnomer puts its 11-team alignment on the field for one final time this fall.
Next season the conference will go to a divisional setup and begin playing a conference championship extravaganza.
August 11, 2010
Dwindling DAC asks for help
The Dakota Athletic Conference is intent on fighting for its survival, even if that means looking to another conference for help.
Hours after Dakota State announced it was leaving the conference in July 2011 to become an NAIA independent, DAC commissioner Lavern Jessen said the league is planning meetings with the Frontier Conference to discuss partnership possibilities.
By By Dustin Monke, The Dickinson Press , August 07, 2010
AD: Pitino a 'Grand Ambassador'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich knows the lurid details that came to light during the trial of a woman who tried to extort milllions from Rick Pitino could affect some people’s perception of the highly successful coach.
Jurich isn’t one of them.
August 06, 2010
Brewster: bring on tough sked
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — If Tim Brewster returns next season as Minnesota’s head coach, he’ll surely have earned his stay.
His survival kit must include a how-to manual on beating the big boys.
After the grand opening of TCF Bank Stadium last fall, the Gophers will give their new place a real breaking-in on Sept. 18 against Southern Cal. Though the Trojans were recently put on NCAA probation, they’re still a powerful squad. Then there’s Big Ten matchups at home with Penn State (Oct. 23), Ohio State (Oct. 30) and Iowa (Nov. 27), a tough trio of teams that each finished among the top nine teams in the nation in last season’s final Associated Press rankings.
August 06, 2010
Indy to host Big Ten title game in 2011
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Big Ten has chosen Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis as the site for the first Big Ten football championship game in 2011.
John Dedman, spokesman for the Indiana Sports Corp., said the Big Ten approached Indianapolis to host the event, and there was no formal bidding process.
August 06, 2010
Gophers basketball team to play in Puerto Rico
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota men’s basketball team will play eight of 12 nonconference games this season at home, including a matchup against Virginia in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
August 06, 2010
DAC plans to become 5-team league
What was once the DAC-10 will become the DAC-5.
The Dakota Athletic Conference announced Wednesday it will move forward as a five-team league starting July 1, 2011.
Dickinson State, Dakota State, Jamestown College, Mayville State and Valley City State will be the five remaining schools for the 2011-12 school year.
By By Dustin Monke and Eric Peterson, Forum Communications Co. , August 05, 2010
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