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AP Sports WriterAP source: Baylor finalizing deal for LSU's Aranda as coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor was finalizing a deal Thursday to make LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda the new coach of the Bears, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.That person spoke to The Associated Press on condition...

AP Sports WriterWVU coordinator apologizes after player's accusationsBy JOHN RABYSuspended West Virginia defensive coordinator Vic Koenning apologized Wednesday after a player alleged he made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics.Koenning was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after safety Kerry Martin posted the allegations on his Twitter account...

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...

AP Sports WriterRutgers had at least 30 players were positive for COVID-19By TOM CANAVANRutgers has had at least 30 football players test positive for COVID-19 since the team returned to campus in mid June.Coach Greg Schiano released the information on Friday in his first conference call since the Big...

K-State cornerback Shelley arrested for traffic violationsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State cornerback Duke Shelley was arrested this week for failure to appear and released after paying a $500 bond, though his status for this weekend's game against Kansas remains in question.A school spokesman said any punishment will be...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The prosecutor and defense lawyers in the rape trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams as expected offer starkly different accounts of what occurred nearly four years ago.A...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: ACC presidents to delay voting on new scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOA person involved in the situation says the Atlantic Coast Conference university presidents are expected to delay voting on a revised football schedule for the league when they meet Wednesday.Online sports network Stadium first...

AP Sports WriterSwinney, Orgeron leading evolution in coaching stylesBy PAUL NEWBERRYNEW ORLEANS (AP) Dabo Swinney can turn most any issue into an extended, persuasive sermon. If he was a salesman, we'd all probably be buying time shares.Ed Orgeron is as comfortable talking gumbo and jambalaya as he is...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Vandy negotiating to hire Clark Lea as coachBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores player its new head coach.Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated...

2 McMurry football players indicted in Fort Worth killingABILENE, Texas (AP) Two NCAA Division III McMurry University football players have been indicted on capital murder charges in the January killing of a man in Fort Worth but declined to indict a third player.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/2qE3bjw )...

Jury finds ex-Charlotte QB Olsen not guilty of rape changesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A jury has found former Charlotte 49ers quarterback Kevin Olsen not guilty on rape charges.News outlets report the jury returned its verdict Wednesday.Authorities had filed multiple charges against Olsen, including three counts of felony second-degree forcible...

Associated PressNo. 12 Florida State struggling in pass protectionBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's offensive line was thought to be strength at the beginning of the season, especially with a mobile dual-threat quarterback. Instead it has been a disappointment.The 12th-ranked Seminoles (5-2, 2-2 ACC) go into Saturday's...