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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, file photo, Penn State receiver Graham Zug (5) gets into the end zone for a second-quarter touchdown past Temple's Dominique Harris, left, during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. That Spread HD offense that came into vogue at Penn State last year will have a makeover at the receiver position in 2009. Zug and Brett Brackett will be among the guys auditioning for starting spots this fall when Penn State wraps up spring practice Saturday with the Blue-White scrimmage. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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FILE - In this April 9, 2009 file photo, Illinois' Jeff Jordan, son of former NBA great Michael Jordan, practice with his teammates in Champaign, Ill. Jordan, a second-year player who walked on with the Illini last season said Wednesday, June 24, 2009, he would not be playing basketball at Illinois next year but plans to focus on his studies. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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In this Sept. 22, 2007 photo, Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks at the scoreboard during the second quarter of a college football game against Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. Northwestern has extended Fitzgerald's contract through the 2015 season, the school announced Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Fitzgerald, a former All-American linebacker at Northwestern, has been the Wildcats' head coach since 2006. He joined the coaching staff in 2001. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)

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Kevin O'Neill, who was named as the new men's basketball coach at Southern California, speaks to the media Monday, June 22, 2009, at a news conference in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Kevin O'Neill, who was named as the new men's basketball coach at Southern California, speaks to the media Monday, June 22, 2009, at a news conference in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Kevin O'Neill, who was named as the new men's basketball coach at Southern California, speaks to the media Monday, June 22, 2009, at a news conference in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly reacts during the second quarter against Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game in Miami, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watches from the sideline during a timeout on a fourth-and-1situation in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Michigan State on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 16-13. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2007 file photo, Arizona interim basketball coach Kevin O'Neill watching his players during practice in Chicago. O'Neill has been hired at Southern California head basketball coach, according to an announcement, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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FILE - In this f Jan. 2, 1986 file phot, Oklahoma Sooners coach Barry Switzer gets a ride from jubilant players Tony Casillas, left, and an unidentified player, right, following their win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl college football game in Miami, Fla. Twenty years later, Switzer says he no longer dwells on his tearful resignation as Oklahoma's football coach. The school had been hit by NCAA probation and player arrests. The resignation led to the Sooners' decade-long exile from college football's elite. (AP Photo/Mark Foley, File)

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Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez holds the trophy after USC beat Penn State 38-24 in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is surrounded by the media, Thursday, June 11, 2009, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)