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Colgate football great Scott dies(STATS) - Colgate is mourning the recent death of all-time leading rusher Jordan Scott.Scott, 31, went missing during a vacation in Thailand last week. He failed to surface after jumping into a body of water about 150 feet deep at a dam near Surat Thani...

South Carolina players opt out, others out with injuriesCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has lost another starting cornerback in Israel Mukuamu after he opted out of the season, joining his defensive backfield partner Jaycee Horn in preparing for the upcoming NFL draft.Interim coach Mike Bobo said Tuesday four...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers fired football coach Kyle Flood and athletic director Julie Hermann on Sunday, stripping the athletic department of its most prominent employees after a season that was a failure on and off the field.University President Robert Barchi announced that Patrick Hobbs, Dean Emeritus of the...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma approves 5-years, $25 million for Lincoln RileyBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma will pay football coach Lincoln Riley $25 million over the next five years, including $4.8 million this season.Oklahoma's Board of Regents approved the new numbers on Tuesday.The 34-year-old Riley was one of the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Penn State tops No. 15 Memphis 53-39 in Cotton BowlBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) All-America linebacker Micah Parsons led the big blitz for Penn State, and he had Brady White all wrapped up when the Memphis quarterback suddenly flipped away the ball - right...

LSU top receiver Marshall opts out on Alabama weekBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU receiving leader Terrace Marshall Jr. has decided to opt out for the rest of this season, leaving the Tigers without their leading receiver on the week they're scheduled to host No. 1 Alabama.Marshall, a junior...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Memphis No. 18 Cincinnati play to host AAC title gameBy TERESA M. WALKERThe 17th-ranked Memphis Tigers have a chance to do something for the first time in program history.So does No. 18 Cincinnati.The chance to host the American Athletic Conference championship will be on the...

AP College Football WriterCarson Palmer, Vince Young 1st-timers on college Hall ballotBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and Vince Young will make their first appearances on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.The National Football Foundation released Monday the names of 76 players...

Razorbacks to play in-state against UAPB(STATS) - Arkansas will end a longstanding policy of not playing in-state opponents with 2021 and '24 matchups against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.The schools announced the games on Wednesday for Oct. 23, 2021 and Aug. 31, 2024 in Fayetteville. They've never met previously.Arkansas last played an...

AP College Football WriterHouston, FAU still waiting after virus disrupts 3 more gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Houston Cougars are again without an opponent and still waiting to play their season opener as COVID-19 issues wiped out three more major college football games Wednesday.The latest team to bail on Houston...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Florida 'might play 2' or more QBs vs South CarolinaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen will take a few more days before settling on a starting quarterback against South Carolina.Feleipe Franks or Kyle Trask will get the nod when the 19th-ranked...

Montana State extends Choate through 2021(STATS) - Montana State announced it has extended coach Jeff Choate's contract by three years through the 2021 season on Thursday.Choate has a 9-13 record in two seasons, including 5-6 last year after the Bobcats ended the campaign by beating rival Montana for the...