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: *** Oklahoma to open title defense at North Carolina : (AP) - Oklahoma will open defense of its national championship : earlier than expected -- against North Carolina Aug. 25 in the : Hispanic Fund Football Classic, sources from both schools said : Friday. The Sooners, who finished 13-0 after beating Florida : State in the Orange Bowl for the national title, could end up : playing 14 games in 2001 -- 12 during the regular season, the Big : 12 title game and then a bowl game. According to the sources, who : spoke on the condition of anonymity, the game is set and the : official announcement would come in the next few days. Adam : Chavarria, national director for the Hispanic College Fund, would : not confirm the matchup, saying he preferred to let the host : school make the announcement. No team has won a national title : playing a 14-game season. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406121484 : *** Two Aggies assistants jump to NFL : COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M assistant head coach : Larry Kirksey and offensive coordinator Steve Kragthorpe have : resigned to take positions in the NFL. Coach R.C. Slocum said : Friday that Kirksey, who spent one year with the Aggies, will : become wide receivers coach with the Detroit Lions, and : Kragthorpe will coach quarterbacks for the Buffalo Bills. Running : backs coach Pete Hoener left the Aggies staff after one season to : become tight ends coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Slocum noted : that he's lost five assistant coaches to the NFL over the past : two years. Assistants Bill Johnson and Ron Milus departed prior : to last season. "One of my main responsibilities is to make : certain our players have quality coaching," Slocum said. "From : the interest shown in these men, I think the level of respect for : A&M's coaching staff is apparent." : *** Memphis H.S. coach resigns amid recruiting investigation : MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Lynn Lang, the former high school football : coach accused of soliciting $200,000 to steer a player to : Alabama, has resigned from the Memphis school system. In a : statement released to The Commercial Appeal on Thursday, Lang : said he has sent a letter of resignation to Supt. Johnnie B. : Watson, ending his five-year stint at Trezevant. He was stripped : of his coaching job last week because of an unrelated : investigation. "The decision to resign was difficult and painful : for me, but it was the best thing for Trezevant and its athletic : program," Lang wrote. "I felt that regardless of what happens to : me, my presence would overshadow all of the positive : accomplishments of the football team as well as the academic : efforts of the school." Lang was suspended Jan. 10, the day : former assistant coach Milton Kirk went public with allegations : of soliciting money to influence Albert Means in his choice of : college. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406124191 : Transactions : ------------ : *** Friday's Moves : MIAMI-Promoted Rob Chudzinski from tight ends coach to offensive : coordinator. : NORTH TEXAS-Fired David Mitchell, offensive coordinator and wide : receivers coach. : SOUTHEAST MISSOURI-Promoted Shannon Morrison from defensive : secondary coach to defensive coordinator.

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