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Associated PressDarnold keeps No. 12 USC on streak toward major bowl berthBy DAN GREENSPANPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Sam Darnold was using his laptop at the team hotel to watch the game that would determine whether Southern California's Pac-12 title hopes were still alive when he heard cheers indicating that...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon set NCAA records with his 87th career touchdown and 522nd point Saturday night in the New Orleans Bowl against Arkansas State.Dixon entered the game with 83 TDs, two behind Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who has scored all 85 of...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has given Butch Jones a $500,000 raise that will increase his annual pay to $4.1 million.The school announced the raise Monday. Jones' contract continues to run through the 2020 season.Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement, ''We have the right leader to...

NEW YORK (AP) Oklahoma center Ty Darlington has won the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football's top scholar-athlete.Darlington was presented with the trophy Tuesday night at the National Football Foundation's award banquet at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan.He was chosen among 12 finalists from all levels...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri promoted defensive coordinator Barry Odom on Thursday to replace the retiring Gary Pinkel as head coach.The school said in a release that Odom agreed in principle to a five-year deal that will need to be approved by the school's board of curators next week.''Coach...

RENO, Nev. (AP) The Mountain West Conference has fined Nevada coach Brian Polian (POH'-lee-uhn) $10,000 after he was called for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during Saturday's 44-20 loss to Arizona.Nevada athletic director Doug Knuth (Newth) said Tuesday in a statement that any future offense will bring an automatic...

The Florida State Seminoles and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Bank of America Stadium. Florida State at Georgia Tech When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014 Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina TV: 8 p.m. ET, ABC....

It's step up week in college football. Time to show you belong, prove your worth, make some plays, bounce back from adversity. Week 2 is loaded with players moving in for sidelined stars, teams coming off huge upsets and others determined to rebound following startling defeats. And, of course, there's a...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors in former Penn State president Graham Spanier's child endangerment case are preparing to resume their discussions after failing to reach a verdict over six hours. The panel of seven women and five men are scheduled to restart their closed-door talks Friday morning at a courthouse in...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a toddler.Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old resident of the college town, was arrested after the Saturday crash on a...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Air Force football team will visit to the White House this week to be honored as winners of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. The Gazette (http://bit.ly/2oKajgW ) reports that the Falcons are scheduled to fly to Washington, D.C., on Monday and meet President Donald Trump at the...

AP Sports WriterAs Miami preps for camp, all eyes are on QB Brad KaayaBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Brad Kaaya gets recognized almost everywhere he goes now. Fans asked him to pose for pictures with them at a recent Justin Bieber concert. He's gotten used to shooing...