Dave Levinthal, Dallas Morning News: A group of area political and civic leaders that includes billionaire T. Boone Pickens are pursuing relocating the College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend, Ind., to downtown Dallas. The group said it's willing to pay for the entire cost of relocating, building and launching the facility, which would be slated for construction next to a planned Dallas Convention Center hotel.
Tom FitzGerald, San Francisco Chronicle: Redshirt freshman quarterback Andrew Luck completed 18 of 25 passes for 352 yards and five touchdowns in Stanford's spring scrimmage. "If we started a game tomorrow, Andrew Luck would be our starter," coach Jim Harbaugh said.
Jon Wilner, College Sports Hotline: UCLA's Rick Neuheisel has taken a shot at California's admission standards.
Kyle Ringo, Boulder Daily Camera: Former Michigan receiver Toney Clemons said he will visit Boulder this week and is interested in transferring to Colorado. Clemons recently decided to leave Michigan because he didn't believe his ability was being utilized effectively by coach Rich Rodriguez and his staff.
Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech's Mike Leach suspended defensive end McKinner Dixon indefinitely for not taking care of his schoolwork responsibilities. Asked how likely it is that Dixon will be with the team next season, Leach said, "I don't think it's very high."
Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald: Now that spring drills have concluded, Georgia quarterback Joe Cox has urged his teammates to behave.
Husker Locker: Nebraska's Bo Pelini has suspended junior Niles Paul for the rest of spring practice after the receiver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence over the weekend.
Kate Hairopoulos, Dallas Morning News: Southern Methodist receiver Justin Willis is expected to take four months to recover from a right ankle injury suffered last week during spring practice.
Kyle Veazey, Clarion Ledger: Updating Jackie Sherrill's lawsuit against the NCAA, which continues to plod along.
Ian R. Rapoport, Birmingham News: Former Alabama left tackle Andre Smith, who has made a series of pre-draft mistakes, fired agent Alvin Keels.
Eric Lacy, Detroit News: Michigan State running back Glenn Winston was sentenced to six months in jail and 24 months probation for his assault of Spartan hockey player A.J. Sturges last fall.
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