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Blame poor performances on the field for poor attendance in the stands. The Boilermakers were last among Big Ten teams with 35,269 per game last season while suffering through a 3-9 campaign. If their play improves, this could again be a stellar game atmosphere. The south end-zone bleachers were removed to prepare for proposed renovations, and a party patio area was created. Now they just need something to celebrate.

Facing charter shortage, college football reconsiders taking the bus

June 4, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

East Carolina University joined the upstart American Athletic Conference three years ago, part of a frenzied league realignment across college sports. The Greenville, North Carolina, school was prepared for road...

Video gaming enthusiasts at a festival in Germany on Jan. 14, 2017.

College gamers get rivalries, scholarships in Big Ten TV deal

June 6, 2018 at 6:45 a.m.

Competitive video gaming, already insanely popular on college campuses, is getting a boost from the Big Ten's cable channel. Together with Riot Games, the Big Ten Network is creating a...

Alabama coach Nick Saban and players enter the field for the first half of the Peach Bowl against Washington.

Alabama already beat Clemson in college football’s money game

June 6, 2018 at 9:51 a.m.

The University of Alabama is favored to beat Clemson in the college football championship Monday night and with good reason. The Crimson Tide played a harder schedule than the Tigers,...

BYU running back KJ Hall scores a touchdown past Massachusetts safety Khary Bailey-Smith on Nov. 19, 2016.

Football is forever: The money-losing drug these schools can’t quit

June 6, 2018 at 10:23 a.m.

For the University of Massachusetts Amherst, moving into the top echelon of college football looked a lot like going pro. Robert Holub, then the university's chancellor, announced the change at...

So, how good is Western Michigan? We're about to find out as the undefeated Broncos try to row their boats against a Wisconsin defense that was torn up by Penn State in the Big Ten title game. If Western Michigan wins, it'll be 3-0 against the Big Ten West.

NCAA’s football cash cow at risk as teams play to empty stadiums

June 6, 2018 at 11:03 a.m.

On a warm November Saturday in Boca Raton, 5,843 people turned out to see Florida Atlantic University play its final home football game of the year. With 80 percent of...

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