CFB

AP College Football WriterAP All-America team: Tide leads with 4 of 10 CFP playersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Payoff semifinalists combined to place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including a high of four from No. 1 Alabama.The Crimson Tide had six players chosen to...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 still has to determine champion and fill bowl spotsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Big 12 is unlikely to return to the College Football Playoff this season and the conference championship game won't resume until next year.Still, the Big 12 has to determine a champion to represent the...

AP College Football WriterUtah gets a big flip on Day 2 of early signing periodBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe ripple effect of a coaching change at Boston College seems to have benefited Utah in recruiting.The Utes signed highly touted cornerback Clark Phillips on Thursday, the second day of the early...

AP Sports WriterColgate Raiders struggling mightily after banner yearBy JOHN KEKISColgate coach Dan Hunt was caught off-guard by the superb play of his Raiders last season and was prepared for a letdown, just not one quite so severe.The Raiders opened 2018 unranked and rose all the way to No....

AP Sports WriterThe menu: College athletes get cooking classes, grocery tipsBy AARON BEARDNevada offensive lineman Nate Brown is doing his best to eat right, like many football players and other college athletes scattered around the country without access to training facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 6-foot-4, 300-pound rising senior...

AP Sports WriterAmid 'horrible' offseason, Spartans hoping to repair imageBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Michigan State football team has been in the news this offseason for all the wrong reasons, and as the program dealt with sexual assault allegations against four players, the rest of the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ranking the most successful FCS programs of the decadeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The calendar says the FCS championship game will occur in early 2020, but North Dakota State actually has one more opportunity to add to one of the most dominating decades in college football history.The...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina ignoring Florida's free fallBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's biggest job this week is ignoring Florida's free fall.The Gamecocks (6-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) look to finish with a winning SEC record for the first time since 2013 when they take on the Gators...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: E. Carolina's Zay Jones nears receptions recordBy ERIC OLSONEast Carolina's Zay Jones has the nation's top four games for receptions after making 19 catches in a win over UConn, and he's on track to break the Bowl Subdivision career receptions record.Jones passed former Oklahoma...

2018 AP All-America Team ListBy The Associated PressThe 2018 AP All-America team:FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQuarterback - Kyler Murray, junior, OklahomaRunning backs - Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, MemphisTackles - Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, ClemsonGuards - Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, KentuckyCenter - Garrett Bradbury,...

Associated PressD'Eriq King intends to stay at HoustonBy JOSHUA KOCHHOUSTON (AP) D'Eriq King says he is staying at the University of Houston.The quarterback is denying reports that he intends to transfer after redshirting the remainder of the 2019 season.''That was never a thought,'' King said Tuesday. ''I never...

California LT Aaron Cochran plans to transfer for final yearBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California starting left tackle Aaron Cochran will transfer for his final season of eligibility after graduating in May.Cochran announced his decision Thursday to leave Cal after getting his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. Cochran has played...