SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Charlie Weis tried to set the example for his Notre Dame players Tuesday by refusing to talk about his future or any other distractions at his weekly news conference, focusing instead on Stanford.

The coach said he answered all the big-picture questions Sunday. That's when he said he couldn't argue if Notre Dame officials decided to fire him with a 6-5 record.

Overall, Weis has a 35-26 in five seasons at his alma mater. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick has said he will decide Weis' future after the game on Saturday.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen is nursing a black eye after getting punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning.

According to a university source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the matter, Clausen was at C.J.'s Pub about 2 a.m. with his family and girlfriend in the wake of Notre Dame's double overtime loss to Connecticut. Read More...

CINCINNATI (AP) Coach Brian Kelly is so accustomed to hearing rumors about him leaving Cincinnati that he pays little attention to what he calls the "silly season" of college football.

Kelly said on Tuesday the speculation he will be up for other coaching jobs doesn't affect his undefeated team or its recruiting. The fifth-ranked Bearcats (10-0) are fifth in the BCS standings heading into their final home game Friday against Illinois (3-7). Read More...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Two players defended embattled Kansas coach Mark Mangino on Tuesday as an internal investigation into claims that he mistreated his team entered its second week.

"We look to him to see how he reacts, and the way he's handled everything has been an inspiration to us," said safety Darrell Stuckey. "To see him go out there and be mentally tough - everything he's preached to us about being mentally tough, to see him live it out means a lot." Read More...

(AP) -- Southern California, LSU and Miami are among eight teams that cannot earn an automatic BCS bid, but are still in contention for an at-large invite to a marquee bowl game.

BCS officials announced Tuesday that a total of 20 teams are still in the running for spots in the national championship game and the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar and Orange bowls. Read More...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) There could be a blackout at Florida Field on Saturday.

An eye blackout that is. Read More...

ATLANTA (AP) Just another game? Georgia Tech vs. Georgia? Well, that's the way Paul Johnson sees it.

In comments sure to stoke the rivalry even more, the second-year coach of the No. 7 Yellow Jackets said he looks at Saturday's contest against disappointing Georgia just like he would any other game on the schedule. Read More...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (en-DOM'-uh-ken soo) has pleaded guilty to negligent driving and paid a $60 fine.

Lancaster County Court records showed Tuesday that the 22-year-old senior from Portland, Ore., also paid $48 in court costs on Monday. Read More...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson will start Saturday against Kentucky, bolstering a Volunteers secondary that's been struggling recently.

Coach Lane Kiffin reinstated Jackson to the team on Tuesday, a day after prosecutors dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges pending against him. Read More...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn's Ben Tate has delivered a couple of messages in recent weeks.

First, he told a reporter that he's the "best back in the state", though No. 2 Alabama's Mark Ingram is a Heisman Trophy candidate. Read More...