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Frisco Bowl to debut this season in Texas at MLS stadiumBy The Associated PressThe Miami Beach Bowl will now be the Frisco Bowl, moving from Florida to Texas after ESPN Events took ownership of the game from the American Athletic Conference.ESPN announced Tuesday that the game will be played...

AP Sports WriterGa Tech's Johnson in no hurry to reveal starting quarterbackBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn't revealed who will start at quarterback.That's not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Best nonconference Group of Five matchups in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is little incentive for teams outside the Power Five conferences - from the so-called Group of Five conferences - to load up on games against each other.Quite literally, it does not pay enough...

Lehigh-Navy becomes 'Week Zero' game in 2018(STATS) - Lehigh will get an early start on the 2018 season.The Mountain Hawks' visit to Navy has been moved up from Sept. 15 to Aug. 25 - becoming a Week Zero matchup - at Navy-Marine Corps. Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.Week Zero...

Oklahoma's Riley adds ex-E. Carolina coach McNeill to staffNORMAN, Okla. (AP) New Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has hired Ruffin McNeill as assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach.Riley and McNeill go way back. Riley was offensive coordinator at East Carolina for five seasons while McNeill was the...

Sankey, Orgeron highlight opening session of SEC media daysHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Opening day should be anything but boring at the Southeastern Conference's annual media gathering.Exuberant Ed Orgeron will be one of the coaches to take the podium Monday at the SEC media days in suburban Birmingham, Alabama.Commissioner Greg...

The Latest: Swofford says no imminent plans for realignmentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on ACC media days (all times local):12:05 p.m.The Atlantic has long been the power division in ACC football, with Clemson and Florida State combining to win six straight league titles.But Commissioner John Swofford says he...

STATS Writer=Six ranked MVFC teams ready for openersBy TAYLOR BECHTOLD(STATS) - With the Missouri Valley Football Conference's opening night fast approaching, all eyes are on what South Dakota State's prolific aerial attack can do for an encore after helping the Jackrabbits roll to a share of the conference title...

Sun Belt announces divisions for 2018 football seasonPOINT CLEAR, Ala. (AP) The Sun Belt Conference will split into two five-team divisions, broken up simply by east and west, starting in 2018.The conference announced its divisions Tuesday after the end of its spring meetings.The East Division will include Appalachian...

Demetrius Cooper ordered to undergo daily alcohol testingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A court has ordered Michigan State defensive end Demetrius Cooper to undergo daily alcohol testing after he consumed alcohol last month in violation of his bond.Cooper in November accepted a plea deal on misdemeanor assault charges for...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Marist, San Diego lead PFL preseason teamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - If Marist gets off the roller-coaster ride this season, the Red Foxes surely will be a factor in the Pioneer Football League title race.Marist has an experienced lineup, including the seven players who were named Tuesday...

Associated PressUCF kicker's YouTube profits may be violation of NCAA rulesBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) A UCF football player may have to choose between continuing to play college football and building his brand on YouTube.Sophomore kicker Donald De La Haye said in a video he may have to...