Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the possible expansion of the Big Ten could create changes in major college football that force the Fighting Irish to give up their football independence.
The Big Ten and Pac-10 have both said they are exploring the possibility of adding schools.
Swarbrick says that looming realignment changes could be "relatively small ... or they could be seismic."
While Notre Dame prefers to remain independent in football, Swarbrick says, he and university president Rev. John Jenkins will evaluate whatever changes occur and assess how they effect the Fighting Irish.
More football
Clemson raises: Dabo Swinney will earn $900,000 more this season than last, while his assistants at Clemson will receive raises totaling $495,000.
The school's athletic department released the salary figures on Tuesday, a day after a committee of Clemson's trustees recommended increases.
Swinney's annual salary will rise to $1.75 million after the Tigers reached the ACC championship game in 2009. Swinney's original contract called for a salary of $800,000. He also received a $50,000 bonus for winning the ACC Atlantic Division.
Texas, Maryland get reprieve: The NCAA has given Texas and Maryland a one-year reprieve from a new rule that limits off-campus football recruiting by a coach designated as the head coach-in-waiting.
The decision allows Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin to participate in the critical spring evaluation period in April and May.
Basketball
Jackets AD mum on Hewitt's status: Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich says he will wait until the end of the season for "any discussion" on coach Paul Hewitt's status.
Georgia Tech finished a disappointing seventh in the ACC in the regular season.
Tuesday's results
Baseball
William & Mary 3, North Carolina 0: Three William & Mary pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the visiting Tribe (6-4) upset No. 11 North Carolina (10-2).
UNC's Brian Goodwin and Ryan Graepel extended their hit streaks to seven and eight games, respectively.
N.C. State 14, N.C. A&T 10: The host Wolfpack (11-1) scored double-digit runs for the fifth straight game in a win over the Aggies (3-7).
Drew Poulk, Pratt Maynard, Russell Wilson and Matt Berquist had three hits each for the Wolfpack.
Duke 5, Quinnipiac 0: Freshman Chase Bebout and senior Christopher Manno combined for Duke's third shutout in five days as the Blue Devils (9-3) completed a two-game sweep of Quinnipiac (0-5) at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary.
Jeremy Gould homered and drove in three runs to power Duke's offense.
Coastal Carolina 9, Wake Forest 4: Seventh-ranked Coastal Carolina (12-1) scored four runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to record a come-from-behind victory over visiting Wake Forest (6-7).
St. Augustine's 7-6, Chowan 3-3: Wayne Lewis homered and drove in five runs in the doubleheader as the Falcons (13-3, 8-0 CIAA) swept Chowan (7-11, 2-3) at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary.
Men's tennis
UCLA 4, Duke 3: The 33rd-ranked Blue Devils took a 3-0 lead, but No. 8 UCLA rallied to win at Los Angeles.
The Blue Devils won all three doubles matches to take the doubles point.
Duke's Henrique Cunha defeated Haythem Abid 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. Torsten Wietoska topped UCLA's Holden Seguso at No. 4, 6-3, 6-3.
Women's golf
UNLV Spring Invitational: Sarah Bejgrowicz tied the school 18-hole record with a 4-under 68 and Campbell moved up to 12th place after the second round at Boulder City, Nev.
Campbell had a 604 total. UNLV led at 567.
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There have been some wild, crazy endings to North Carolina-Duke games over the 233-game history of the rivalry, and Duke's 85-84 victory Wednesday night at the Smith Center will take its place as one of the craziest and most memorable of all - if not the most. 
Right about the time the Smith Center crowd was mouthing "O'er the ramparts we watched," 700 miles away, Jordan Daniels was sinking the free throw that changed what the game would mean entirely. 
The Wolfpack cannot lose this game and still harbor serious hopes of earning an NCAA bid based on its regular-season resume. 
Virginia coach Tony Bennett didn't need to call a single timeout. 
Maybe 20 minutes after he knocked down a shot that will forever be associated with his Duke career, Austin Rivers walked back out onto the same Smith Center court for a post-game interview with television reporters. 
Shenise Johnson scored 19 points and Riquna Williams added 17 to lead No. 6 Miami to a 61-37 win over No. 22 North Carolina on Wednesday night. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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