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Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

Frank Kush, who built ASU into a powerhouse, dies at 88TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, has died. He was 88.Arizona State confirmed the death and said a statement would be forthcoming Thursday.Kush compiled...

SEC East, division champ Gators take stage at media daysHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division will take center stage on Tuesday at the league's annual media gathering.Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State are the four teams making the trek to SEC media days. The Gators are...

Associated PressJoe Paterno's son elected to Penn State's board of trusteesBy KRISTEN DE GROOTA son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and staunch defender of his father's legacy has been elected to the university's board of trustees.Jay Paterno received the most votes in the alumni elections for...

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...

The Latest: Barry Odum says Missouri season hurt his soulHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:30 a.m.Missouri's second-year coach Barry Odom was blunt when discussing how a tough 2016 season affected him.Odum said Wednesday at SEC media days, ''When you win four games,...

AP Sports WriterBaylor says NCAA investigation is 'ongoing, pending'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The NCAA is conducting an ''ongoing, pending investigation'' into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school...

The Latest: Saban doesn't want Alabama to 'waste a failure'HOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:05 a.m.Nick Saban is hoping Alabama will find a way to grow from that loss to Clemson in the national championship game.The three-time defending Southeastern Conference champion Crimson...

Memorable games under Notre Dame's Ara ParseghianBy The Associated PressSome of the most memorable games from the 11-season coaching tenure of Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame:Southern California 20, No. 1 Notre Dame 17, Nov. 28, 1964After finishing 2-7 a season earlier, the Irish started the season 9-0 under first-year...

Illini plan performance center, not stadium renovationsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break ground next year on a stand-alone football performance center.Whitman on Tuesday said that the new...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Campbell, Liberty, Idaho work toward 2018 changeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Division I college football teams are preparing for the 2017 season, but three of them - Campbell, Liberty and Idaho - have eyes pointed toward 2018, when each will have a vastly different situation regarding the...

Wofford picked by SoCon coaches, media to win leagueSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Wofford is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference by both league coaches and media.The polls were announced Tuesday at the league's annual media day.The Terriers went 10-4 and reached the Football Conference Subdivision playoffs last...