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AP Sports WriterReturn of TB Williams brings big plays to No. 5 Notre DameBy HANK KURZ Jr.BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Dexter Williams' first rushing attempt of the season went for 45 yards and a touchdown, and the Notre Dame senior who teammates call ''Juiceman'' has hardly stopped running since.Williams...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M, North Carolina look forward, await Orange BowlBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) If there's one belief that Texas A&M and North Carolina share heading into the Orange Bowl, it's that there's no use in looking backward.For the Aggies, that means not lamenting missing the...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Michigan State hires Colorado coach Mel TuckerBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program, according to two people familiar with the decision.The people spoke Wednesday morning to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Cincinnati wants to avoid letdown against USFBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) No. 17 Cincinnati can clinch at least a share of the American Athletic Conference East Division title by beating South Florida.The Bearcats are two-touchdown favorites and determined to play with a sense of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson playing under sunny sky with Florence loomingBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters for the only major conference football game being played Saturday in the Carolinas and Virginia while...

AP College Football WriterAfter presidents meet, Big Ten football still in limboBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big Ten presidents were presented a comprehensive plan Sunday to conduct a fall football season, but a final decision is still to come.A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=What FCS conferences are playing each otherBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Upsets of FBS programs early in the season are huge for the FCS, but the conference matchups are just as important, proving teams will cross intersectional lines and not shy away from facing each other.The 2018...

AP Sports WriterMichigan decides to stick with Jim Harbaugh with 5-year dealBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal on Friday.The school will pay him $4 million per year and as much as $8 million annually...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=UC Davis to become USC's first FCS opponentBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - UC Davis will become USC's first-ever FCS opponent when they square off on Sept. 4, 2021 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.USC, along with rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, are the only FBS schools which...

Ex-Texas A&M football player gets life in prison for murderDALLAS (AP) A former Texas A&M football player has been sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of a Dallas jogger who was hacked to death with a machete in 2015.A Dallas County jury found Thomas Johnson guilty...

Former Clemson QB Hunter Johnson transfers to NorthwesternEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Former Clemson quarterback and highly touted recruit Hunter Johnson is transferring to Northwestern.Johnson will have to sit out this season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility left. Northwestern has senior Clayton Thorson coming...

AP Sports WriterRetooled Michigan defense looks OK without 8 NFL draft picksBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) That defense for 11th-ranked Michigan looks very familiar, even with all those first-time starters.Yes, those Wolverines that had eight defensive players taken in the NFL draft earlier this year and also lost...