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Rutgers withdraws from two-game football series with UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) Rutgers has withdrawn from a two-game football series with UCLA scheduled for 2020 and 2021.According to a deal signed in 2009, the schools were to play a home-and-home series at Rutgers in 2016 and at the Rose Bowl...

Justin Fields gets waiver to play immediately for Ohio StateCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Quarterback Justin Fields has been granted a waiver that will allow him to play immediately for Ohio State after transferring from Georgia.The former five-star recruit transferred to the Buckeyes after he got stuck behind Jake Fromm...

NCAA asks US Supreme Court to hear O'Bannon caseINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the so-called O'Bannon case that successfully challenged the association's use of names, images and likenesses of college athletes without compensation.The plaintiffs in the case, which was originally filed...

AP Sports WriterJury: Univ. of Iowa discriminated against athletic officialBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to a former University of Iowa athletic administrator, ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation.Jane Meyer...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS coaches seeking greater successBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The seat was getting warm for some FCS head coaches heading into last season, but they were cool, calm and collected in their response:- Rhode Island's six wins were only one fewer than coach Jim Fleming's first four...

AP Sports WriterWashington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by DucksBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington has pulled out of the Pac-12 football championship game due to COVID-19 issues in the Huskies program, and Oregon will now play No. 13 USC for the conference title on Friday instead.Washington...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma coach Riley wants more after playoff appearanceBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Lincoln Riley could take a few moments to stop and soak it all in.But that's not how he got so far, so fast.Riley has accomplished more at age 35 than most coaches do in...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State linebacker Matthew Thomas has been ruled ineligible by the school and will miss the season.Thomas is a former five-star recruit from Miami, but injuries and suspensions have cost him most of his first two college seasons. The sophomore was still recovering from a...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) There's a significant new addition at Minnesota this season.New hire? No. Most of coach Jerry Kill's staff has been together for decades. There's a fresh wave of talented recruits, too, but that's not the answer, either. This rookie has arrived in the form of heightened expectations,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ankrah, James Madison mates seek NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison's 2016 FCS championship didn't lead to the Dukes stocking NFL rosters and this year's national runner-up finish didn't pay off at the major postseason all-star games.Understandably, many people in and around the program are...

Georgia coach Kirby Smart gets new 7-year, $49 million dealATHENS, Ga. (AP) After leading Georgia to the national championship game, football coach Kirby Smart has been rewarded with a seven-year contract worth $49 million.Georgia's athletic association approved the contract extension and new compensation package Thursday.Smart initially signed a...

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer has overhauled his offensive coaching staff after the Hokies' worst season in two decades. Beamer announced Friday that he's hired former Auburn offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler to lead Virginia Tech's offense, former Stanford wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead to take over the Hokies' wideouts, and...