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AP Sports WriterAP source: Baylor finalizing deal for Aranda as head coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor is finalizing a deal to make LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda the new coach of the Bears, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Thursday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...

Ray Lewis' sons will transfer to play football at KentuckyLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Two sons of pro football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis have announced on social media they will transfer to play at Kentucky.Rayshad Lewis and Rahsaan Lewis announced their decisions Wednesday on verified Twitter accounts. A Wildcats...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Les Miles has informed LSU athletic officials that he has not been contacted by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching vacancy and has no intention of leaving the Tigers.LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette says Miles sought to make his status with LSU clear Monday following reports...

Alabama-Louisville to kickoff ABC's Saturday Night FootballBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) National champion Alabama will face Louisville in ABC's first Saturday Night Football game, and Miami plays LSU on Sunday night of the season-opening weekend.ESPN announced Wednesday its schedule for the first three weeks of Saturday night games. The Crimson...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ohio Valley spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It may sound absurd that a team that has won 33 straight league games is vulnerable, but rivals in the Ohio Valley Conference hope that is the case with Jacksonville State this year.The Gamecocks have lost a number of...

Hearing for suspect accused of making football game threatCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the first hearing in Ohio for a man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team.A September indictment unsealed late last...

AP Sports WriterMartin's championship background boosts Tennessee's staffBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee assistant coach Tee Martin says he's still getting accustomed to the fact that he's back at his alma mater after quarterbacking the Volunteers to their most recent national title.''It kind of hits me at different...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NCAA rejects permanent 12th game in FCS By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - An FCS-member committee of the NCAA Division I Council has rejected the legislation to increase the regular season in the subdivision from 11 permanent games to 12.While concluding two-day meetings in Indianapolis on Friday, the...

AP Sports WriterSEC considers easing grad transfers rules, could help ZaireBy MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire could have another potential landing spot by the end of the week.The Southeastern Conference is expected to ease graduate transfer rules during its annual spring meetings, clearing...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten coaches find 4-game redshirt rule a mixed blessingBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Gone are the days when the final word on a redshirt designation comes solely from the head football coach.A new trend has gripped the sport, one in which the athletes are...

Associated PressMSU suspends 3 football players in sex assault probeBy COREY WILLIAMSDETROIT (AP) Three Michigan State University football players have been suspended from team activities and removed from on-campus housing as part of a sexual assault investigation.A staff member associated with Michigan State's football program also has been...

Clemson QB Bryant out of the game with injuryCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant came out of the game after Travis Etienne's 1-yard, third-quarter touchdown run for the second-ranked Tigers against Wake Forest on Saturday.Bryant went into the team's medical tent on the sidelines after trainers were...