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AP College Football WriterAP Player of the Year: QB Joe Burrow, first winner from LSUBy RALPH D. RUSSOLSU quarterback Joe Burrow is The Associated Press college football player of the year in a landslide vote.Burrow, who has led the top-ranked Tigers to an unbeaten season and their first College...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Urban Meyer has a bond with each of his departing senior classes, but the group playing its final game in Ohio Stadium on Saturday has a special meaning for the Ohio State coach.Now, if he could only enjoy the moment more than exchanging hugs and...

Florida, Texas schedule home-and-home series for 2030-31GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and Texas have scheduled a home-and-home series beginning in 2030.The Gators will face the Longhorns in Gainesville on Sept. 7, 2030. Florida will travel to Austin, Texas for another non-conference game on Sept. 6, 2031. The powerhouse programs...

Army hires alum Mike Sullivan as recruiting directorWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army has named Mike Sullivan as director of recruiting for football.Sullivan, a 1989 graduate of West Point, returns to the academy after coaching several years in the NFL and winning two Super Bowls with the New York...

AP Sports WriterAir Force coming off big win, confident facing Boise StateBy TIM BOOTHBOISE, Idaho (AP) In the aftermath of arguably its biggest victory in at least five years, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond III was immediately ready for the next challenge.Beating Power Five team Colorado on the...

AP Sports WriterRiley's 'whirlwind' to youngest FBS head coach with SoonersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Lincoln Riley never expected this.Two months ago, he was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma. On Monday, the 33-year-old Riley was center stage representing the preseason league favorites as the youngest head coach in...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Texas HS hires Art Briles ... Why?By RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Baylor coach Art Briles has returned to coaching football in the United States, landing a gig at a mid-sized East Texas high school.The hiring of Briles by the Mount Vernon Independent School...

Associated PressOklahoma State not announcing a starting QB before openerBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State hasn't announced a starting quarterback and coach Mike Gundy will not reveal his plans for the position before the Cowboys' season opener next Friday night at Oregon State.Both redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders...

AP Sports WriterColorado receiver honors late father with play, dreadlocksBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) Away from the field, he's just Laviska Shenault Jr. - a mild-mannered, soft-spoken person who doesn't like the spotlight.Once he steps onto it, the Colorado sophomore receiver transforms into an alter ego he's nicknamed...

3 Michigan State players accused of assault violated policyEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A lawyer says three Michigan State University football players have been found in violation of campus policy after a sexual assault investigation.Michigan State says federal law bars it from releasing the report or discussing the findings....

Associated PressMark Richt among ACC coaches having success in 2nd yearBy JOE REEDYMark Richt wanted to put his imprint on Miami in his first year by establishing certain standards and his way of doing things.Now in his second season, Richt has his alma mater back in the national spotlight....

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: What's next for NCAA's NIL policy?By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) The NCAA is trying to figure out how it can allow athletes to be compensated for their fame, while still preserving its rules for amateurism.What's next in the debate over...