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AP Sports WriterNFL or college? Alabama's Tagovailoa still weighing optionsBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tua Tagovailoa said being assured he'd likely remain a high NFL draft pick could make “the biggest decision of my life" a little easier.The Alabama quarterback is still weighing his options and going through...

Football championship sidelines Louisiana inaugural ballBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards won't have an inaugural ball to celebrate the start of his second term in office, a disruption to tradition caused by college football's national championship game.The Democratic governor will be sworn in for his...

Associated PressDominant North Dakota State happy at FCS levelBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO (AP) It's only natural to ask two questions of a North Dakota State team that has won seven of the last eight Football Championship Subdivision titles and garnered the No. 1 seed again this year after blowing...

AP Sports WriterUSC retains coach Clay Helton despite fan dissatisfactionBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California has decided to retain Clay Helton, extending the head coach’s improbable 4 ½-year tenure atop the West Coast’s winningest college football program.New athletic director Mike Bohn announced the decision four days after...

AP Sports WriterMike Bobo steps down as football coach at Colorado StateBy PAT GRAHAMMike Bobo has agreed to step down as football coach at Colorado State after a second straight losing season.The move was announced Wednesday by athletic director Joe Parker.Bobo went 28-35 during his five seasons in Fort...

AP Sports WriterCephus’ faith, family guided him to breakout ’19 for BadgersBy KEITH JENKINSMADISON, Wis. (AP) Faith and family mean everything to Quintez Cephus, and for 16 months, the Wisconsin wide receiver needed every bit of his faith and every member of his family more than ever.Cephus and...

AP Sports WriterMike Bobo steps down as football coach at Colorado StateBy PAT GRAHAMMike Bobo has agreed to step down as football coach at Colorado State after a second straight losing season.The move was announced Wednesday by athletic director Joe Parker.Bobo went 28-35 during his five seasons in Fort...

OT Marcus Tatum to leave Tennessee as graduate transferKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee offensive tackle Marcus Tatum plans to play elsewhere as a graduate transfer next season.Tatum tweeted Wednesday that ''I will always be a VFL (Vol For Life), but it is time for me to move on in...

AP Sports WriterPassionate Schiano takes over Rutgers football for 2nd timeBy TOM CANAVANNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) Five minutes after being introduced as the Rutgers football coach for a second time, Greg Schiano gave a clear indication why he might be the man to make the Scarlet Knights competitive...

AP Sports WriterPassionate Schiano takes over Rutgers football for 2nd timeBy TOM CANAVANNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) Five minutes after being introduced as the Rutgers football coach for a second time, Greg Schiano gave a clear indication why he might be the man to make the Scarlet Knights competitive...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Searching for upsets to scramble CFPBy RALPH D. RUSSOChampionship weekend rarely produces the type of upsets that throw the national championship race into turmoil.Heading into this year's slate of conference title games, a case could be made that No. 1 LSU (No. 2...

AP Sports WriterRhule, Riley take much different paths to Big 12 title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Matt Rhule stepped into a volatile situation at Baylor, leaving his home in the Northeast to take over a program with a depleted roster in the aftermath of a scandal that...