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NCAA grants immediate eligibility to Georgia Tech's SimsATLANTA (AP) The NCAA has granted Georgia Tech defensive back Myles Sims' appeal for immediate eligibility, making him available for the Yellow Jackets' opener at Clemson on Thursday night.Sims transferred to Georgia Tech in May. The Atlanta native redshirted as a...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Baker Mayfield won't miss games after arrestBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield won't miss any game time after his arrest in February.The school will require Mayfield, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, to do 35 hours of community service and participate in an alcohol education...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's first fall practice launches 5-way QB competitionBy CHARLES ODUMGeorgia's long-awaited return to practice is the opening to a five-way quarterback competition that could be impacted by JT Daniels' continued rehabilitation from a knee injury.Junior cornerback Eric Stokes and other players were eager to see the contenders,...

AP College Football WriterDave Rimington named Nebraska's interim athletic directorBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska reached back to its more glorious football past to find a temporary leader for its athletic department.Dave Rimington, who became the most decorated offensive lineman in college football history in the early 1980s,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Unless something really strange happens over the last two weeks of the season, the second College Football Playoff will crown a new champion.Ohio State had its 23-game winning streak snapped on a last-second field goal by Michigan State, putting the Spartans on the road to...

Former Michigan State, Lions coach Darryl Rogers diesDETROIT (AP) Darryl Rogers, who coached Michigan State to a share of the Big Ten title in 1978 and later took the helm for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 83.The Lions said Rogers' family confirmed his death Wednesday.Rogers coached...

Illinois' Turner carted off field, Gophers' McGhee ejectedCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois receiver Malik Turner was carted off the field late in the first quarter against Minnesota.Turner was hit by Minnesota safety Duke McGhee while making a catch and remained on the field for several minutes. Turner was placed...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in SeptemberBy DAVE SKRETTAThe Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic.The move came one...

K-State cornerback Shelley arrested for traffic violationsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State cornerback Duke Shelley was arrested this week for failure to appear and released after paying a $500 bond, though his status for this weekend's game against Kansas remains in question.A school spokesman said any punishment will be...

AP College Football WriterPenn State, Nebraska both desperately seeking their 1st winsBy ERIC OLSONNebraska is 9-17 under third-year coach Scott Frost and frustration is setting in after losses in its first two games.''The guys are impatient, just like I'm impatient to get this changed,'' Frost said. ''I keep saying...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State, Thomas handle Mocs in FCS KickoffBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Jacksonville State coach John Grass talked this past week about the difficulty of playing a season-opening game against a rival, Chattanooga, whose new coaching staff might utilize an unfamiliar game plan.But he added, almost reminding...

AP Sports WritersHow does the Big Ten play football without open campuses?By MITCH STACY and ERIC OLSONLess than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season, not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure it will have students back...