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Associated PressCoaches wonder if pros outweigh the cons with access showsBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Coaches view distractions the same as injuries - the fewer the better. That's why Atlantic Coast Conference coaches are cautious about doing an all-access television show such as Showtime's ''A Season With.''Many don't...

AP Sports WriterVols confident QB Maurer will play against No. 1 AlabamaBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt believes quarterback Brian Maurer will be available Saturday at No. 1 Alabama after a concussion prevented the freshman from finishing a 20-10 victory over Mississippi State last week.''Brian...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse's Dino Babers, a wanderer who's found a homeBy JOHN KEKISWhen Dino Babers was fresh from being named the football coach at Syracuse, he introduced himself to the Orange faithful at halftime of a basketball game. It's a moment forever etched in his memory.''It's two minutes before...

Associated PressEx-Penn St. assistant coach's defamation suit headed to juryBy TRAVIS JOHNSONBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for a former Penn State assistant football coach urged a judge and jurors Thursday to find the university liable for how it treated him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=The FCS is ready to get back to football, but how will it be pulled off?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The sight of players from FCS national champion North Dakota State returning to workouts on campus Monday will be welcome to many people, maybe even to...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Troy Williams signed with Washington as a top-ranked dual-threat quarterback in 2013. Two years later, Williams is the starter for Utah and he wants to show the fourth-ranked Huskies' coaching staff what they missed out on. The Utes (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12) host Washington (7-0, 4-0) on...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame defensive back Shaun Crawford will miss the season with a left knee injury suffered in practice this week. Coach Brian Kelly said Thursday that Crawford tore an ACL during one-on-one drills Tuesday. Crawford, a senior, was set to be the team's top nickel back. The...

AP Sports WriterLove them or hate them, Pac-12 late starts are here to stayBy ANNE M. PETERSONPac-12 After Dark brings drama, even in the daylight.Those late West Coast games are here to stay, however, despite criticism that they are a challenge for the league, its teams and the fans.''We've...

AP Sports WriterNew dad Bielema focuses on making Arkansas betterBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Arkansas coach Bret Bielema has a lot going on in his life these days.Barely 48 hours after becoming a new father, Bielema was on the podium Monday at Southeastern Conference media days, waxing on...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame special teams provide too many 'head scratchers'By TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly calls the repeated blunders the Fighting Irish keep making on special teams ''head scratchers.''That's the polite way of phrasing it.The miscues have played a major role in...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal for extended college football preseason setBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee has finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.The proposal goes to the Division I Council, which meets Tuesday, and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SDSU coach Stiegelmeier apologizes for DUI arrestBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier has issued an apology following his DUI arrest in late January.A Brookings (S.D.) Register report said Stiegelmeier was arrested Jan. 27 in Brookings. He has a court appearance scheduled for...