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AP Sports WriterStudy: Graduation gap widens between white, Black athletesBy PETE IACOBELLIThe graduation gap between white and Black and football players on bowl-bound teams is increasing.The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found that among the 56 teams playing in bowl games in this pandemic-affected season, white athletes...

Florida, Mullen sanctioned for NCAA recruiting violationsGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida received a year of probation and football coach Dan Mullen was sanctioned Tuesday after the school and the NCAA agreed to resolve an infractions case involving impermissible contact with recruits last year.None of the infractions was deemed Level...

AP Sports WriterBuffalo RB Patterson expected to play in Camellia BowlBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo's Jaret Patterson is expected to play against Marshall in the Camellia Bowl on Friday, a week after one of the nation's leading rushers hurt his right knee.Coach Lance Leipold said Patterson should...

AP College Football WriterAP All-Big Ten: Ohio State's Fields, Indiana's Allen honoredBy ERIC OLSONQuarterback Justin Fields repeated as offensive player of the year and is joined by three of his teammates on The Associated Press All-Big Ten football team announced Tuesday.Lineman Daviyon Nixon of Iowa is the defensive player...

Associated PressNew Illinois coach to make homegrown talent a priorityBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) New Illinois coach Bret Bielema said Monday he hopes to have a staff in place by early January and is already concentrating on homegrown recruiting.''I called (the Illinois Department of Transportation) and told them...

Tennessee withdraws from Liberty Bowl due to COVID testingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has withdrawn from the Liberty Bowl because of COVID-19 test results, becoming the first team to back out since bowl berths were announced.Tennessee released a statement Monday, a day after agreeing to play West Virginia in...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton BowlBy PAT GRAHAMPreparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights.For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the...

Clemson's Swinney votes CFP opponent Ohio State 11thCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had long discussed the inequality of teams that play double-digit games against those who play shorter seasons.He applied that reasoning when he voted in the final Amway Coaches' rankings, placing the Tigers' College Football...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton BowlBy PAT GRAHAMPreparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights.For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the...

Clemson's Swinney votes CFP opponent Ohio State 11thCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had long discussed the inequality of teams that play double-digit games against those who play shorter seasons.He applied that reasoning when he voted in the final Amway Coaches' rankings, placing the Tigers' College Football...

Tulane, Nevada take seat at table for Idaho Potato BowlBy The Associated PressFamous Idaho Potato Bowl: Nevada (6-2, 6-2 Mountain West) vs. Tulane (6-5, 3-5 American), Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)Line: Tulane by 3.Series record: Tulane leads 1-0.WHAT'S AT STAKETulane goes for a third straight bowl victory for...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Notre Dame headline AP all-ACC honorsBy AARON BEARDSecond-ranked Clemson and fourth-ranked Notre Dame headline The Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams and individual awards for the 2020 season.The Tigers, who beat the Fighting Irish in Saturday's league championship game for a sixth...