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Brigham Young University is set to leave the Mountain West Conference for the 2011 season and become an independent school in football, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. BYU would return to the Western...

Parade Magazine ranked TCU as a top 20 large private college as well as a top 20 business and accounting school in its College A-List, which will be published Sunday. According to the website, Parade asked top high school counselors across the nation to recommend the schools that often fly "under the radar" for the survey.

The A-List colleges were broken down into 16 different categories, and the survey contained over 300 colleges, according to the website.

SMU's Ford Field will hold the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 30 due to the official announcement of renovations to Amon G. Carter Stadium, a university media representative said.

Mark Cohen, athletics media relations director, said Monday that the $105 million renovation of the stadium would begin immediately afterthe final home game of the 2010 season on Nov. 13.

Cohen said the teams and bowl activities would still be based in Fort Worth. The only difference would be that the game would be played in Dallas.

The $105 million renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium, the first major upgrade since 1956, will begin immediately after the final home game of the 2010 season on Nov. 13, officials said Monday.

Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said the renovation, unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees in April, was an investment for the continued success of the football program.

A total of seven Frog football players have received preseason All-America honors from various organizations, with six Horned Frogs appearing on watch lists for national awards; Head coach Gary Patterson is also up for an honor.

Included below is an updated TCU preseason honor roll, as of Aug. 12:

Gary Patterson, Head Coach
*Preseason Coach of the Year, Playboy

CollegeFootballNews.com has ranked TCU quarterback Andy Dalton as the top player in the Mountain West Conference.

Four other Horned Frogs are among the top 30 players in the league. Wide receiver/return specialist Jeremy Kerley was listed fourth. Offensive tackle Marcus Cannon was 12th, linebacker Tank Carder 14th and center Jake Kirkpatrick 22nd.

Dalton is a preseason All-American who appears on watch lists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Award.