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AP Sports WriterOutsider Day embraces intensity and mystique of ‘The Game’By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Growing up in New Hampshire, Ryan Day was far more concerned with Red Sox-Yankees and how the Celtics were doing against the Lakers than Ohio State’s annual clash with Michigan.In college two decades...

AP Sports WriterTennessee, former AD Currie agree to $2.5 million settlementBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has reached a $2.5 million settlement with former athletic director John Currie less than four months after he was suspended in the midst of a football coaching search that turned into a...

Ex-Spartans RB London says he's transferring to TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Running back Madre London has tweeted that he's transferring from Michigan State to Tennessee.London said via Twitter that ''with much consideration, I have officially committed to the University of Tennessee. (hash)GoVols (hash)RockyTop.''London had tweeted last month that he...

Arkansas to continue playing in Little Rock through 2024LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas has announced an agreement to continue playing off campus at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium through 2024.The six-year agreement between the school and the state's Department of Parks and Tourism calls for the Razorbacks to...

AP Sports WriterJurors acquit ex-Tennessee football players in rape trialBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two former University of Tennessee football players were acquitted Friday of the aggravated rape charges they had been indicted on nearly 3 + years ago.A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for...

STATS Editor=NAU QB Cookus eager to returnBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Hours before kickoff of Northern Arizona's season opener inside an empty stadium, Case Cookus will experience a sensation he hasn't felt in almost a year."You're in your shorts and T-shirt, just throwing the ball around," he explained. "Then people...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes have something to prove in Big Ten title gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A group of university administrators on a Zoom call decided Ohio State would play in the Big Ten championship game. Now the No. 3 Buckeyes are eager to show that...

AP Sports WriterPICK SIX: SEC, ACC schedule changes impact several programsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe debut season for Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz got much more challenging when the Southeastern Conference adjusted its schedules this summer.Missouri's original cross-division opponents in its SEC schedule were Arkansas and Mississippi State, which both finished below...

Utah State, coach Andersen part ways after 0-3 startBy The Associated PressUtah State and coach Gary Andersen are parting ways after a 0-3 start to the season for the Aggies. Andersen was in Year 2 of his second stint at Utah State.''After a thorough analysis on the current state...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's secondary is singular concern for national champsBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama's secondary has a whole new look, with everyone from All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt having moved on.The defending national champions must replace six key defensive backs, including every regular...

POLL ALERT: No. 1 Alabama makes 210th consecutive poll appearance for third-longest streak; Buffalo ranked for 1st timeNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: No. 1 Alabama makes 210th consecutive poll appearance for third-longest streak; Buffalo ranked for 1st time.

SEC promotes Charlie Hussey to deputy commissionerBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southeastern Conference has promoted Charlie Hussey to deputy commissioner.Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the promotion on Monday, elevating Hussey from associate commissioner for Network Relations and Chief Operating Officer.Hussey assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer in February 2017,...