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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Maryland coach DJ Durkin is spending time with the Alabama football staff but hasn't been hired. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a statement Friday that Durkin "is spending a few days with our staff in Tuscaloosa from a professional development standpoint."
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has extended football coach P.J. Fleck's contract again by one year, through the 2023 season. The university announced the agreement after it was approved by the Board of Regents. The Gophers went 6-6 this year for an invitation to the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit against Georgia Tech. They finished 5-7 in 2017, Fleck's first season. He received a one-year extension then as well. Fleck's salary this season was $3.55 million, and he received a $75,000 bonus for the bowl bid.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana freshman defensive back Jamar Johnson faces a preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement following his arrest on campus. Campus police say officers patrolling the Sembower Recreation Sports Fields Complex detected the odor of marijuana Thursday night and saw two people nearby. One of the individuals ran away before returning and Johnson was arrested. The 6-foot-1 Johnson picked off his first career pass in IU's Sept. 29 win at Rutgers.
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