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AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama heavy favorite vs No. 11 Florida for SEC titleBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Alabama's slump lasted all of one season.After failing to reach either the Southeastern Conference championship game or the College Football Playoff a year ago - what qualifies as a subpar season...

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...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Iowa St vs. perennial champ Oklahoma for Big 12 titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Charlie Kolar grew up a diehard Oklahoma fan but his hometown Sooners never offered a scholarship. The new coach at Iowa State did, before the Cyclones were championship contenders.Now in...

AP Sports WriterCFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one lossBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first team anyone thinks about heading into the final weekend of...

AP Sports WriterCFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one lossBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first team anyone thinks about heading into the final weekend of...

AP Sports WriterFor Northwestern, Big Ten title game follows big turnaroundBy ANDREW SELIGMANPat Fitzgerald figures he will gain a few more gray hairs by the time No. 15 Northwestern steps on the field to face third-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday.As the Wildcats' coach,...

Transfers fill Sanders' Jackson State signing class(Stats Perform) - The attraction of playing for new Jackson State coach Deion Sanders was evident in the SWAC program's early signing class on Wednesday.Six transfers from Power Five programs were among the 15 signees, including Sanders' son Shilo, a defensive back from...

Azusa Pacific to drop football after 55 yearsAZUSA, Calif. (AP) Azusa Pacific is ending its football program this month after 55 years of Division II and NAIA competition.Athletic director Gary Pine said the decision was prompted by other four-year schools in California dropping the sport over the last...

Coastal Carolina, Chadwell agree on extension through 2027CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Coastal Carolina has locked up coach Jamey Chadwell for a few more years after he led the school to an undefeated season.The school announced it has extended Chadwell's contract through 2027, a move to take the 43-year coach...