CFB

No surprise: Clemson picked to win 5th straight ACC titleGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Reigning national champion Clemson is the heavy favorite to win a fifth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship.The league said Monday that the Tigers earned 170 of 173 votes from media members at last week's preseason media...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Notre Dame will face stern test in No. 14 Michigan DBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) With all due respect to new Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson, the Wolverines may have the advantage without the ball in the season-opening showdown at No. 12 Notre Dame.With...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS schools are scheduled to play nonconference games this fall, including against FBS opponents, after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.Most...

Alabama hires Karl Scott, Josh Gattis as assistantsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired Karl Scott as secondary coach and Josh Gattis to work with wide receivers.Coach Nick Saban announced the hirings Thursday.Scott was hired as Louisiana-Lafayette's defensive coordinator in late December after spending the last two seasons as...

AP Sports WriterRunning backs earn higher profile in Big 12 this seasonBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Last season, quarterbacks and receivers dominated the headlines in the Big 12.Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy, Oklahoma State's James Washington won the Biletnikoff Award for the nation's top receiver...

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...

Retrial set for Texas teen charged with killing his parentsHOUSTON (AP) A Texas teenager is set to be tried again on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and his father, who was a standout linebacker for Texas A&M University before having a short NFL...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Baylor finalizing deal for Aranda as head coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor is finalizing a deal to make LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda the new coach of the Bears, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Thursday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Playoff Review: Monmouth 44, Holy Cross 27By CRAIG HALEYThe Score - Monmouth (11-2) beat Holy Cross (7-6) 44-27 in the first round of the FCS playoffs.Story Line - Pete Guerriero's 220 rushing yards and three touchdowns fueled Monmouth (11-2) to its first playoff win in...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Petrino embraces rebuilding project at Missouri StateBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino must have liked when his new quarterback, transfer Jalen Johnson, told reporters earlier this week how the Bears are a new team with a new mind-set.Johnson's goal of Missouri...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M hosts UTSA, eager to build momentum off winBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M is looking to take another step forward Saturday against UTSA after playing perhaps its most complete game of the season last week in a win over Mississippi State.Coach Jimbo Fisher said there is no...

AP College Football WriterFrost says Huskers' Maurice Washington not with team for nowBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska running back Maurice Washington is not with the team and there's no timetable for his return, coach Scott Frost said Monday.''There are certain standards we ask our players to uphold,''...