Recent NCAA Football News

Greg McElroy (QB )  Alabama

McElroy said Monday during a trip to the White House with the rest of his national championship teammates that he has fully recovered from the fractured ribs he suffered in the SEC championship game in December and will be ready to start spring practices Friday, ESPN.com reports.

Victor Spikes (RB )  Utah

Spikes, coming into the spring listed as a defensive back for the Utes, will be shifted over to running back in order to take advantage of his shiftiness and speed, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Russell Shepard (QB )  LSU

Though Shepard was recruited as a quarterback and practiced with the quarterbacks in 2009, he'll be moving to the wide receiver season heading into this into 2010, where he'll line up at the Z position, ESPN.com reports.

LaMichael James (RB )  Oregon

James is scheduled to go before a court on a change-of-plea hearing on domestic violence charges this coming Friday, ESPN.com reports.

Jeremiah Masoli (QB )  Oregon

Masoli and former Oregon wideout Garrett Embry were both charged with one count of burglary in the second degree Wednesday in connection to a theft at a fraternity house in late January, ESPN.com reports.

John Clay (RB )  Wisconsin

Clay will miss all of spring practice as he recovers from surgery to relieve pain in his ankles, ESPN reports. "I think [the surgeries will] give him relief, allow him to become a better football player," said head coach Bret Bielema.

Kendall Hunter (RB )  Oklahoma State

Head coach of Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy, envisions a scenario in which Hunter touches the ball as many as 250 times in his upcoming senior season, ESPN.com reports.