CFB

AP Sports WriterHurricanes shake up defensive coaching staff for 2021By TIM REYNOLDSManny Diaz decided someone else needed to call Miami's defensive plays. He chose himself.The Hurricanes' head coach - and former defensive coordinator - will call the plays on that side of the football in 2021, he said Thursday,...

Alcorn State, Southern picked to win SWAC divisionsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alcorn State and Southern are the favorites to repeat as division champions in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in a season that was moved to spring because of the pandemic.The league announced its preseason picks during the virtual media...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Southland commissioner: Time to regroup, move forward againBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The gap between emotions seemed more considerable Thursday than the distance between the Western Athletic Conference's announcement in Houston of a football rebirth and where the Southland Conference is headquartered about a four-hour's...

Associated PressProsecutors ask judge to order Graham Spanier report to jailBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania prosecutors want a judge to order former Penn State president Graham Spanier to begin serving a county jail sentence for endangering children by the way he responded to a complaint that Jerry...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=No avoiding Sanders will overshadow SWAC seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - If Alabama A&M coach Connell Maynor had looked up to his TV, he might have seen the SWAC's newest coach commanding the spotlight.Actually, it happens everywhere with Deion Sanders."Of course, Jackson (State) is getting...

UCLA promotes Jerry Neuheisel to wide receivers coachLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA has promoted Jerry Neuheisel to wide receivers coach.Neuheisel played for the Bruins from 2012 to 2015 and has been a graduate assistant with the program during Chip Kelly's three years as head coach.Neuheisel has worked primarily with...

Michigan hires Mike Hart as running back mentorANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan has hired former running back Mike Hart to be the program's running back mentor.The Wolverines announced the move Wednesday. Hart is Michigan's career rushing leader, and he was the running backs coach at Indiana for the...

Associated PressProsecutors ask judge to order Graham Spanier report to jailBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania prosecutors want a judge to order former Penn State president Graham Spanier to begin serving a county jail sentence for endangering children by the way he responded to a complaint that Jerry...

Associated PressNew Texas coach Sarkisian defends "The Eyes of Texas"By MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fresh off a national title with Alabama, Steve Sarkisian plans big changes to Texas' football program.''The Eyes of Texas'' isn't one of them.At his introductory press conference Tuesday, Sarkisian defended the controversial school song...

Associated PressNew Texas coach Sarkisian defends "The Eyes of Texas"By MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fresh off a national title with Alabama, Steve Sarkisian plans big changes to Texas' football program.''The Eyes of Texas'' isn't one of them.At his introductory press conference Tuesday, Sarkisian defended the controversial school song...

RB Markese Stepp lands at Nebraska after transfer from USCLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Running back Markese Stepp has transferred from Southern California to Nebraska, strengthening an area of need for the Cornhuskers following the departures of Dedrick Mills and Wan'Dale Robinson.Stepp made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday. The...

Tennessee's Ty Chandler transferring to North CarolinaCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Running back Ty Chandler is transferring to North Carolina for his final season of eligibility after graduating from Tennessee.North Carolina announced Chandler's decision Tuesday. Chandler also announced his decision on Twitter, thanking Tennessee but saying he looks...