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Pittsburgh is going to court in an effort to get its football team out of the Big East as fast as possible.

The university filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pa., on Friday, asking that the school be allowed to move to the ACC after competing in all sports following the upcoming academic year. Pittsburgh, along with Syracuse, gave notice to the Big East last September that it would be leaving the beleaguered conference for the greener pastures of the ACC. The move was supposed to happen after the 2013-14 season, but the Big East had hinted that it was willing to work with both schools on an exit strategy.

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Pittsburgh said in a statement that it had recently been working with former Big East commissioner John Marinatto to leave the conference "after this upcoming academic year."

(Andrew Weber/US Presswire)In another twist to what has already been a sad and bizarre story coming out of State College, former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary field suit against Penn State University on Monday under the state's Whistleblower Law.

The "writ of summons" issued Tuesday in court on behalf of the former wide receivers coach is the first step towards McQueary counterattacking his damaged reputation for his involvement in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

McQueary's reporting of Sandusky, the program's former defensive coordinator, and the alleged molestation of a 10-year old boy on the Penn State campus during the winter of 2001 was the crux of McQueary's testimony. McQueary, who saw the act and reported it to then head coach Joe Paterno and later to university officials, was placed on administrative leave this past November when the incident came to light.

As of now, Penn State is unable to comment on the filing.

"The University has not yet received the complaint and so cannot comment on it at

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NOTE: This story was written by Kristian Dyer.

One moment with Eric LeGrand and his smile, as wide as they come, is sure to burst out.

LeGrand, a former Rutgers defensive tackle, who would have been completing his senior year this spring and perhaps even readying himself for the NFL Draft, is working with an agent to help him transition to the broadcasting booth. LeGrand is undeterred by the tragedy that left him in a wheelchair and unable to walk; he is making lemonade out of lemons.

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On Saturday afternoon, Penn State's annual spring game closed the door on one legacy and started another.

Despite the fact that late head coach Joe Paterno was relieved of his duties Nov. 9, the Penn State football program has spent much of the last six months grappling with his 61-year legacy. Along with the wins and national rankings he achieved with the Nittany Lions, there of course was the sexual abuse scandal that proved to be Paterno's downfall. But on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium, it seemed like the estimated 60,000 fans in attendance had finally embraced Bill O'Brien as their new head coach. So too did his players.

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The score didn't matter much and neither did the play of either offense - both sides of the intrasquad scrimmage struggled to move the ball in the annual Blue-White Game. Using a system that awarded points not only for touchdowns and field goals but also for plays such as turnovers and sacks, the defense in blue uniforms beat the offense in white 77-65. Truth be told, the result was secondary.

Just months after the Jerry Sandusky scandal brought shame to the campus and ended the Paterno legacy after 409 wins and two national championships, the football program seems to have fully embraced the transition to O'Brien.

"This is a very unique year. The seniors, we're going to set traditions and we're going to keep some old traditions or start new ones," center Matt Stankiewitch said. "We don't really know yet what we want to keep but some stuff we are keeping. Coach O'Brien has incorporated some of the old stuff and some of the new stuff. Every day is just a new experience."

Howard University has cancelled participation of spring sports in a "self-imposed" action as part of an ongoing investigation. However, the decision to cancel part of the spring schedule will not affect the Bison football team or its spring workouts.

That's good news for Rutgers, which is scheduled to meet Howard on Sept. 8 in the first home game for new head coach Kyle Flood.

University spokeswoman, Kerry-Ann Hamilton, Ph.D., Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, sent Yahoo!Sports the university's official statement on the voluntary suspension of spring sports:

"Howard University is conducting an internal investigation of possible NCAA rules-violations. As a result of this process, the University temporarily withheld a number of student-athletes from competition as a self-imposed action.  Most teams will compete as scheduled. We are working diligently to fully resolve this matter as quickly as a possible. In order to protect the integrity of this review, we are unable to share additional details at this time."

Most of the athletic department's scheduled games for spring sports will begin again this Friday and the self-imposed sanctions will not affect the football team. However, several student-athletes are being held out of spring competition across multiple sports while the university determines whether textbook vouchers were spent on other items. There was no word which athletes from which sports were affected by the self-imposed sanction.

Jeff Fisher has some extra currency to spend on his new team. (Getty Images)

It's the type of move that can change a franchise.

