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MIAMI (AP) South Florida coach Willie Taggart has signed a three-year extension that puts him in line to stay with the Bulls through 2020.The school announced the deal Monday morning, hours before the Bulls' matchup against No. 25 Western Kentucky in the Miami Beach Bowl. That game was...

SEATTLE (AP) Matt Lubick has returned to the Pac-12 at Washington, the assistant coach's fourth job in three months after brief stops at two other Power Five conference teams since the end of last season. Washington coach Chris Petersen on Wednesday announced the addition of Lubick to his staff as...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Three straight losses have dealt Syracuse a good dose of reality. Now the Orange faces a familiar foe intent on keeping that midseason skid going.And for the first time in six years, Pittsburgh will visit the Carrier Dome as a ranked team after breaking into...

The end of coach Mike Riley's first season at Nebraska has left him and the fan base excited about the possibilities for 2016.Getting into a bowl game with five regular-season wins turned out to be the most fortuitous thing for the Cornhuskers (6-7). That's because their 37-29 Foster Farms...

Presbyterian coach Nichols resigns after 8 seasonsCLINTON, S.C. (AP) Presbyterian coach Harold Nichols resigned Sunday, acknowledging that a change was necessary for the Football Championship Subdivision program to move forward.The Blue Hose finished a 2-9 season with a 31-7 loss at South Alabama on Saturday. Presbyterian athletic director...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo has been cleared to play in the home opener Saturday after going through a concussion protocol.Badgers coach Paul Chryst said after practice Thursday that he expected the defensive captain to be available against Miami of Ohio.Caputo was hurt on the third...

Thanks to Nick Chubb, concerns about Georgia's running game have subsided even as Todd Gurley's status remains uncertain. Chubb has proved with his tough running that No. 9 Georgia's ground game is in good shape without Gurley. Chubb delivered impressive performances the last two weeks while Gurley was suspended for allegations...

No. 1-rated quarterback prospect and Penn State recruit Christian Hackenberg said Sunday he's confident that coach Bill O'Brien would not leave the school for opportunities in the NFL. "I mean, I'm hoping," Hackenberg said as he prepared to begin workouts on Monday for the Under Armour All-America Game at Disney's...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after being accused of assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football, police said.Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was freed late...

Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam was found dead Monday night in a Boulder park less than two miles from Folsom Field, where he carved his name into the University of Colorado record books as one of the greatest players in the program's history. The Boulder County coroner's office was still...

We are Marshall is coming off its best season in years with a 13-1 record. Junior Gunnar Holcombe is taking control as QB with big shoes to fill following Rakeem Cato. What Darrell Hazell did for Kent State is not repeating at Purdue. In the last 6 years, Purdue has...

Surprising Buffaloes shoot for statement at USCColorado is ranked for the first time in more than a decade. But that doesn't mean the Buffaloes still aren't underdogs.Colorado (4-1 overall, 2-0 Pac-12) will put its first ranking since 2005 on the line when it travels to USC (2-3, 1-2) Saturday...