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AP Sports Writer'Bama's Tagovailoa, LSU's Orgeron among SEC best in 1st halfBy DAVID BRANDTIt's no surprise that top-ranked Alabama is once again the class of the Southeastern Conference halfway through the season. And considering his ample talent, the emergence of Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as an offensive force could...

With bowl season upon us, let's check in on the national leaders in the major statistical categories.LSU's Leonard Fournette ranks first in rushing with 158.3 yards a game, the lowest average for a leader since Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey was at 148.4 in 2012. Heisman Trophy front-runner Derrick Henry of...

Jury considering ex-Vanderbilt football player's rape caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A jury will return to continue deliberating on a verdict for the third of four former Vanderbilt University players charged in the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student.After 5.5 hours of deliberation Thursday, the jury retired for the...

SWAC to hold 2018 football title game in BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southwestern Athletic Conference has decided to continue holding its football championship game and bring it back to Birmingham.The league announced Thursday the football championship will return to Legion Field on Dec. 1. The men's and women's...

AP Sports WriterEason starts anew as No. 13 Huskies host Eastern WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington's Jacob Eason has been through countless practices and scrimmages, but his last real pass came nearly two years ago when he was a backup at Georgia.On Saturday, he finally gets to start...

AP College Football WriterACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7, alterations brought on by the pandemic.The ACC's university...

AP Sports WriterArmy hoping for a turnaround season with 8 home gamesBy JOHN KEKISArmy coach Jeff Monken is stoked for the football season, no matter what the schedule looks like.''If I was any better I'd have a twin,'' Monken joked. ''I'm excited to be out here with my team....

The Latest: USC open to modifying LA Coliseum name changeLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on controversy over plans to change the name of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (all times local):2 p.m.The University of Southern California says it's amenable to accepting the wishes of veterans and modifying a name...

Moose on the loose at North Dakota football practice fieldGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) A female moose looked like she was trying out for running back as she loped across a football practice field at the University of North Dakota.University spokesman David Dodds says the moose wandered into Grand...

Associated PressNo. 5 Wisconsin drive for Big Ten title arrives at IllinoisBy JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois hasn't won a game in the Big Ten yet this season. Its chances won't get any easier when No. 5 Wisconsin comes to town Saturday for homecoming.Wisconsin brings high hopes for...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 saw some key QB competitions heading into seasonBy ANNE M. PETERSONGardner Minshew's success was something of a pleasant surprise last season for Washington State. Now the Cougars will look to his backup, Anthony Gordon.Washington State was one of several Pac-12 teams that went through a quarterback...

QB Gage Gubrud will transfer to Washington State next seasonPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Former Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud will become a graduate transfer at Washington State next season.Coach Mike Leach said Saturday that Gubrud will enroll at Washington State this spring and participate in spring practice.Gubrud, who led...