On March 10, the St. Louis Rams agreed to trade the second pick in the NFL draft to the Washington Redskins, a deal that was done at the time with the idea that Robert Griffin III was the consensus No. 2 player in the draft. No matter that the Indianapolis Colts, holder of the top selection, might now consider taking "RGIII" over Andrew Luck with the top pick. The pick still had value to the Browns with two franchise-saving quarterbacks available in this draft; with the Rams set at the position, the move now lets them enhance their team.

St. Louis obtained from Washington the No. 6 pick in the draft along with the Redskins' second-round pick this year. In addition, the Rams now hold the Redskins' first-round picks in 2013 and 2014.

"It reminds me a bit of the Dallas Cowboys when they traded [Herschel] Walker and remade their team," one league executive told Yahoo! Sports.

"The Rams underachieved last year and were better than their record indicated. Now that they can upgrade with some very real talent in this draft, they should be a playoff team again. And quickly."

The allusion to the Walker trade is an interesting one. Made in 1989 between the Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, the deal had Walker and a free throw-in from Dallas as the centerpiece, heading to the MetroDome. In return, the Cowboys received five players and eight draft picks. These picks became the core of three Super Bowl-winning teams in the 1990's, including Emmitt Smith, Alvin Harper and Darren Woodson.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It was December 2005 and Tim Tebow was a high school senior taking his official visit at USC. Home schooled, Tebow still was able to showcase his ability for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and became one of the best quarterback recruits in the nation. Offers poured in from the nation's top programs and the young Tebow took official visits to the Trojans along with Alabama, LSU, Michigan and Florida, his eventual choice.

But on that trip to Los Angeles, the player charged with giving Tebow a feel for the campus that weekend was none other than Mark Sanchez. And now it will be one of these two quarterbacks under the center for the New York Jets this season as a trade last week reunited Sanchez and Tebow.

"I did host him at USC," Sanchez said in a Monday afternoon conference call with the New York media. "He's still the same guy."

Now entering his fourth year with the Jets, Sanchez remembers laughing and joking around with Tebow on the official visit. They lost contact after their initial meeting although both players admit to admiring the other one's collegiate career. But a couple years ago, they connected again at a Super Bowl fan event and then later at a Q&A forum with fans.

Tebow gushed over Sanchez in his press conference, Sanchez did the same during his conference call, and the odd couple of the NFL is set to begin a strange odyssey.

A pocket passer, Sanchez is known for his strong arm and is a typical pro-style quarterback. On the other hand, Tebow runs out of the option and rarely completes over 50 percent of his passes. Sanchez loves going out on the town and has been romantically linked to everyone from Jamie-Lynn Sigler to model Kate Upton. An evangelical Christian, Tebow said he is saving his virginity for marriage.

Despite the differences, it was Sanchez who reached out with a phone call to Tebow, again being the gracious host after the trade. This time, though, he was welcoming Tebow to his team and not trying to recruit him. Their styles on the field and lifestyles might be different, but both talk nonstop about wanting to win.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — And now, the New York Jets are left with a mess.

With their Monday afternoon introduction of Tim Tebow, the Jets now have a quarterback controversy on their hands just two weeks after giving incumbent starter Mark Sanchez a five-year contract extension which included over $24 million in guaranteed money. Last Wednesday night after reaching a deal with the Denver Broncos to acquire Tebow, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said that his newest acquisition was coming in to be the team's backup quarterback.

"Mark Sanchez is, has been and will be our starting quarterback," Tannenbaum said. "We're adding Tim to be our backup quarterback and to play in roles and packages as coach [Rex] Ryan and [offensive coordinator Tony] Sparano see fit. Tim is comfortable with that."

But not so fast -- someone didn't tell that to Tebow.

While Tebow spoke about his friendship with Sanchez and said that "working together we'll be able to encourage one another and be stronger together than we would be apart," it was clear that he won't be content carrying a clipboard on the sidelines. Tebow was clear that he wants to be a good teammate and support Sanchez, whom he has been friends with for several years, but he also wants to be more than just an understudy.

"I haven't had time to spend with coach Ryan and I think a lot of it has to do with how well it works, how it does in practice. Obviously you're not going to put something out there that's not executing, not running well so I think it really matters how well we do," Tebow said.

When the Mark Sanchez replicas go for half off, you'll know something's up. (AP)