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AP Sports WriterRetooled Michigan defense looks OK without 8 NFL draft picksBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) That defense for 11th-ranked Michigan looks very familiar, even with all those first-time starters.Yes, those Wolverines that had eight defensive players taken in the NFL draft earlier this year and also lost...

Hurricane postpones Richmond-Sam Houston game(STATS) - Sam Houston State postponed its Sunday night game against Richmond as Hurricane Harvey approached the Texas coast on Friday.The No. 3 Bearkats were scheduled to host No. 7 Richmond at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, which is located north of Houston and about 120...

AP Sports WriterGamecocks linebacker Skai Moore believes he's better nowBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The countdown is on for injured linebacker Skai Moore's return to South Carolina and he can hardly wait until Saturday's game against North Carolina State.Moore, the Gamecocks' leading tackler in 2013, 2014 and 2015,...

AP College Football WriterWhich new FBS head coaches are most likely to succeed?By RALPH D. RUSSOGrading the hires of new college football coaches is an offseason tradition and an exercise in educated guess work.Still, college football writers do it every year, ticking off fans of teams that receive poor...

AP Sports WriterNew dad Bielema focuses on making Arkansas betterBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Arkansas coach Bret Bielema has a lot going on in his life these days.Barely 48 hours after becoming a new father, Bielema was on the podium Monday at Southeastern Conference media days, waxing on...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State, Thomas handle Mocs in FCS KickoffBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Jacksonville State coach John Grass talked this past week about the difficulty of playing a season-opening game against a rival, Chattanooga, whose new coaching staff might utilize an unfamiliar game plan.But he added, almost reminding...

AP Sports WriterFreeze's fall at Ole Miss partially traced to Nutt's suitBy DAVID BRANDTThe man who Hugh Freeze replaced as Mississippi's football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze's stunning downfall Thursday night.It was a recently filed civil lawsuit from Houston Nutt - who coached Ole Miss from...

Coach: Auburn receiver John Franklin III transferringAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn quarterback-turned-receiver John Franklin III is transferring.Tigers coach Gus Malzahn said Tuesday that Franklin indicated he is looking ''for the chance to play more and get closer to home.'' Franklin, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has already graduated...

AP Sports WriterLouisville's Jackson won't focus on a rare Heisman repeatBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Lamar Jackson didn't start last season thinking about winning the Heisman Trophy. It just ended up that way.Of course the Louisville quarterback had a lot to do with outcome, thanks to his dizzying...

School mistake costs Indiana freshman eligibility in 2017BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana University has apologized to defensive back Bryant Fitzgerald for a mistake that will cost the freshman his first year of eligibility.In a statement issued Saturday, athletic director Fred Glass acknowledged the school's compliance office failed to properly...

AP Sports WriterMeyer: Freshman RB J.K. Dobbins earned right to playBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The parents of true freshman running back J.K. Dobbins will get a call soon from an Ohio State coach to say their son will make his college football debut.That's a tradition at Ohio...

AP Sports WriterAfter tumultuous offseason, Ole Miss returns to the fieldBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi's disastrous offseason has mercifully come to an end.Preseason camp began on Wednesday and actual football games are on the horizon. Now the Rebels are trying to shake a steady cascade of bad...