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AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champ Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

Best Western? WKU plays WMU in First Responder Bowl at SMUBy The Associated PressFIRST RESPONDER BOWL: Western Kentucky (8-4, C-USA) vs. Western Michigan (7-5, MAC), in Dallas, Monday at 12:30 p.m. EST.Line: Western Kentucky by 3.Series record: Western Michigan leads 11-3-1.WHAT'S AT STAKEWestern Kentucky has a three-game winning streak,...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champ Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

Associated PressOregon's Rose Bowl run powered by recruiting in Los AngelesBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux will never be mistaken for diminutive former Ducks running back De’Anthony Thomas.But Thibodeaux, the explosive 6-foot-5, 242-pound freshman, represents the potential of Oregon’s recruiting efforts in and around...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

Virginia will seek Orange Bowl upset against No. 6 FloridaBy The Associated PressOrange Bowl: Florida (10-2) at Virginia (9-4), Sunday at 8 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: Florida by 14 1/2.Series record: Florida leads 1-0.WHAT'S AT STAKEThe Gators can finish with 11 wins, which would be their highest total since 2012....

AP Sports WriterCavs try to take 'next step' in Orange Bowl against GatorsBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) University of Virginia junior Charles Snowden recalls that when he first arrived on campus, new acquaintances were disappointed to learn he was a linebacker rather than a power forward.''I was 6-7 and...

Oklahoma DB Radley-Hiles ejected from Peach for targetingATLANTA (AP) Oklahoma defensive back Brendan Radley-Hiles was ejected from Saturday's Peach Bowl for a brutal hit on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.With Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow scrambling toward the sideline, Radley-Hiles delivered the blindside shot to Edwards-Helaire coming out...

Authorities: Small plane crashes in Louisiana, killing 5By JANELLE COGAN and SUDHIN THANAWALAATLANTA (AP) A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into the parking lot of a post office in Louisiana shortly after takeoff on Saturday, killing the daughter-in-law of one of the...