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NAPA, Calif. (AP) -- Quarterback Terrelle Pryor signed a four-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday, three days after being picked in the third round of the NFL supplemental draft.The Raiders announced the signing late Thursday night and said Pryor would take the field for his first NFL practice on Friday.The Raiders play their third exhibition game on Sunday against New Orleans and it would be extremely unlikely that Pryor would play. The Raiders then will have three practices before the exhibition finale at Seattle on Sept. 2.After that game, Pryor will be ineligible to practice with the Raiders until serving a five-game suspension.When he was allowed to enter Monday's supplemental draft, Pryor was handed a suspension by Commissioner Roger Goodell for the same number of games he would have sat out had he returned to Ohio State. Pryor has said he will not appeal the suspension. [Read the full article] With at least one team from outside the Power Six conferences reaching a BCS bowl in each of the last five seasons, it might be time to retire the term "BCS buster." Having a non-AQ team on the biggest stage has become the norm, not a novelty. And the "busters" have proved their worth, going 4-1 against BCS-conference teams in those games.This year, the usual suspects are again vying for a spot in college football's VIP room. Two-time BCS participant Boise State begins the year ranked fifth in the AP poll and seventh in the Coaches'. Defending Rose Bowl champion TCU begins 14th and 15th, respectively. The Broncos and Horned Frogs may have head starts, but they're not the only contenders. Here's a look at the five non-AQ teams that could earn a BCS berth, in order of probability. [Read the full article] CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami has sent paperwork to the NCAA asking that football players declared ineligible for associating with booster Nevin Shapiro be reinstated in time for the Hurricanes' season-opener at Maryland.A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press on Thursday that Miami is awaiting rulings on eight players, including quarterback Jacory Harris. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one is authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigations by the university and the NCAA."They're eligible to practice," Miami coach Al Golden said Friday morning. "We have filed paperwork to the NCAA as of late last night, which is part of the normal process. ... The only entity that can reinstate them is the NCAA. So now we've done our part. We're waiting. Of course, there's going to be follow-ups from the NCAA standpoint. [Read the full article] 
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