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AP Sports WriterAP source: Missouri fires football coach Barry OdomBy DAVE SKRETTACOLOMBIA, Mo. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Missouri has fired football coach Barry Odom.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because no announcement has been made.Odom is...

Blandino to be NCAA football's director of instant replayINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA says former NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino will be college football's director of instant replay.The NCAA made the announcement Monday. Blandino will continue to serve as a rules analyst for Fox's NFL and college...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - FCS schools that have had a head coaching change since the start of the 2018 season (with former coach, date of change and new coach if applicable):Austin Peay: Will Healy (Dec. 4) - new coach Mark Hudspeth (Dec. 11)Brown: Phil Estes...

Ole Miss appeals NCAA punishment, citing abuse of discretionOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi filed its appeal Thursday of the NCAA committee on infractions' decision to ban the football program from the postseason in 2018, limit unofficial recruiting visits and cite the school for lack institutional control in a case...

AP Sports WriterInjuries, ejection drain No. 4 Georgia for SEC title gameBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Jake Fromm may be relying on some new starters around him when the SEC title - and a spot in the playoff - is on the line for No. 4 Georgia.Fromm insists Georgia's...

Baylor suspends football player hit with protective orderBy The Associated PressBaylor safety Travon Blanchard has been suspended after the school was notified that a woman's request for a protective order against him had been granted by a court.The Baylor athletic department released a statement Tuesday, saying it was aware...

Saban: Tua may be game-time decision, Forristall out 6 weeksTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is returning to practice, but tight end Miller Forristall could be out for the next six weeks.Coach Nick Saban says that Tagovailoa could be ''a game time decision'' with a sprained right...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh's 4th year at Michigan ends with 2 lopsided lossesBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh shook up his coaching staff nearly a year ago as he entered his fourth season at Michigan. For a while, the moves looked good.The Wolverines won 10 straight games...

NC State safety being released from hospital after scareRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says safety Khalid Martin is being discharged from a Virginia hospital with no ''radiographic abnormalities'' after being examined for a possible spinal cord injury.The football team tweeted the update Sunday, a day after Martin...

Indiana State adds two more games against Purdue(STATS) - Indiana State has scheduled games against Purdue in 2024 and 2026 in West Lafayette, Indiana.The matchups at Ross-Ade Stadium will be played Sept. 7, 2024 and Sept. 19, 2026. The two games are in addition to a previously announced matchup...

AP College Football WriterSUMMER JOBS: Arizona State WR Williams is aspiring surgeonBy RALPH D. RUSSOKyle Williams was banged up during his freshman season at Arizona State, a shoulder injury that was not particularly serious. In fact, it turned out to be fortuitous.The Sun Devils wide receiver was worked on...

Noland steps up at QB for Iowa StateAMES, Iowa (AP) Zeb Noland always understood his responsibility as Iowa State's backup quarterback.Be prepared, because you never when you'll become the starter.It has happened to Noland twice and he has responded both times, most recently with a career-best performance in...