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AP College Football WriterHuskers' QB Tanner Lee challenged to turn hype into realityBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ?? Tanner Lee hasn't taken a snap in a game for Nebraska, yet the fan base has already deemed him the quarterback who can return the Cornhuskers to national relevance.The hype has...

Georgia CB Parrish not ruled out for opener after surgeryATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia coach Kirby Smart says there is still a chance cornerback Malkom Parrish could be ready for the start of the season following surgery last week to repair a broken bone in his foot.Smart said after...

AP Sports WriterFreeze's fall at Ole Miss partially traced to Nutt's suitBy DAVID BRANDTThe man whom Hugh Freeze replaced as Mississippi's football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze's stunning downfall.It was a recently filed civil lawsuit from Houston Nutt - who coached Ole Miss from 2008 to...

American needs new coaches to lead drive for Power 6 statusBy RALPH D. RUSSONEWPORT, R.I. (AP) On the strength of rising-star coaches such as Justin Fuente, Tom Herman, Matt Rhule and Willie Taggart, the American Athletic Conference has positioned itself to at least make the case that it...

Former USC kicker Boermeester fights expulsionLOS ANGELES (AP) Former Southern California kicker Matt Boermeester has filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to overturn his expulsion following a school investigation of allegations that he abused his girlfriend.Boermeester was suspended from the football team in...

AP Sports WriterArkansas' Agim using past struggles to educate, help youthBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) McTelvin Agim can still hear the sound of his cell closing for the first time, six years after the fact.Clink. Clink.The Arkansas defensive lineman was an eighth-grader in Texarkana, Texas, and had just...

Hurricane travel concerns prompt time change for USF-UConnSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Travel concerns prompted officials to move the start of Saturday's football game between No. 21 South Florida and UConn to 10:30 a.m.The game had been scheduled for noon in East Hartford, Connecticut, well out of Hurricane Irma's path.The...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Go behind the scenes of an FCS football practiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All they need is Brent Musburger, who announced North Dakota State at Montana in the FCS Kickoff game two years ago, saying, "You are looking Facebook Live at …"Before the 2017 season kicks off...

Colorado officials disciplined for handling of allegationsBOULDER, Colo. (AP) Three University of Colorado officials, including its chancellor and football coach, have been disciplined for their handling of domestic violence allegations against a former assistant football coach.Chancellor Phil DiStefano will serve a 10-day suspension and athletic director Rich George...

AP Sports WriterChristian who? Love stars in No. 14 Stanford's win over RiceBy DENNIS PASSASYDNEY (AP) Bryce Love proved he could fill in quite nicely as Christian McCaffrey's replacement at Stanford, scoring a touchdown and rushing for 180 yards to lead the No.14 Cardinal to a 62-7 victory...

Associated PressLondon delivers huge upset in debut as Howard's coachBy JOE REEDYIt didn't take Mike London long to deliver a signature win at Howard University.The former Virginia coach pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college football history in his Bison debut. Howard's 43-40 win over UNLV on...

Review: Minnesota properly handled football suspensionsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an accusation of sexual assault, an outside review found.The review released Wednesday blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by...