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AP Sports WriterLocksley eager to unleash Maryland's big-play offenseBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) With a new quarterback and a playbook that pays homage to Alabama's dynamic attack, Maryland's offense under first-year coach Michael Locksley has the potential to be diverse, exciting and productive.''This offense has a lot...

Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien planning to transferLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien said Thursday he plans to transfer because he isn't a fit for the spread-option offense being installed by new coach Scott Frost.The school said O'Brien's request for a release will be granted. Former coach Mike...

7 Arkansas St. athletes positive for COVID-19, no symptomsJONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Seven Arkansas State athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-isolating for 14 days, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Thursday.The seven athletes are from three sports, and all were asymptomatic. They learned the results Wednesday night.Damphousse said contact...

AP Sports WriterRetooled Michigan defense looks OK without 8 NFL draft picksBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) That defense for 11th-ranked Michigan looks very familiar, even with all those first-time starters.Yes, those Wolverines that had eight defensive players taken in the NFL draft earlier this year and also lost...

Associated PressFormer Penn St. coach recalls learning of Sandusky complaintBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jurors heard Thursday that a former Penn State head football coach testified that Mike McQueary told him years before Jerry Sandusky's arrest that he had made a complaint about Sandusky to university administrators.The deposition...

Media pick Jacksonville State in OVC again(STATS) - The Ohio Valley Conference preseason media poll has been anything but fake news since being started in 2014.Not only have media members who cover the nine-team conference correctly picked Jacksonville State to win the title each time, but the Gamecocks haven't...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=NCAA D-I Council recommends FCS playoffs in springBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A 16-team spring playoff in FCS college football advanced to its final step when the NCAA Division I Council voted to recommend it to the governing body's Board of Directors on Wednesday.The board...

Associated PressNorth Dakota State president: Some texts 'not appropriate'By BLAKE NICHOLSONBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said Monday that some text messages he sent regarding heavily criticized and now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics were ''not appropriate.''Bresciani in a campus-wide email also continued...

AP Sports WriterKirk Ferentz re-signs with Iowa through 2025 seasonBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa has signed coach Kirk Ferentz to a six-year contract extension through the 2025 season.Ferentz, who is in his 18th season leading the Hawkeyes, will see his salary jump to $4.5...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Oregon coach Chip Kelly is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season.ESPN announced Friday it has signed Kelly to a multiyear deal.Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows...

Former Alabama, Jets receiver Ardarius Stewart arrestedTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Former Alabama and NFL receiver Ardarius Stewart has been arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license.Tuscaloosa police say the 25-year-old Stewart was pulled over about 1:40 a.m. Thursday for driving with an expired tag. Passenger Demarcus...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt fires coach Derek Mason in his 7th seasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason on Sunday after losing the first eight games of his seventh season, and offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim coach.''While this was a difficult...