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AP Sports WriterAuburn's Bo Nix getting tossed into fire, just like his DadBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Bo Nix is getting thrust right into the fire as Auburn's new quarterback.Just like his father, nearly 26 years ago.The 16th-ranked Tigers' freshman is set to make his college debut Saturday...

AP Sports WriterEx-Michigan tight end Chuck Christian says he was abusedBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The first former Michigan football player to publicly say that a team doctor abused him believes he would have sought medical help sooner for what has become late-stage cancer if he hadn't...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 LSU talks ‘redemption’ vs Texas A&M after OT lossBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron and the No. 1 Tigers do little to disguise their lingering disgust about the way they lost a seven-overtime thriller at Texas A&M one year ago.''We...

Utah State player, student charged with intimidating witnessSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah State football player and another student have been charged with intimidating a witness in a burglary case against two other members of the football team.Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen said that on April 5, 19-year-old...

Gasparilla Bowl MatchupBy The Associated PressFlorida International (8-4, Conference USA) vs. Temple (6-6, American Athletic Conference), Dec. 21, 8 p.m. (ESPN)LOCATION: St. Petersburg, FloridaTOP PLAYERSFlorida International: QB Alex McGough, 2,791 yards passing, 17 touchdowns, eight interceptionsTemple: S Delvon Randall, 76 tackles, 6 + tackles for loss, four interceptionsNOTABLEFlorida International:...

Oklahoma, Georgia to play home-and-home seriesNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Perennial football powers Oklahoma and Georgia have agreed to play in 2023 and 2031.The programs have played just once - Georgia won a 54-48 overtime thriller in the College Football Playoff after the 2017 season.Oklahoma will host the Bulldogs on...

AP Sports WriterNCAA grants ISU QB Kempt extra year of eligibilityBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says that quarterback Kyle Kempt has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA.The Cyclones announced the NCAA's decision on Friday, saying that the governing body granted Kempt an...

Associated PressNorthwestern searches for new QB after division titleBy JOHN JACKSONEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) As he listened to his team's introduction during last month's Big Ten media days, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was a bit surprised by what he heard.''Clayton Thorson leaves as the winningest quarterback in Northwestern history,''...

Former Baylor player's sex assault conviction overturnedWACO, Texas (AP) A Texas appeals court has overturned for a second time the sexual assault conviction of a former Baylor University football player whose case ignited a scandal that rocked the nation's largest Baptist school.The Dallas-based 10th Court of Appeals ordered...

Coach: Clemson linebacker Smith looking to leave programCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson reserve linebacker Shaq Smith is looking to leave the Tigers' football program.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says Smith has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal with intentions to leave. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Smith is from Baltimore,...

AP Sports WriterSaban vs. Harbaugh in the Citrus Bowl, with much at stakeBy TIM REYNOLDSORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban wants his players to know their final game will be unforgettable.His remains that way. It was in 1972, and Kent State lost. And that memory might bother Saban more...

AP Sports WriterExperienced Bearcats try to build on breakout seasonBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Nobody gave Cincinnati much thought heading into coach Luke Fickell's second season since he made the 90-minute drive down Interstate 71 from Ohio State to rebuild a bottoming-out program.Look at the Bearcats now.After going 4-8...