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AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

AP Sports WriterJackson's injury shows risk of returning for senior yearBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) There's not always a right-or-wrong answer to the question of whether they should stay or go, even with hindsight.Just ask Alabama senior safety Eddie Jackson, the Crimson Tide's All-American safety who elected to...

Arizona State at No. 21 Colorado tops the Pac-12 this weekBy The Associated PressHere are some things to watch in Week 6 of the Pac-12 Conference football season:GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at No.21 Colorado. The Buffaloes (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) are 4-0 for the first time since 1998,...

AP Sports WriterNew Vols offensive coordinator Scott prepared for challengeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This marks Larry Scott's first season as Tennessee's offensive coordinator, but he's been preparing for this type of challenge since grade school.That's when Scott said he started thinking about the possibility of coaching. The...

Texas Tech again taps SEC for grad transfer in LSU's MonroeTexas Tech added another graduate transfer from an SEC power Monday by signing former LSU safety Eric Monroe.Monroe joined the Red Raiders about a week after running back Chadarius Townsend came over from Alabama.Monroe played in LSU's 42-25 victory...

AP Sports WriterNCAA adopts early signing period, 10th coach for footballBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) College football recruiting is on the verge of getting a whole new look before the end of this year.The NCAA's Division I Council approved a sweeping package Friday that would allow players to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville says that senior running back Michael Dyer is academically ineligible and will miss the Cardinals' Belk Bowl game on Dec. 30 against Georgia.Dyer, the former Auburn star who transferred to Louisville last year from Arkansas Baptist College, was the fourth-leading rusher for the Cardinals...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=PFL upstart Davidson gaining respectBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Davidson may have been the most-entertaining team in the FCS last season.Wildcats' games averaged 86 points with them winning 45-41. They led the FCS in rushing while finishing 6-5 for their first winning season since 2007.Few foresaw the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Alabama hosts No. 13 Texas A&M in home openerBy JOHN ZENORIt's not like Nick Saban's former assistants-turned-head coaches haven't heard all the numbers before.They've taken 19 shots at No. 2 Alabama's head coach and their onetime boss, and still have a goose egg. Next up...

We are Marshall is coming off its best season in years with a 13-1 record. Junior Gunnar Holcombe is taking control as QB with big shoes to fill following Rakeem Cato. What Darrell Hazell did for Kent State is not repeating at Purdue. In the last 6 years, Purdue has...

Freshman football player dies after morning workoutKENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that...

AP Sports WriterAt 5-1, No. 9 Texas going all in on Tom HermanBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Game by game, win by win, Texas is going all in on Tom Herman.Just check his phone. In the 24 hours after his Longhorns beat Oklahoma 48-45 to rise to No....