STORRS, Conn. (AP) Connecticut has hired Warde Manuel as its new athletic director.

Manuel had been the AD at the University at Buffalo for six years. The university said Sunday that he would sign a five-year contract, with the school holding the option for a two-year extension.

He will be paid a base salary of $450,000 and is eligible for a $100,000 performance incentive annually if certain academic and athletic goals are achieved and for another $100,000 in deferred compensation after five years.

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky declared Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.

Sandusky was in a Centre County courtroom and asked a judge to let him see relatives, including supervised visits with his grandchildren, and friends. He denies the criminal allegations. Read More...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) An Indiana judge has dismissed a domestic battery charge against former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Michael Haywood, who served briefly as Pittsburgh's head football coach before the case led to his firing.

A St. Joseph Superior Court judge dismissed the charges Friday after determining Haywood had completed all terms of a pre-trial diversion program that included counseling and community service, the county prosecutor's office said. Read More...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The Notre Dame coaching staff has a few new faces for the players to get used to.

Coach Brian Kelly introduced the staff on Friday, detailing the changes that have taken place since losing three coaches -- all of them on offense -- over the past few months. Read More...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Two straight years of disappointing results, star running backs leaving amid controversy and the loss of two top coordinators would land many coaches on the hot seat.

Not Iowa's Kirk Ferentz. He's not going anywhere. Read More...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Former Memphis head coach Larry Porter has been added to the staff of new coach Todd Graham at Arizona State.

Before taking the Memphis job two years ago, Porter was an assistant to Les Miles for five years at LSU, gaining a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the country. Read More...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State University trustees have approved the creation of a new office responsible for monitoring compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of its football program's NCAA infractions scandal.

The office is a response to the scandal, which led to the resignation of coach Jim Tressel, but its oversight would apply to numerous departments, including athletics. Read More...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Authorities have widened the investigation into a former Wisconsin athletic official John Chadima after a third adult male came forward with allegations of sexual impropriety.

Campus police have deemed the third allegation "credible," chancellor David Ward said Thursday. His statement did not describe the nature of the allegations, and a campus spokesman, citing the ongoing investigation, declined to comment further. Read More...

GONZALES, La. (AP) Former LSU running back Charles Edward Scott has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual battery of an 18-year-old woman last year.

The 23-year-old Scott entered the plea Thursday. He was arrested in November on a count of simple rape. Read More...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says the school isn't likely to set up another night football game at home next season.

The Wolverines beat Notre Dame in a thrilling game under the lights last season in the first primetime game at Michigan Stadium. But Brandon says it's "getting pretty late in the game" to schedule a night game for 2012. Read More...