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Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned Monday amid NCAA violations from a tattoo-parlor scandal that sullied the image of one of the country's top football programs.

The NCAA decision rejecting USC's appeal means penalties imposed against the school's football program, including a two-year bowl ban and the loss of 30 scholarships over three years, remain in place.

Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft after leading Auburn to a national championship and drawing nearly as much attention for a pay-for-play scandal as for his dynamic performances....

For a brief moment, Michael Dyer stopped running. Hold on. No whistle. No ref raising his hand. So he started running again - past the tackler who thought he had him down, deep into Oregon territory. A once-in-a-lifetime run, the kind that wins championships.

It's almost unheard of - a quarterback cranking out a string of 13 straight games with never an off day. But Auburn's Cam Newton spent the 2010 season redefining what's possible at that position....

No pressure, Ohio State. The Big Ten was shut out on New Year's Day. Unless the Buckeyes win Tuesday night's Sugar Bowl against Arkansas, it will be a total wipeout at the hands of the hated Southeastern Conference.

Andrew Luck threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns, leading fifth-ranked Stanford past No. 12 Virginia Tech 40-12 in the Orange Bowl on Monday night.Stanford (12-1) earned its first bowl win in 14 years and likely will end the season ranked in the top 5 for the first time since the unbeaten 1940 team finished No. 2. The Cardinal's success comes only four years after they went 1-11 and hired coach Jim Harbaugh to lead a turnaround.

Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, linebacker Tank Carder swatted down a 2-point conversion pass attempt with 2 minutes to play, and No. 3 TCU completed a perfect season with its first Rose Bowl victory, 21-19 over fourth-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday.

BCS executive director Bill Hancock says he doubts "financial inducements," such as the one Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is considering, will lead to a major college football playoff....

When Auburn quarterback Cam Newton's name was announced Saturday night at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, he bowed his head and smiled. There was no emotional, tear-filled speech, like the one delivered last year by Alabama's Mark Ingram. There was also no surprise.