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AP Sports WriterVanderbilt looking to expand offense with Webb, ShurmurBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig has been very busy this offseason trying to take full advantage of having the Commodores' all-time leading rusher back for a senior season.Ralph Webb ranks 20th all-time in...

Associated PressFormer Ohio St, NFL player at heart of licensing lawsuitBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The ex-college football star leading a class-action lawsuit against Ohio State University that alleges improper use of ex-athletes' likenesses is one of the school's most well-known, high-profile and loyal athletes.Linebacker Chris Spielman played...

AP Sports WriterArkansas RB Williams to quit football after latest injuryBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Rawleigh Williams returned to the football field last season following a broken neck only after assurances from doctors.A second scare that left him sprawled out on the Razorbacks' indoor practice field last week...

Florida State, Lamar Jackson earn ACC preseason honorsGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Florida State is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville is the preseason player of the year.The ACC announced voting results Monday following a poll of 167...

The Latest: SEC ensures can't miss its media days in HooverHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):12:10 p.m.People in Hoover, Alabama, shouldn't have any doubt what event the city is hosting this week.There's a six-story Southeastern Conference logo on the side of...

Southern Utah sets 2024 game at Utah(STATS) - Southern Utah and Utah announced Wednesday their football teams will meet for the third time in 2024 in Salt Lake City.Utah won the first-ever matchup, 24-0 last Sept. 1 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The two programs also have agreed to a game...

AP College Football WriterNew-look Nebraska is out to atone for awful finish in 2016By ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Unpleasant as it is to look back, Nebraska's Mick Stoltenberg isn't ready to put the second half of the 2016 season in the rearview mirror quite yet.''Some of the things...

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...

Wake Forest dismisses QB Kearns for breaking team rulesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has dismissed backup quarterback Kyle Kearns from the team for a violation of team rules.Coach Dave Clawson announced the dismissal Wednesday. The school's news release didn't specify the nature of the violation.Kearns played in five...

Air Force receiver Jalen Robinette's graduation put on holdAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) The Air Force Academy says wide receiver Jalen Robinette didn't graduate with his class after the cadet's qualifications were called into question.The ceremony took place Wednesday, but Robinette's graduation and commissioning were held up for...

Title IX investigation into sexual assault allegations endsEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State officials say they have concluded a Title IX investigation into an alleged sexual assault and haven't taken any action to remove three football players from the university.The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep.com/2qaKRxT) Michigan State spokesman...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Undrafted FCS players have NFL opportunitiesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Feeling overlooked and undervalued has a way of fueling FCS players heading into the NFL - especially the many who go undrafted and become even longer shots.Past awards, honors and statistics don't matter, even for a player...