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Assistant coach Boone won't return to UNC staff for 2020CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina assistant coach Scott Boone won't return next season.In a statement Thursday, team spokesman Jeremy Sharpe said the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator was no longer on Mack Brown's staff.''We appreciate all...

Notre Dame's Kmet changes mind, declares for NFL draftSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Cole Kmet is the latest Notre Dame player to give up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, changing his mind after saying in November that he intended to return.The tight end announced...

Boilermakers hire veteran Diaco as new defensive coordinatorWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Bob Diaco's Louisiana Tech defense made quite the impression in last week's bowl shutout of Miami.On Thursday, he was rewarded when Purdue coach Jeff Brohm announced Diaco would be the Boilermakers new defensive coordinator.''We're very excited to...

AP Sports WriterJim Harbaugh closes 4th straight season with 2 losses in rowBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh was hired five years ago at Michigan, hailed as the coach who would restore glory for college football's winningest program.It might happen, but it hasn't yet.The future, Harbaugh...

AP College Football WriterDelpit caps unusual season for LSU with trip to title gameBy RALPH D. RUSSOGrant Delpit has had an unusual season.LSU's star safety switched positions early in the year to compensate for an injured teammate. Later in the season, he was the injured player and the Tigers'...

Birmingham Bowl resumes after 90-minute weather delayBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Birmingham Bowl has resumed after a weather delay of about 90 minutes.The game between No. 23 Cincinnati and Boston College was suspended with 7:55 left in the first quarter on Thursday. The game was scoreless.It was being played...

AP Sports WriterBoston College faces No. 23 Cincinnati minus Dillon, AddazioBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Boston College will have its new head coach at the Birmingham Bowl but only as a spectator, and won't be able to turn to star running back A.J. Dillon either.No. 23 Cincinnati, meanwhile,...

NC State hires Texas' Beck to serve as offensive coordinatorRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired Tim Beck as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, completing a revamp of Dave Doeren’s coaching staff after a four-win season.Beck had spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at Texas,...

AP Sports WriterIndiana seeks rare 9th win in Gator Bowl against TennesseeBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) It's been more than 50 years since Indiana won nine games in a season. The perennial Big Ten doormat, known more for its basketball prowess than its football progress, has a chance...

Tennessee, Indiana going bowling for 1st time since 2016By The Associated PressTaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Tennessee (7-5) vs Indiana (8-4), Thursday at 7 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: Tennessee by 2.Series record: Tennessee leads 1-0.WHAT'S AT STAKETennessee carries a five-game winning streak into its first postseason game in three years. Indiana, also...

Jones, Gilman forego final years at Notre Dame for NFL draftSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) (AP) Running back Tony Jones Jr. became the second player for No. 14 Notre Dame to forego his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.Jones made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter. On...

AP Sports WriterDucks, Badgers hope to put on another thriller at Rose BowlBy GREG BEACHAMPASADENA, Calif. (AP) When Oregon and Wisconsin met in the Rose Bowl eight years ago, two brilliant offenses put on a 45-38 thriller on one of the most exciting afternoons in this venerable bowl...