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AP College Football WriterCFP selection committee set to release 1st ranking Nov. 17By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff unveiled a revised schedule Monday for its weekly rankings, with the first set pushed back two weeks to Nov. 17 and the final list now on tap for Dec. 20.The...

AP Sports WriterMatt Luke tries to pull together shattered Ole Miss programBy DAVID BRANDTThe task of pulling together Mississippi's shattered football program is now in the hands of interim coach Matt Luke.The 40-year-old was promoted from co-offensive coordinator on Thursday night in the stunning aftermath of coach Hugh Freeze's...

ATLANTA (AP) Lance Austin ran toward the ball, rolling along at the Georgia Tech end of the field as the final seconds ticked off the clock. He hesitated, a bit confused as his coach screamed for him to leave it alone.Paul Johnson was content to go to overtime...

Southern Heritage cancels September game for health reasonsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Southern Heritage Classic has canceled the Sept. 12 game scheduled between Tennessee State and Jackson State in the first known Division I cancellation because of the coronavirus pandemic.''I know this is a great disappointment to many who...

2nd ex-Wheaton football player pleads guilty in hazing caseWHEATON, Ill. (AP) A second former Wheaton College football player arrested on felony charges after an alleged hazing incident has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charges.Kyler Kregel's plea came Tuesday before a DuPage County judge, and he was sentenced to...

AP Sports WriterBanged-up No. 20 Utah faces Northwestern in Holiday BowlBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) It will be hard for Kyle Whittingham to ever top his experience in the Holiday Bowl.Now the coach of No. 20 Utah, Whittingham played for BYU in the first four Holiday Bowls, from...

Tennessee OL McBride giving up football for health reasonsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Melvin McBride is giving up football for medical reasons.Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday that a ''personal medical condition'' was discovered during McBride's physical after the offensive lineman arrived on campus. Pruitt didn't...

Most outstanding players in FCS championship game(STATS) - Players voted as the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game (the award began in 2009):2009 - Matt Szczur, WR, Villanova2010 - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Eastern Washington2011 - Travis Beck, LB, North Dakota State2012 - Brock...

Greg Schiano names Bob Fraser as Rutgers linebackers coachPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Veteran coach Bob Fraser is returning to Rutgers for a fourth stint on the staff.Coach Greg Schiano hired another former Scarlet Knights assistant Wednesday, naming Fraser his linebackers coach. Every assistant coach Schiano has brought on either...

Ohio State, Wisconsin place 2 on Big Ten preseason listCHICAGO (AP) Ohio State and Wisconsin each placed two players on the Big Ten preseason honors list.Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa and running back J.K. Dobbins made the roster for the East Division, and Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma would have to face Big 12 rematch for another titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSEither Oklahoma or Texas won the last seven Big 12 championship games.When the conference title game resumes this season after a six-year hiatus, the Red River rivals could be facing each other for the second...

Associated PressEfficient play elevating No. 11 Utah's offenseBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) No. 11 Utah is rightly known for its defense but this season the Utes are also making an impression on the other side of the ball.Utah (2-0) hasn't committed a turnover or allowed a sack...