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AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

AP Sports WriterMullen admits 'it would be huge' to beat Saban in 10th tryBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Dan Mullen's impressive head coaching resume has a few glaring holes.He's beaten national title-winning coaches Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, Les Miles, Gene Chizik and Ed Orgeron. He upset Florida while...

AP College Football WriterWeek 16: Playoff bids likely on line for Clemson, Ohio StateBy ERIC OLSONClemson and Ohio State go into the weekend with the most at stake, and Texas A&M waiting in the wings if it takes care of business.Nine Football Bowl Subdivision conferences will hold championship games...

AP Sports WriterMullen admits 'it would be huge' to beat Saban in 10th tryBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Dan Mullen's impressive head coaching resume has a few glaring holes.He's beaten national title-winning coaches Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, Les Miles, Gene Chizik and Ed Orgeron. He upset Florida while...

AP Sports WriterKelly, Swinney express concern about no families at playoffsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Notre Dame's Brian Kelly and Clemson's Dabo Swinney both expressed concerns about playing a College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day if players' families...

AP College Football WriterSuccessful season? College football played 500-plus gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOBack in August, when there was still doubt about whether a college football would be played during the pandemic, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he would look at the season as a success if he could...

AP Sports WriterSooners young QB Spencer Rattler latest to thrive with RileyBy CLIFF BRUNTIowa State coach Matt Campbell is preparing for a more mature version of Oklahoma freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler in the Big 12 championship game than the one his Cyclones beat in October.Rattler was only in his...

AP Sports WriterTulsa LB Collins a small-town player with big-time talentBy CLIFF BRUNTTulsa linebacker Zaven Collins refuses to let being one of the breakout stars in college football change him.Collins played for Hominy High School in Hominy, Oklahoma -- a town with about 3,500 people located 45 miles northwest...

Brohm fires defensive coordinator after 1 season at PurdueWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue coach Jeff Brohm fired defensive coordinator Bob Diaco on Thursday, just one season after he was hired.Diaco signed a two-year deal after last season and the school still owes him $625,000, a number that could...

AP Sports WriterOle Miss-LSU makes friends Kiffin, Orgeron first-time foesBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin are old friends and colleagues who were nearly reunited when Orgeron sought to hire Kiffin as Tigers offensive coordinator several years ago.But Kiffin chose a...

AP Sports WriterAir Force visits Army; service academy supremacy at stakeBy JOHN KEKISThe coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented two-week stretch of football at West Point.A week after hosting service-academy rival Navy, Army is welcoming Air Force to Michie Stadium. The Black Knights are taking it in stride...