Colorado to join Pacific 10 Conference in 2011

University of Colorado regents have authorized the school’s chancellor to move forward with plans for the school to join the Pacific 10 Conference on July 1, 2011.

An agreement with the Big 12, the school’s current conference, would allow it to withhold $6.86 million in revenues that it would be entitled to receive before then and to join the Pac-10 a year early.

The regents made the decision during a Tuesday meeting.

Earlier in the day, the Big 12 and Nebraska announced a settlement in which the conference will withhold $9.255 million from the estimated $19 million in revenues that would have been distributed to the school the last two years the Cornhuskers are in the Big 12.

Nebraska becomes an official member of the Big Ten on July 1, 2011.

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Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio was released from the hospital Tuesday, two days after suffering a mild heart attack after a daring overtime win against Notre Dame.

Don Treadwell, the offensive coordinator for the 25th-ranked Spartans, was upbeat during a news conference as he described meeting with Dantonio, who was hospitalized Sunday not long after Saturday night’s 34-31 victory.

“Coach was sitting up in bed in the time that I saw him, and again, just knowing him, having known him for 20 years, you usually can’t fool someone when you’ve been with them long enough to see him in good times and bad times,” Treadwell said. “I was very pleased in just looking at him and knowing who he is and seeing the strength in his eyes and just listening to him talk.”

And that was before the best news of the day — Dantonio’s release from the hospital in the afternoon.

With Dantonio out, Treadwell will try to keep his players focused for Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado coming off one of the program’s most exciting wins in recent memory. The Spartans beat the Irish on a fake field goal that worked for a touchdown — an audacious trick play that earned Dantonio all sorts of plaudits before his health became the primary concern.

Treadwell said although he’d seen Dantonio, there wasn’t much talk about Michigan State’s next game.

“Nothing like that has taken place,” Treadwell said. “I can assure you, with the boss he has in [wife] Becky Dantonio right now, there’s not much of anything going on outside of what she knows and what she allows, and that’s a hug and, ‘How ya doing?’ ”

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Notre Dame and Navy will play in Dublin, Ireland, in 2012.

Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk says Aviva Stadium will be the site for the 86th meeting between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen. The $410-million stadium opened in May and has a seating capacity of 50,000.

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Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter is expected to start against Stanford on Saturday after missing one game and another start with a sprained ankle.

Also, Notre Dame notified the NCAA that defensive line coach and special teams coordinator Mike Elston has returned to the staff. Elston missed the Michigan game and did not coach against Michigan State after being hospitalized with a viral illness, and his responsibilities were covered by other members of Kelly’s staff.

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Purdue quarterback Robert Marve expects to play Saturday against Toledo after bruising his left knee last week against Ball State. He was hurt on a quarterback sneak in the second quarter against the Cardinals, and he played a limited role in the second half.

It was the same knee he had ACL surgery on last year, so he’s relieved it wasn’t a bigger deal.

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Brigham Young quarterback Riley Nelson is done for the season because of an injury to his right (non-throwing) shoulder. … Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said that running back Jewel Hampton will have knee surgery and is likely gone for the rest of the season. … Suspended West Virginia cornerback Brandon Hogan has been allowed to return to practice. Hogan, a senior, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested on a drunk-driving charge earlier this month.