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AP Sports WriterTennessee aiming to avoid repeat of last season’s finishBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee enters its final two games of the regular season in the same situation it faced last year.The Volunteers hope the similarities end there.Tennessee (5-5, 3-3 SEC) has won three straight games and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Auburn hopes for 2017 repeat against Georgia, AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers are used to being judged largely by what happens in their last two Southeastern Conference games of the regular season.This season will likely be no different.The 13th-ranked Tigers have...

Robert Mathis, Erik Williams selected for Black College HallBy The Associated PressRobert Mathis of Alabama A&M, Erik Williams of Central State University and coach Joe Taylor have been selected for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.Quarterback Earl Harvey of North Carolina Central, defensive back James Hunter...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Where postseason bids stand in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's the time of the FCS season in which conference races are winding down and a cheat sheet is needed to make understanding championships and postseason bids easier.Heading into Saturday's important schedule, the following is a...

AP Sports WriterUCLA’s hopes for South title still alive facing No. 8 UtahBy TIM BOOTHHere are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at No. 8 Utah. Strange as it sounds, the Bruins could throw a giant wrench into the Pac-12's hopes...

Associated PressIrish, Midshipmen both thankful for long-running seriesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The belated congratulations came to Roger Staubach on a February afternoon in 2008 at the Daytona 500.A Notre Dame alumnus wondered how Staubach, an owner of a NASCAR team with fellow Dallas Cowboys Hall of...

Jacksonville State sets 2020 schedule(STATS) - After not playing an FBS program in the last two seasons, Jacksonville State will kick off its 2020 schedule with a Sept. 5 visit to FIU in Miami.The Ohio Valley Conference school announced an 11-game schedule on Thursday, including five at Burgess-Snow Field.The...

Associated PressIrish, Midshipmen both thankful for long-running seriesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The belated congratulations came to Roger Staubach on a February afternoon in 2008 at the Daytona 500.A Notre Dame alumnus wondered how Staubach, an owner of a NASCAR team with fellow Dallas Cowboys Hall of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Baylor not breaking in defensive undefeated seasonBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThere was a moment when Baylor coach Matt Rhule saw his No. 12 Bears start to fracture just a little bit for the first time in this undefeated season. Understandably frustrated, defensive players were yelling at some...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Auburn at center of all down stretchBy RALPH D. RUSSOOver the next three weeks, Auburn will be in the middle of the action even though the Tigers are outside the playoff race.No. 13 Auburn plays two top-five playoff contenders in No. 5 Georgia...

Texas gives athletic director Del Conte raise and extensionAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas is giving athletic director Chris Del Conte a raise and three-year contract extension that will bring his guaranteed annual salary to $2.5 million by 2027.Del Conte will receive an immediate raise from $1.54 million to $2.08...

North Dakota State has streaks on line versus Coyotes(STATS) - Think of it this way: South Dakota ended North Dakota State's 26-game home winning streak in 2015 and few saw it coming.The Coyotes will try for a similar shocker on Saturday when they face the nation's top-ranked FCS team...