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Illinois' top-rated prospect Marquez Beason out for seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois freshman defensive back Marquez Beason is out for the season with a knee injury.Coach Lovie Smith announced Monday that Beason would have surgery after getting hurt in practice last week. Beason was a consensus four-star recruit from...

Ex-Baylor president: Some women 'make themselves victims'WACO, Texas (AP) A court filing this week reveals that the former interim president of Baylor University referred to some women who said they had been sexually assaulted as willing victims, amid lingering allegations that the nation's largest Baptist school repeatedly mishandled...

2 Florida players ejected on punt return vs. VandyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Officials ejected two Florida players after a Vanderbilt defender's helmet was knocked off on a punt return and both coaches yelled at each other as their teams spilled onto the field in a near-brawl.No. 14 Florida trailed...

Top rusher Isom leaving Salukis(STATS) - Southern Illinois' leading rusher Daquan Isom is leaving the program, coach Nick Hill said.The 5-foot-8, 186-pound speedster rushed for a team-high 491 yards last season and 1,344 yards in three years. He also caught 75 passes and returned kicks with the Salukis."I love...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Bulldogs planning to have fans between the hedgesBy PAUL NEWBERRYThe Georgia Bulldogs are planning to have fans between the hedges this season.For now, anyway.Mirroring other schools in the Southeastern Conference, the school announced a ticket plan Wednesday that would allow 20-25% capacity at 92,746-seat Sanford Stadium.That...

AP Sports WriterBoston College fires coach Steve AddazioBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio on Sunday after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins.Wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell will serve as interim coach.Addazio was 44-44 since taking over in 2013, reaching bowl...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A preseason quiz for FCS 2019By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The presence of a dynasty - North Dakota State - has raised the national interest in FCS college football, but a potential wide-open national landscape has more and more teams and fan bases anticipating the 2019 season.The...

AP Sports WriterNick Saban working with young Alabama team, not much depthBy JOHN ZENORAlabama's Nick Saban isn't likely to get much sympathy from his coaching peers regarding his offseason challenges.But even the Crimson Tide faces some, especially on a defense that was uncharacteristically vulnerable late last season. Such challenges...

AP Sports WriterShort-handed Boilermakers looking for finishing punchBy MICHAEL MAROTThe Purdue Boilermakers have taken their hits from almost every conceivable corner this season.Coach Jeff Brohm and all-conference defensive end George Karlaftis missed games because of positive COVID-19 tests. All-American receiver Rondale Moore sat out the first three games after...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts No. 2 Clemson eyeing an upsetBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey was helpless last October as he watched Clemson dismantle the Orange in convincing fashion, a 54-0 beatdown just another step on the way to a national championship.Dungey was knocked out...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champ Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

AP Sports WriterSooners and Buckeyes gear up for slobberknocker in trenchesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State's game against Oklahoma on Saturday will feature two potential Heisman Trophy candidates in quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Baker Mayfield. TThe marquee battle will likely be in the trenches when the Sooners...