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Tar Heels add LSU grad transfer Brandon Harris to rosterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina says it has added quarterback Brandon Harris as a graduate transfer from LSU.UNC officials announced Friday that Harris signed his scholarship paperwork and is expected to join the Tar Heels this summer after...

AP Sports WriterHearings begin for suspended Minnesota football playersBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Ten Minnesota football players suspended for their alleged involvement in a sexual assault faced a panel of university employees on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to avoid expulsion and other punishments recommended by the school's...

AP College Football WriterPushback against delaying 10th college football assistantBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo top college football administrators oppose delaying until the end of next season the expansion of FBS coaching staffs to 10 members.Winter is hiring season for assistant coaches in college football. Programs usually have their staffs in...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Mississippi State junior running back Josh Robinson has decided to turn pro after Wednesday night's Orange Bowl game against Georgia Tech.Robinson announced his decision on social media, posting a photo that called him a ''2015 NFL Draft Candidate.'' The caption below the photo said,...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

Associated PressLawyer says he told Penn State official to report SanduskyBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's former top lawyer said in a deposition made public Thursday he advised the university's vice president in 2001 to notify a state agency of a complaint from an assistant football coach...

Associated PressKirby Smart insists he's lost no confidence in himselfBy GEORGE HENRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Kirby Smart's first season as Georgia's head coach isn't going as planned.Visions of an SEC East title, a premier bowl game and a high national ranking were essentially ruined by last weekend's stunning home...

The Latest: Jury fails to reach verdict in Penn State caseHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Latest on the criminal trial of former Penn State University president Graham Spanier (all times local):8:25 p.m.The jury in former Penn State University president Graham Spanier's (SPAN'-yurz) criminal trial is going home after more...

Associated PressKansas turnovers elevate Oklahoma State 44-20By AMIE JUSTLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Mason Rudolph threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Jalen McCleskey caught six passes for 129 yards, Justice Hill ran for 162 yards and Oklahoma State extinguished Kansas' homecoming excitement, winning 44-20 on Saturday.With less than four...

Police seek teen, mom in killing of Missouri State playerLAS VEGAS (AP) Police are looking for a teen suspect and his mother in the fatal shooting of a Missouri State University football player who witnesses say tried to stop a fight involving his sister and others in Las...

The Latest: Penn State ex-leader's jury asks more questionsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Latest on the criminal trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (all times local):8:15 p.m.A judge is getting more questions from jurors in the criminal trial of former Penn State University president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur).Spanier...

AP Sports WriterAfter 3 years of losing, Herman trying to change TexasBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman had barely accepted the job at Texas when he sent a strong message to his new players and those who had been fiercely loyal to Charlie Strong.Change was coming. It...