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Associated PressNo. 5 Notre Dame knocking on the door for playoff berthBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Brian Kelly has learned to adapt over the years, even when it comes to the postgame music played in the Notre Dame locker room.''As long as they do their job, I...

Associated PressChase Claypool emerges as top WR for No. 15 Notre DameBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tattooed in cursive lettering around his bulging right biceps, Notre Dame senior wide receiver Chase Claypool wears a permanent reminder of his sister's life that was cut too short.''A thousand tears...

2017 ACC predicted order of finishGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) The 2017 preseason Atlantic Coast Conference predicted order of finish and player of the year voting, announced Monday by the league and determined by a vote of 167 media members at the conference's media days last week, with first-place votes...

Marshall-ECU game date moved, will honor 1970 crash victimsGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Marshall and East Carolina will open the 2020 football season a week earlier than scheduled to accommodate a national television broadcast marking the 50th anniversary of the worst disaster in U.S. sports history.The schools announced Thursday that...

AP Sports WriterLight reading: Fleck regaling Gophers with pregame kid booksBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Starting with his trademarked ''Row the Boat'' motto that touts energy, trust and optimism, University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has never lacked for clever ways to connect with and motivate his players.The...

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...

AP Sports WriterBaylor hires LSU's Aranda as head coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor hired LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as its new head coach Thursday, three days after the Tigers completed their undefeated national championship.Aranda, a head coach for the first time, takes over a Big 12 program in much better...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas All-American Terrell dismissed from teamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Central Arkansas All-America senior defensive end Chris Terrell has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team standards, coach Nathan Brown announced Thursday.The announcement came one day before players are due on campus for...

Illinois' top-rated prospect Marquez Beason out for seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois freshman defensive back Marquez Beason is out for the season with a knee injury.Coach Lovie Smith announced Monday that Beason would have surgery after getting hurt in practice last week. Beason was a consensus four-star recruit from...

AP College Football WriterAfter 11 years, West Virginia-Virginia Tech renew rivalryBy RALPH D. RUSSOWest Virginia and Virginia Tech played for bragging rights of the Appalachian region for decades, first meeting in 1912, becoming regular rivals in the 1950s and then turning it into an annual affair in the 1970s...

Georgia, Clemson announce 2021 opening game in CharlotteCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Georgia and Clemson will open the 2021 season by playing on a neutral site at the home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.The game at Bank of America Stadium, scheduled for Sept. 4, 2021, was announced on Tuesday by...

Maryland physicians to be employed outside athleticsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The University of Maryland will have medical staff tending to the school's sports teams employed outside of the athletics department.This would include the head team physician, athletic trainers, nutritionists and mental health practitioners.The directive, announced Thursday, fulfills recommendations...