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AP College Football WriterAlabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll for the second straight season and third time in five years.The Crimson Tide, coming off a last-second loss in the national championship game...

Broyles Award adds writers group, Spurrier and StoopsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Broyles Award has added the Football Writers Association of America to its selection process, and named hall of fame coach and player Steve Spurrier and former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops to its selection committee.People with the...

Northwestern to host Notre Dame in '18EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern will host Notre Dame next season for the first time in over 40 years.The Wildcats announced Wednesday that the Fighting Irish will play at Ryan Field on Nov. 3, 2018.Northwestern has won each of the last two meetings...

AP Sports WriterPurdue hits the road for matchup against SEC foe MissouriBy DAVID GINSBURGSome things to watch in the Big Ten this weekend:GAME OF THE WEEKPurdue at Missouri. The Boilermakers (1-1) take to the road for a matchup with Missouri, Purdue's first game against a Southeastern Conference foe since...

Wake Forest suspends defensive lineman Paris Black 3-gamesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says defensive lineman Paris Black has been suspended three games for violating undisclosed team rules.Coach Dave Clawson announced the suspension Friday.Black will be eligible to play when the Demon Deacons visit Appalachian State on Sept. 23.Black...

AP College Football WriterRed River revival with Herman, Riley can turn around Big 12By RALPH D. RUSSOFor the sake of the Big 12, Lincoln Riley and Tom Herman better live up to the hype.Following a season in which Big 12 football bottomed out, and with speculation about the long-term...

NC State injured CB Stevens out for opener vs South CarolinaRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State won't have starting cornerback Mike Stevens for Saturday's opener against South Carolina in Charlotte due to a lower-leg injury.Coach Dave Doeren said Monday that Stevens was hurt while defending receiver Stephen Louis...

AP Sports WriterAmid 'horrible' offseason, Spartans hoping to repair imageBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Michigan State football team has been in the news this offseason for all the wrong reasons, and as the program dealt with sexual assault allegations against four players, the rest of the...

AP Sports WriterFormer quarterback and receiver Bonnafon now a rusherBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Reggie Bonnafon didn't complain when an eventual Heisman Trophy winner supplanted him at quarterback, and he hasn't looked back on what might have been.He has focused on succeeding wherever Louisville coaches placed him...

AP Sports WriterNCAA questions abound for Freeze, even after filibusterBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Hugh Freeze clearly wanted to talk about football, so he did.Freeze delivered a 16-minute opening statement about his Mississippi team while pointing out he couldn't talk specifics about a long-running NCAA investigation. Predictably all...

Associated PressFlorida State QB Francois ready to be leader of offenseBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Deondre Francois had an appropriate answer when he assessed his performance last season - bumpy.The Florida State quarterback is hoping things go a little smoother in his sophomore season.''I feel like last year...

AP College Football WriterWith special teams especially bad, coaches seek quick fixesBy ERIC OLSONFlorida State isn't alone. A lot of teams have stunk on special teams as the college football season has gotten under way and anxious coaches around the country are in fix-it mode.No one has had more...