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AP Sports WriterSEC coaches welcome new replay, 'want to get it right'By MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) Steve Shaw has a busy week at the Southeastern Conference's annual meetings.He's already met with athletic directors. He's already briefed football coaches. And he's got a media session scheduled for Thursday.His presentation...

USF, Florida agree to 3-game series played over 4 seasonsGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) South Florida and Florida have agreed to play three times during a four-year stretch, including twice in Gainesville.The Bulls and Gators will play at Florida Field in 2022 and 2025, and at Raymond James Stadium in...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=The history of the FCS KickoffBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The FCS Kickoff Saturday night isn't just the first college football game of the season, it's a return to two subdivision teams having the Week 0 spotlight.All other games this week were canceled or postponed...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Next up on never-ending coaching carouselBy RALPH D. RUSSOMore than a month after the season ended, at least one major college football team was still trying to find a head coach.On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Adam Rittenberg of...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina interim coach Bobo aims to rally GamecocksBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Mike Bobo didn't plan to be back in charge of a football team this quickly. Now that he's South Carolina's interim coach, Bobo understands his mission is to rally a fragile group of...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 commissioner: Errors made in replay review procedureBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 will make immediate changes to how video replay reviews are handled after Commissioner Larry Scott admitted procedural mistakes were made when a targeting foul was not called during last month's Washington State-Southern California game.Scott...

Michigan State's Mike Sadler remembered as bright 'light'EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Hundreds of people have turned out at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium to celebrate the life of former football player Mike Sadler, who died in a car crash in Wisconsin.Michigan State admissions director Jim Cotter offered opening remarks...

NC State hires veteran assistant Kurt Roper as QBs coachRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired former Duke and Colorado offensive coordinator Kurt Roper as its quarterbacks coach.Coach Dave Doeren announced Roper's hiring Monday.The move returns Roper to the North Carolina Triangle. He spent six seasons in...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame, Clemson full strength heading into ACC titleBy PETE IACOBELLINo. 2 Notre Dame and No. 4 Clemson expect to be rested and at full strength when they meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Saturday.That wasn't the case when the teams first played a month...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Baylor not breaking in defensive undefeated seasonBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThere was a moment when Baylor coach Matt Rhule saw his No. 12 Bears start to fracture just a little bit for the first time in this undefeated season. Understandably frustrated, defensive players were yelling at some...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Arkansas followed a season-opening victory with three straight losses and was spiraling down the drain when Bret Bielema picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.A familiar voice answered.It wasn't the first time the Razorbacks' coach had called up Kansas State counterpart Bill Snyder...

Louisiana football players encouraged to donate to athleticsBy The Associated PressFootball players at the University of Louisiana are being encouraged to donate to the Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation, a booster organization that funds the athletic department.The donation is not mandatory, although this week coach Billy Napier said contributing a...