Tulane and LSU have agreed in principle to move their 2009 football game from the Superdome to Tiger Stadium, but the rivalry will return to New Orleans for games in 2010 and 2011.

LSU sought the change because the Tigers' recent signing to open at Washington next season plus playing at Tulane would have left LSU with only six home games. For budgetary reasons, the school never wants to play less than seven.

As part of the agreement, the 2010 game would be the opener for both teams instead of Oct. 30, as originally scheduled. The 2011 game likely will be played early in the year as well.

The Cajuns have scheduled non-conference games at home against Southern and on the road against Nebraska for that season. ULL opens the '09 season at home against Southern.

Southern will receive a guarantee of $125,000 and 6,000 tickets it can sell and keep the proceeds for playing the Cajuns.

ebraska will pay $700,000 in guaranteed money to UL for playing the Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.

The Cajuns are looking to add another non-conference game for '09

After originally signing a contract to play LSU at Tiger Stadium in 2010, the Cajuns recently finalized plans to make the trip up I-10 for a game to be played on Sept. 19, 2009.

Hofstra University Director of Athletics Jack Hayes today announced that Hofstra and Army have scheduled a football game for the 2011 season.

The Pride and the Black Knights of Army will meet on October 29, 2011 at Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Hofstra and Army will be meeting on the gridiron for the first time

Virginia Tech has agreed to push back its scheduled 2009 football opener against the University of Cincinnati to 2012 in order to accommodate a made-for-television game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.

Virginia Tech has agreed to open the 2009 college football season against a yet- to-be-named opponent at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta Sports Council President Gary Stokan said Wednesday.

Stokan said that he is talking to several SEC schools about playing the Hokies on Aug. 29, 2009 in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff.

This will be the second in a series of season-opening games in Atlanta sponsored by Chick-fil-A. This year's game will feature Alabama and Clemson, who will play in an 8 p.m. game on Aug. 30.

a UA source said later on Wednesday the matchup is unlikely. The Alabama source indicated as much, citing the fact that coach Nick Saban's team is already under contract to open with Florida International, then play Tulane in Week 2 of 2009.

Additionally, the source said, with the departure of quarterback John Parker Wilson, and possibly junior left tackle Andre Smith to the NFL, it's unlikely the Tide would open with such a high-powered opponent.

The game will be nationally televised on either ESPN or ABC.

While I had Pastilong on the horn, I asked whether some grumbling Marshall fans might have a legitimate beef.

The WVU AD said his school's football team will resume playing East Carolina after a break. The teams won't play after 2009, but will in 2015 for a yet-to-be-determined stretch.

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Houston will meet Big 12 foe Texas Tech in a home-and-away series beginning in 2009, director of athletics Dave Maggard announced Friday afternoon.

Texas Tech will visit John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium on Sept. 26, 2009 with the Cougars traveling to Lubbock for a game on Sept. 25, 2010. Game times will be announced at a later date,

According to the Charleston Daily Mail, the Mountaineers have agreed in principle to schedule games against Maryland (2012, 2013), East Carolina (2013-2018), and possibly Coastal Carolina (2010) and Virginia.

The Virginia series could start as soon as 2010 or as late as 2012.

http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/WVUSports/200807030081

North Texas has agreed to a multi-year series with Southern Methodist University and Army.

North Texas and SMU have scheduled four games to be played from 2014-2017. also in the deal is an option for eight additional games to be played from 2018-2025.

North Texas and Army are scheduled to play six games from 2009-2010 and 2016-2019.

Along with the previously announced Baylor Series, SMU announced 4 future football series.

SMU and TCU will continue the long-running Battle for the Iron Skillet rivalry, with annual games now slated through 2017.

After SMU and Navy finish their current four-game, home-and-home series in 2011, the series will resume in 2015 with another four-game, home-and-home series. SMU will travel to Annapolis in 2015 and 2017 and Navy will come to Dallas in 2016 and 2018.

Stephen F. Austin will make the first of two trips to Dallas on Sept. 5, 2009, and will make a return trip to Dallas in 2012.

From the official Western Kentucky website:

http://wkusports.com/news.cgi?article=6453&sports=5

Baylor completed its 2009 football schedule by signing a one-game contract with Kent State. Baylor and Kent State will meet Oct. 3, 2009, in Waco.

Baylor and SMU begin a six-year series with a Sept. 10, 2011, contest in Dallas. The Bears and Mustangs will play in Waco during the 2012 (Sept. 1), 2014 (Aug. 30) and 2016 (Sept. 16) seasons, sandwiched around games at Dallas in 2013 (Sept. 14) and 2015 (Sept. 5).

Baylor also announced a home and home series with Navy. The Navy series is will be starting Sept. 19, 2015, in Waco and concluding Sept. 3, 2016, at Navy

With two games remaining on their current football scheduling agreement, Oklahoma and Tulsa have agreed to a new contract that will add another three games to the series. The schools made the announcement jointly on Friday.

The Sooners and Golden Hurricane will play in Norman in 2009 and 2011 under the existing pact. The new agreement calls for a Sept. 14, 2013 game in Norman, a Sept. 20, 2014 game in Tulsa and a Sept. 26, 2015 game in Norman.

Utah is in the process of finalizing a deal that would place the Utes on Notre Dame's football schedule for 2010. It would be a first-time meeting between the football teams. Utah has an open date in 2010 because its series with Washington State was bumped to 2012 and 2013, which also made it possible for the Utes to play at Michigan this season.

"It's not an absolute yet, but we're excited about the prospect of playing at South Bend; it's a great venue and a great opponent," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "For Utah to play at Notre Dame would be a great opportunity."

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Despite the storied history of the two programs, the University of Washington has only played Louisiana State University once in its 119-year football history. That will change next fall as school officials from both institutions have reached agreement for a home-and-away football series in the years 2009 and 2012.

Washington will host the Tigers in its season opener on Sept. 5, 2009 in Husky Stadium then will return the trip to Baton Rouge, La. for a game on Sept. 29, 2012 in Tiger Stadium.

University of Houston athletics director Dave Maggard has agreed to a three-game football series with UCLA, beginning in 2010.

Dates for the series have not been announced yet. The first game will be played at the Rose Bowl, with the 2011 game being played at Robertson Stadium and the final game, in 2012, at UCLA.

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When the ACC spring meetings begin Sunday at Amelia Island, Fla., discussions of expanded conference scheduling will not be limited to basketball.

Also under review will be the possibility of going to a nine-game league format in football. Under the current system, ACC teams play eight conference games. Each school in the two six-team divisions — Atlantic and Coastal — play the other five division members plus three from the opposite division.

Should a nine-game format be adopted, each team would play four games against teams from the opposite division.

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Notre Dame and Arizona State have signed a 1 year deal to play on Oct. 5, 2013, at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Notre Dame football will begin the series of off-site games in 2009 (vs. Washington State in San Antonio) and play one game per season at locations in Texas, Florida, and in other cities.

The NCAA has approved applications for 34 football bowl games for 2008, including 32 existing bowls and two new games in Washington, D.C., and St. Petersburg, Fla. The NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee on Wednesday also turned down a request for a proposed Rocky Mountain Bowl in Salt Lake City.

The new bowl games for next season will be the Congressional Bowl in the nation's capital and the St. Petersburg Bowl.

Also announced was the #6 SEC Team will face a Big Team in the Papa Johns.com Bowl in Birmingham

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