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Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer to enter NFL draft as juniorSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer declared for the NFL draft Monday, giving up his senior season and opening up the Fighting Irish's starting job next year for Brandon Wimbush.Kizer put together a solid junior...

AP Sports WriterGame between Arizona State and Colorado shelved due to virusBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona State's game against Colorado next Saturday has been canceled, the second straight game the Sun Devils will miss due to positive COVID-19 tests.The Pac-12 announced cancelation of the game Sunday due to Arizona State not...

AP Sports WriterTexas' Holton Hill a surprise scoring threat for LonghornsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Every time Holton Hill touches the ball, the field seems to open up for him all the way to the end zone.Three touches, three touchdowns. Pretty good production for a defensive back.The Texas...

AP Sports WriterMiami adding Rhett Lashlee as offensive coordinatorBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Rhett Lashlee has been hired as Miami’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, immediately tasked with turning around the Hurricanes’ offense after a lackluster 6-7 season.Miami announced the move, which will be completed once Lashlee...

Woman tells jury she was raped for former UW football playerMADISON, Wis. (AP) The trial of former University of Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus has begun with a woman testifying that Cephus raped her in his apartment.The 21-year-old Cephus is charged with second- and third-degree sexual assault after...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Sophomore Ryan Finley has been named the starting quarterback for No. 23 Boise State for its season opener against Washington.Boise State coach Bryan Harsin made the announcement on Sunday. Finley was in a four-way race for the job with Tommy Stuart, Alex Ogle and freshman...

DETROIT (AP) Central Michigan coach Jon Bonamego made a surprise appearance Wednesday at the Mid-American Conference's media day, showing up a few hours after receiving a chemotherapy treatment.Bonamego, who has cancer in his left tonsil, had been scheduled to be represented by his offensive and defensive coordinators, but...

Ohio State dominated The Associated Press All-Big Ten team released Tuesday, with seven players on the first team and running back Ezekiel Elliott voted the offensive player of the year.Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib was picked as the defensive player of the year, Michigan safety Jabrill Peppers the...

AP Sports WriterTennessee receivers say they want to follow Martin's exampleBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's wide receivers savor the opportunity to play for their new position coach because they appreciate what Tee Martin accomplished during his own playing career.Martin was the starting quarterback on Tennessee's 1998 national...

AP College Football WriterNebraska's Frost took step to stop migration to Oregon St.By ERIC OLSONFirst-year Nebraska coach Scott Frost said Thursday the transfers of three of his former players to Oregon State raised his suspicions, though he stopped short of leveling a tampering charge against the Beavers.Linebacker Avery Roberts,...

Associated PressFlorida State fires football coach Willie TaggartBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has fired Willie Taggart, the move coming a day after the Seminoles lost to rival Miami and with the team in danger of missing a bowl for the second consecutive season.Taggart was 9-12 in...

Southern Miss hires Will Hall as its new football coachHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Southern Miss has hired Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its new head football coach.Athletic director Jeremy McClain announced the hiring on Wednesday, replacing Jay Hopson, who resigned after the Golden Eagles lost the opener to...