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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) A second University of South Florida football player is now accused of firing a gun on campus.University police arrested junior cornerback Lamar Robbins on Thursday. He remained in the Hillsborough County Jail early Friday with an $8,000 bond.Police say they arrested Robbins after an investigation...

DALLAS (AP) - Illinois needed to win its last two games to become bowl eligible, then had to wait another week before finding out if there would be more football.Louisiana Tech knew after winning six of seven at the end of the regular season that it was going to...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Notre Dame, Texas positioned for turnaround in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThe premise is simple: Close games are often decided by good fortune as much as good play. Therefore, a team that loses a lot of close games one season is likely to add wins...

AP Sports WriterExperienced Bearcats try to build on breakout seasonBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Nobody gave Cincinnati much thought heading into coach Luke Fickell's second season since he made the 90-minute drive down Interstate 71 from Ohio State to rebuild a bottoming-out program.Look at the Bearcats now.After going 4-8...

Associated PressPenn State settles suit over alleged Sandusky abuse in 2007By MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State has settled a lawsuit by a man who claimed former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in 2007, when he was about 14 years old.The settlement notice posted Monday on...

The MISSISSIPPI ST and the TULSA will both be gunning for a victory on 12/31/2020 at 12:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MISSISSIPPI ST vs TULSA When: 12/31/2020 12:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 317 MISSISSIPPI ST -2.5 (-110) 49 (-110) 120 -140 318 TULSA TV: 12:00 PM LINE: -2.5 PREDICTION: TULSA , MISSISSIPPI ST Oddsmakers currently have the TULSA listed as -2.5 point...

AP Sports WriterAfter bowl loss, Louisville awaits Jackson's NFL decisionBy GARY B. GRAVESAnother season of eye-popping statistics made Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson a finalist for his second Heisman Trophy and rallied the Cardinals from a midseason slump to their eighth consecutive bowl appearance.Louisville came up just short of a...

UNC coach Fedora receives contract extension through 2022CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has extended coach Larry Fedora's contract through the 2022 season.Team spokesman Kevin Best says the deal was approved Thursday by the school's board of trustees.The new deal will pay Fedora $1.95 million this season, including...

AP Sports WriterJust go dark? Playoff teams confront Twitter pot shotsBy JOHN ZENORClemson linebacker Ben Boulware is the team's top tackler and a lightning rod for criticism on Twitter. Some of the tweets cuss him out, others he laughs off.But one was way out of line: His father had...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Spartans have room for improvement after dicey openerBy NOAH TRISTERIt was a little early for Michigan State to be playing a nail-biter.The 11th-ranked Spartans held off Utah State 38-31 on Friday night, but it was a dicey start for a Michigan State team that now...

Missouri appeals NCAA sanctions levied against 3 sportsCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri filed a notice of appeal with the NCAA's committee on infractions Thursday as it begins to fight what it considers overly harsh sanctions for academic misconduct involving a former tutor.The NCAA banned the football, baseball and softball...

AP Sports WriterHubbard leads high hopes for No. 15 Oklahoma StateBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy just wants to talk football.That is quite a shift for a man who for years has been one of the nation's most outspoken coaches.After calling coronavirus the ''Chinese virus'' and criticizing mainstream...