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Associated PressNo. 12 UCF captures AAC title over No. 12 Memphis in 2 OTsBy JOE REEDYORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Central Florida for the second straight week prevailed in a shootout on its home field.The 12th-ranked Knights captured the American Athletic Conference championship on Saturday as they defeated No. 16...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma State's Gundy targets May 1 return to footballBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday he hopes to have his team return to its facilities on May 1, a proposed timetable that would defy federal social-distancing guidelines and was quickly disputed by the university and...

AP College Football WriterHuskers' QB Tanner Lee challenged to turn hype into realityBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Tanner Lee hasn't taken a snap in a game for Nebraska, yet the fan base has already deemed him the quarterback who can return the Cornhuskers to national relevance.The hype has...

AP Sports WriterFreeze to coach Flames from hospital bed vs. No. 22 SyracuseBy HANK KURZ Jr.LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Liberty coach Hugh Freeze will make his coaching debut for the Flames in a hospital bed set up in the coaches' box on Saturday night. The bed is being used...

Alabama LB Terrell Lewis out indefinitely with ACL tearTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama linebacker Terrell Lewis has had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Lewis tore his right ACL last week while training. He says Lewis had successful surgery Tuesday but that there's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Breaking down FCS prospects heading to NFL CombineBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - At the meat market known as the NFL Scouting Combine, where 338 players will be on display in Indianapolis beginning next week, it's not easy for a player to stand out.It's especially the case for...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Pro days with something to proveBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A pro day is one of the final opportunities for a player to impress teams before the NFL draft, and they're especially big for FCS players who always feel they have to do more than their FBS...

AP Sports WriterStanford back at Coliseum 10 years after historic USC upsetBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although nearly a full decade has passed, Stanford's victory over Southern California in 2007 still seems downright preposterous.The 0-3 Cardinal entered the Coliseum as 41-point underdogs and ended the Trojans' 35-game home...

Associated PressEx-FSU star Myron Rolle ready to begin med school residencyBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Myron Rolle has accomplished many things on and off the field. His biggest ones, though, might still be coming up.Rolle's dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he...

Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team and a former coach and star player at Tennessee, died Wednesday. He was 85.Majors died at his home in Knoxville, according...

Nebraska schedules 2 games with Oklahoma State in 2034-35LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska has announced the scheduling of four home nonconference football games over the next eight years and a two-game series against former Big 12 foe Oklahoma State in 2034-35.The Cornhuskers will host UTEP on Aug. 31, 2024...

Michigan St hires Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinatorEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinator.The school announced the move Friday. Hazelton rounds out new coach Mel Tucker's full-time assistant coaching staff.Hazelton spent last season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas State.''Scottie definitely...