LINCOLN, Neb. — On Monday, for a few tense hours, the Daily Nebraskan was banned from attending football practice.

LUBBOCK, Texas — A shortfall in travel allowance given by the Big 12 Conference caused the Texas Tech football team to reach into its financial pockets after the team’s trip to the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Jan. 1 in Jacksonville, Fla. The athletic department spent $202,240 out of its regular operating budget of $44 million.

OXFORD, Miss. — As the Ole Miss football team marched down the Walk of Champions, surrounded by a sea of Oxonians wearing red and blue Saturday morning, two very familiar alumni - Eli Manning and Patrick Willis - joined the Rebels.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State linebacker Sean Lee spent the weekend on crutches, the aftermath of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) suffered during practice on Friday. Lee will have to go through about nine months of rehab before he can return to the field, team doctor Wayne Sebastianelli said.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Artrell Woods knew he needed to get up. He didn’t know he was paralyzed. Not until teammates and coaches tried to help him off the weight room floor.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Newly arrived from Michigan, quarterback Ryan Mallett has stolen the show at times during Arkansas’ spring season with a strong arm and ability to put the ball in tight spaces.