SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Charlie Weis will return for a fifth year as Notre Dame's football coach despite posting his second straight disappointing season. (MORE)

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the University of Washington about the Huskies' top job. (MORE)

(AP) -- In four days, Clemson went from wondering if it would reach the postseason to playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. (MORE)

ATLANTA (AP) After repeated bowl trips to the opposite side of the country, Georgia Tech wanted to stay closer to home this time. (MORE)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's Percy Harvin might be the fastest decoy on the field in the Southeastern Conference championship game. (MORE)

CINCINNATI (AP) Coach Brian Kelly tried to end speculation Tuesday that he's leaving No. 13 Cincinnati, saying that he's happy with the football program's development and he plans to stay. (MORE)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) New Mexico State fired football coach Hal Mumme on Tuesday, ending a four-year run during which the program often ended up in the news for the wrong reasons. (MORE)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Coaches stress the importance of never looking past the next game, so much so that their reminders become tedious. Too much can happen when a player looks into the future, they warn. (MORE)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State coach Joe Paterno is back at work a week after undergoing hip-replacement surgery. (MORE)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Mike Bellotti is Oregon's head coach for now. Chip Kelly has been picked to eventually replace the man who's been leading the Ducks for the last 14 seasons. (MORE)