2:56 PM ET Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton was arrested Saturday morning and faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication stemming from an incident that involved his girlfriend. According to a police report, Middleton’s girlfriend was trying to break up a physical altercation between Middleton and a male friend of hers near UT’s campus

8:22 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State hired Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinator. The school announced the move Friday. Hazelton rounds out new coach Mel Tucker’s full-time assistant coaching staff. Hazelton spent last season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas State. “Scottie definitely has the mentality you’re looking for

6:39 PM ET The field at LSU’s Tiger Stadium incurred thousands of dollars of damage after a student allegedly took a pair of joyrides in an ATV, according to police. Clayton Fleetwood, 19, is accused of breaking into the football stadium on two different nights and both times taking a Kawasaki MULE ATV parked inside

4:57 PM ET Instant replay officials might have a two-minute limit to make a decision using video, according to a rule change recommended on Friday by the NCAA Football Rules Committee, which met this week in Indianapolis. “If you get to two minutes, it’s time to wrap it up,” said Steve Shaw, the NCAA Secretary-Rules

3:46 PM ET Associated Press Maybe some of the new rules in the XFL will catch on elsewhere. The Citadel will include a few of them in its spring game March 7 in Charleston, South Carolina. Among the different rules scheduled for use: • The XFL kickoff rule in which the kick is from the

9:01 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Former Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has died after being hospitalized for valley fever. He was 32. Arizona announced Lewis’ death Thursday and the team also tweeted its condolences. “The Arizona Football Family is deeply saddened by the passing of Sterling Lewis. The entire football program would like

7:47 PM ET Clemson signee Tanner Tessmann signed a three-year contract with FC Dallas on Thursday, opting to begin his professional soccer career over playing with the Tigers. Tessmann signed with Clemson soccer in December and would have also kicked on the football team. Though Tessmann had never played football, coach Dabo Swinney is close

6:20 PM ET Associated Press Newly hired Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell will keep four assistants from the previous staff. Among those sticking around Boulder, Colorado, will be Darrin Chiaverini, who was named interim coach after Mel Tucker left for Michigan State and before Dorrell was brought on board. The other coaches who were retained

8:00 AM ET With 2020’s college football recruiting classes now in the rearview mirror, the 2021 group is on the clock. While it’s still very much in its early stages, here is a look at 10 programs off to a fast start at the recruiting trail. 1. Ohio State Buckeyes The Buckeyes’ top-five class for

7:06 AM ET With spring practice on the horizon, national signing day (both of them) in the rear view, and the FBS coaching carousel finally winding down (apologies to Colorado), it’s a great time to update the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. The four College Football Playoff teams — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma