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Alabama, Clemson arrive for playoff rematchBy The Associated PressTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alabama and Clemson are back at the College Football Playoff championship game, and ready for a rematch.The Crimson Tide landed about noon on Friday at Tampa International Airport. The Tigers weren't far behind , touching down around...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

Associated PressNew coach Lovie Smith bars Illini from scootersBy DAVID MERCERCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) When he got to campus back in March, Lovie Smith counted 50 or 60 players who owned scooters.You can still see a handful of the compact, two-wheeled vehicles parked by Illinois' indoor training facility.But by...

Missouri State player killed in shooting(STATS) - A Missouri State freshman football player was shot and killed in his hometown of Las Vegas Saturday night.Police continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Richard Nelson, who was shot at least twice while trying to break up a fight.KSNV-TV reported the...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: 10-win teams in 2016 likely to slip back in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama makes knocking out double-digit victory seasons look so easy, but for most programs it takes a combination of good play and good fortune that can be difficult to replicate from one...

Associated PressJudge sets March trial for 3 Penn State ex-administratorsBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's former president and two other ex-administrators learned Wednesday they will go to trial next month, nearly six years after the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal first became public.Judge John Boccabella set jury...

Jennings wears 'Dancing with the Stars' crown for FCS(STATS) - If you want fancy footwork, look no further than FCS college football.Rashad Jennings' win on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night was the second for a former FCS standout.Jennings, who played running back at Liberty before he went...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 commish wants decision on expansion by end of summerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he's going to push conference leaders to make decisions one way or the other on the lingering issues of expansion, a football championship game and...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's recent stumbles have left the program playing for bowl eligibility instead of a championship. It's been like that nearly every season since 2010 for the Hawkeyes, which has left open the possibility that last year's 12-2 record was more of an anomaly than the start...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinal on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play its semifinals on most New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure they...

Northern Colorado to face San Jose State in 2019(STATS) - Northern Colorado will open the 2019 season with a game at San Jose State.The Aug. 29 matchup - the first between the two programs - completes Northern Colorado's nonconference schedule, which also includes a Sept. 7 game at Washington...

Associated PressKansas QBs Bender and Stanley compete for starting jobBy JORDAN WOLFLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The quarterback position has been the definition of unstable for Kansas in recent years. Carter Stanley and Peyton Bender are trying to change that.In coach David Beaty's two seasons leading the Jayhawks, five quarterbacks...