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AP Sports WriterSan Diego State's Rocky Long retires, replaced by HokeBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Rocky Long is retiring as San Diego State’s football coach after taking the Aztecs to nine straight bowl games.He will be replaced by Brady Hoke, a former head coach at Ball State, SDSU...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says reserve offensive lineman Cody Waldrop broke a bone in his right ankle and may be back late in the season.Spurrier said Sunday that he wasn't sure exactly when the 6-foot-2, 300-pound Waldrop would return.Waldrop began 2014 as a starter...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty to become FBS independent in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let there be Liberty on the FBS level.Liberty received notification from the NCAA on Thursday that its football program has been approved for reclassification to the FBS, beginning with the 2017-18 academic year.The Flames will play...

Clemson receivers Williams, Scott officially leave for NFLCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott made it official on Wednesday, both declaring they will give up their final year of college for the NFL draft.The two helped the Tigers to a 35-31 victory over No. 1...

Associated PressFromm, Georgia offense struggle in loss to No. 13 LSUBy BRADLEY HANDWERGERBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm arrived at Death Valley completing passes at a record-setting pace.After a 36-16 loss Saturday at No. 13 LSU, the No. 8 Bulldogs' quarterback will be looking for a...

Maine adds former Buffalo running back(STATS) - Maine coach Nick Charlton announced the addition of former Buffalo running back Emmanuel Reed on Monday.Reed, a redshirt senior, is immediately eligible this season.He appeared in 29 games at Buffalo, carrying the ball 288 times for 1,244 yards and 10 touchdowns. His...

AP Sports WriterCoach Fuente hopes Hokies 'able to play' Wolfpack this weekBy HANK KURZ Jr.First it was North Carolina State that couldn't play Virginia Tech because of positive coronavirus tests, and then it was the Hokies who had to pull out of a game against Virginia because of the...

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor FloydAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of George Floyd on Thursday.Many of the players locked arms on the two-mile walk that...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech moving 5 home games from 2020-24 off campusBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech on Tuesday announced plans to move five home games - one each in five consecutive seasons, including dates against Notre Dame in 2020 and 2024 - to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The stadium, home...

Army tabs Cody Worley as QBs coachWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army has named Cody Worley as its quarterbacks coach.Worley comes to West Point after a five-year stint in the same position at Kennesaw State of the Football Championship Subdivision. He replaces Mitch Ware, who announced his retirement on...

Wake WR Greg Dortch out for season with abdominal injuryWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest receiver Greg Dortch will miss the rest of the season with an abdominal injury.The school announced Dortch's injury Sunday, saying he underwent surgery the night before.Dortch was hurt during the best game of his...

AP Sports WriterWilkins, Benjamin lead Sun Devils past BruinsBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Manny Wilkins, in his final home game, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and Arizona State kept its Pac-12 South title hopes very much alive with a 31-28 victory over UCLA on Saturday.Eno...