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Associated PressFormer Penn State president richly paid as he fought chargesBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Former Penn State President Graham Spanier's success this week in getting his child-endangerment conviction overturned capped a seven-year fight to save his reputation and stay out of jail, a period during which he...

AP Sports WriterTexas Tech's Air Raid to test McNeill's Oklahoma defenseBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) So far, so good for Ruffin McNeill.Oklahoma's interim defensive coordinator has looked like a savior the past two weeks while helping a once-struggling unit find its groove. After the Sooners gave up 493...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma to seek Mayfield replacement in spring practiceBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma will start figuring out who will replace Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Baker Mayfield when spring practice opens Saturday.Mayfield left as one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football history. He led the Sooners...

North Alabama has six FCS opponents in 2018 transition(STATS) - North Alabama will play 2017 FCS champion North Dakota State and five other subdivision programs while it begins its transition from NCAA Division II this year.The Lions will play all six FCS opponents on the road and host five...

Suspect in shooting of Texas Tech player turns himself inLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) A 24-year-old man sought in the shooting of a Texas Tech University football player and a woman has turned himself in to Lubbock police.A police statement identifies the suspect as Asia Devine Jackson. He had been...

AP Sports WriterProof of the Ducks new positive attitude? Swag Surfin'By ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) The Oregon Ducks have welcomed coach Willie Taggart's infectious positivity with a new kickoff tradition: Swag Surfin'.But the sideline dance is not the only manifestation of the brand-new Ducks under Taggart. The...

AP Sports WriterMiles and miles of Miles inside Kansas football programBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Les Koenning has to be careful every time the new offensive coordinator at Kansas walks into one of the Jayhawks' meeting rooms, making sure to address the right person by the right name.It...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Report: N.C. A&T could leave MEAC for Big SouthBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - North Carolina A&T, the leading power among HBCU programs, could be switching conferences.According to Greensboro News & Record, N.C. A&T's board of trustees will decide Friday whether to move the school's athletic...

Tony White to be the new defensive coordinator at SyracuseSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tony White will be the new defensive coordinator at Syracuse.Orange coach Dino Babers declined to discuss the vacancy on his staff when asked during a signing day news conference on Wednesday, but Arizona State made the...

Notre Dame extends coach Brian Kelly's contract through 2024By The Associated PressNotre Dame and coach Brian Kelly have agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2024 season.The deal was announced between the first and second quarters of the Fighting Irish's home game against Duke. Kelly is entering...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best of the FCS in SeptemberBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A September to remember? Indeed, FCS.With nine FCS teams beating FBS opponents and conference races kicking off with plenty of surprises, the first month of the season (adding in the late August games) whet the appetite for...

AP College Football WriterAP Player of the Year: QB Joe Burrow, first winner from LSUBy RALPH D. RUSSOWhat figures to be an award-winning week for LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is underway.Burrow was named The Associated Press college football player of the year on Thursday in a landslide vote, making...