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• Sandusky asks court to see grandchildren (AP)

  

  The former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child molestation asked for court permission Friday to see his grandchildren, visits currently prohibited under his bail conditions. A motion filed in Centre County court seeks to allow Jerry Sandusky to contact his 11 grandchildren by email, phone, text and Skype, and to let them visit his central Pennsylvania home if accompanied by a...

  
  
• Schiano's departure untimely for Rutgers (AP)

  Greg Schiano came to Rutgers when the football program was in a state of disarray -- then left it in a bind. Less than a week before Rutgers was expected to lock up a highly touted recruiting class, Schiano accepted an offer to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday. There is, however, no doubt that Schiano leaves Rutgers football in better shape than he found it when he was hired to...

• Wisconsin extends Bielema through 2016 (AP)

  Wisconsin has extended the contract of football coach Bret Bielema through the end of the 2016 season. Bielema, who got a raise to $2.5 million last February, had his five-year deal extended through Jan. 31, 2017. Bielema led the Badgers to their first back-to-back Rose Bowls in a dozen years. The Badgers lost to Oregon, 45-38 on Jan.

• Nike's Knight defends Paterno at service (AP)

  

  Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear. "Dad, you won," he said. "You did all you could do. You've done enough. We all love you. We won. You can go home now." Joe Paterno died Sunday of lung cancer at age 85. At a memorial service Thursday that drew some 12,000 people to the Penn State basketball arena, Jay Paterno reflected on what he...

  
  
• Ex-NFL WR Bobby Engram joins Pitt staff (AP)

  Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst has hired longtime NFL wide receiver Bobby Engram as the Panthers new wide receivers coach. Engram, who played in the NFL from 1996-2009, spent last season as an offensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers. He finished with 650 receptions for 7,751 yards and 35 touchdowns while playing for the Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs.

• Yale QB rebuts Rhodes withdrawal report (AP)

  A Yale University quarterback who made headlines when he had to choose between interviewing for a Rhodes Scholarship or playing in last fall's annual Yale-Harvard game is rebutting a report that a sexual misconduct allegation had already derailed his chance for the prestigious honor. A spokesman for Patrick Witt said Friday that the allegation, which an acquaintance informally reported to...

• Kansas to allow QB Berglund to transfer (AP)

  The University of Kansas granted quarterback Brock Berglund a release from his scholarship, allowing the freshman from Denver to contact other schools about transferring. Berglund's release came Friday after appearing before the student-athlete appeals board in Lawrence, Kan. After returning to Denver, Berglund was notified by the board's chairman that the panel had granted the 19-year-old...

• Ex-Georgia LB Bell: Donnan scammed me (AP)

  Former NFL player Kendrell Bell has accused his college football coach at the University of Georgia of duping him out of $2 million. Jim Donnan convinced Bell to invest the money in GLC Limited, a liquidation company that would buy appliances and furniture for resale, according to documents filed last month in U.S.

• Spurrier fires safeties coach Hunter (AP)

  South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has fired the Gamecocks safeties coach. Spurrier said in a statement Friday that he told Jeep Hunter he would not be retained because the thought the team needed a more experienced coach for its defensive backs. Hunter just finished his third season with South Carolina, but his first on the defensive side of the ball.

• Insight Bowl losing title sponsor (AP)

  The Insight Bowl is losing its title sponsor and game organizers are seeking a replacement for this year's game. Tempe-based Insight Enterprises Inc. has sponsored the bowl game since 1997 but has allowed its sponsorship contract to expire. The annual game pits the third-place team from the Big 12 against the third- or fourth-place team from the Big Ten Conference, after BCS selections are made.