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'Bama players ready for Draft

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama will once again be well represented in the first round of the NFL draft.

Sites to settled for playoff

(AP) - The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the new, four-team playoff system for college football that will start after the 2014 season are set to meet Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif.

QBs light up LSU spring game

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Tigers quarterbacks Zach Mettenberger and Stephen Rivers had huge passing numbers in LSU's spring game, carving up a secondary full of walk-ons to give the White team a 37-0 win over Purple on Saturday.

MSU still faces questions

EAST LANSING, MI (AP) - Michigan State fans will have a chance to evaluate the team's progress Saturday when the Spartans take the field for their spring game. Quarterback Andrew Maxwell enters his senior season with more experience, but he actually split time with Connor Cook in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl last year.

Kelly: ND close to being title winner

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has been emphasizing a simple message to his players this spring: The Fighting Irish are not as bad as they appeared in the 42-14 blowout loss to Alabama in the BCS title game.