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Alabama-Florida State open ABC's Saturday night footballBy The Associated PressA potential matchup of preseason No. 1 vs. No. 2 between Alabama and Florida State will be ABC's first Saturday night football game of the 2017 season.ESPN/ABC announced Thursday its opening-weekend schedule, along with the Saturday prime-time games for the...

Associated PressHeisman motivates Jackson to be more valuable for LouisvilleBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rewarding as it was to win the Heisman Trophy last season, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson didn't end the year the way he had envisioned.Jackson's selection as the school's first Heisman winner was preceded by...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas, Sam Houston headline All-Southland picksBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - People outside the Southland Conference might be conceding a championship repeat by FCS national power Sam Houston State, but the talent across the conference suggests the title race is worth a second look.Surprisingly, the Bearkats didn't...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's Snell: Freshman year a glimpse of things to comeBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Benny Snell Jr.'s initial plan to ease into college life and big-time SEC football has quickly evolved into the sophomore assuming responsibilities as Kentucky's main running back.Last fall's breakout season helped...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: James, Rosen could make big impact after injuriesBy RALPH D. RUSSORoyce Freeman hardly looked like himself last season.An injured knee in the first month of the season caused Oregon's dynamic running back to miss a game. Then he took a shot to the chest...

Associated Press2 Penn St. ex-administrators plead guilty in sex abuse caseBy MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVYHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two former Penn State administrators pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor child endangerment in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and...

Associated PressPenn State reveals plans to renovate iconic Beaver StadiumBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State plans to overhaul 23 athletic facilities, including its football stadium, though renovations to the program's iconic home won't begin for at least five years.Once completed, the 106,572-seat, nearly six-decade-old Beaver Stadium...

The Latest: Commissioner talks about integration of SECHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):1:25 p.m.Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened media days with a history lesson on the league schools' timeline of integration in athletics.Sankey spoke at length in his opening remarks...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Is next Eastern Washington coach in-house already?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The naming of a coach from each side of the ball as Eastern Washington's co-interim head coaches adds continuity to the program in the wake of Beau Baldwin's departure from the Eagles on Monday.The question is,...

AP Sports WriterArizona State vying to get back on trackBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State coach Todd Graham received contract extensions after each of the past four seasons, keeping his contract length at the original five years.This summer, Arizona State President Michael Crow and athletic director Ray...

Clemson's Scott skips media day to attend granddad's funeralTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Clemson receiver Artavis Scott missed national championship media day Saturday because he was serving as a pallbearer in his grandfather's funeral.Coach Dabo Swinney says Scott, a junior from nearby Clearwater, is expected to rejoin the Tigers for...

Michigan State not renewing Blackwell's contractEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is not renewing the contract of football staff employee Curtis Blackwell, who had been suspended with pay.Blackwell's deal expires Wednesday. University spokesman Jason Cody says coach Mark Dantonio decided to go in a different direction.In February, Cody...