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Alabama hires Patriots assistant Brian Daboll to run offenseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, reuniting him with his former boss Nick Saban.Saban announced Monday that Daboll will replace Steve Sarkisian, who ran the offense in the...

Ex-Florida QB Harris planning transfer to Tennessee StateNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Florida quarterback Treon Harris plans to transfer to Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee State.Tennessee State athletic department spokesman Jose Garcia said Friday via email that ''I can inform of his intention to enroll at Tennessee State, but...

Baylor regents: 17 women reported assaults by 19 playersWACO, Texas (AP) An outside investigation of the Baylor University sexual violence scandal found 17 women who had reported sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 Baylor University athletes since 2011, university regents have told The Wall Street Journal.Those included four...

AP Sports WriterBack from the brink, UAB football in position to riseBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) With no games to play, the UAB football players spend hours sweating on the practice field and in the weight room.They're motivated by something else.The Blazers can see the new, all-encompassing football...

Vols' WR Smith agrees to perform community serviceKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith has agreed to a deal that will allow the domestic assault charge against him to be dismissed once he performs community service and pays court costs.Smith was arrested last month after fighting with...

AP Sports WriterWilliams' departure leaves Whaley as Arkansas' top RBBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas was expected to have one of the most talented running back tandems in the Southeastern Conference this season with an experienced Rawleigh Williams and up-and-comer Devwah Whaley.The depth will now be unexpectedly tested...

Associated PressFormer Vanderbilt player sentenced to 15 years for dorm rapeBy SHEILA BURKENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt football player was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student.Davidson County Criminal Court Judge...

Associated PressDocuments: Paterno ignored boy's Sandusky complaint in 1976By MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, told by a teenage boy in 1976 that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in a shower, responded that he didn't want to hear about it and had ''a...

UC Davis to play at Stanford in 2018(STATS) - UC Davis football is headed back to the scene of the FCS crime - a 20-17 win at Stanford in 2005 that was one of the more memorable victories in Aggies history.On Wednesday, both schools announced they will meet again...

AP College Football WriterWith a mix of Saban and swag, Collins takes over at TempleBy RALPH D. RUSSOPHILADELPHIA (AP) Geoff Collins flips through the pages in three-ring binder, and then grabs another and does the same.He finds the pages he wants and puts them side-by-side. Two travel itineraries,...

Clemson, Swinney honored by South Carolina state lawmakersCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and the national champion Tigers were honored by state lawmakers on Tuesday.Swinney spoke to the general assembly, challenging legislators to find that ''little extra'' to get along with those colleagues they might disagree with...

Associated PressDocuments: Paterno ignored boy's Sandusky complaint in 1976By MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, told by a teenage boy in 1976 that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in a shower, responded that he didn't want to hear about it and had ''a...