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Two-time ACC player of the year Etienne returning to ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Travis Etienne is returning to Clemson for his senior season.Etienne, the 5-foot-10, 210-pound junior running back from Jennings, Louisiana, announced his decision on social media Friday.Etienne's teammate, cornerback...

AP Sports WriterACC's Coastal Division gets new look with 3 new head coachesBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi had a good idea what to expect over the past two seasons from every opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.Not this year.After two years with...

Star Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons opts out of seasonBy The Associated PressPenn State All-American Micah Parsons is opting out of the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19.The junior linebacker made his announcement with a social media pos t Thursday. He will be eligible to enter the 2021...

Associated PressFlorida State fires football coach Willie TaggartBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has fired Willie Taggart, the move coming a day after the Seminoles lost to rival Miami and with the team in danger of missing a bowl for the second consecutive season.Taggart was 9-12 in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 CAA Football spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's odd how a conference that set the FCS record for the most qualifiers in a single playoff would have something to prove the following year.But CAA Football disappointed in the 2018 playoffs even with regular-season champion Maine...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says three key offensive players - quarterback Trevor Knight, running back Samaje Perine and wide receiver Sterling Shepard - should be ready to play when the Sooners face No. 18 Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl.Stoops said Wednesday that Knight has...

AP Sports WriterVirginia’s Perkins’ big week began with hospitalizationBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Bryce Perkins’ week ended better than it started.Virginia’s quarterback, who had a huge day in the Cavaliers’ 39-30 victory against No. 23 Virginia Tech on Saturday, said after the game that he spent last...

Associated PressMoore making sure Ole Miss passing game continues to thriveBy BRIAN RIPPEEOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The chemistry between Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral and receiver Elijah Moore has been building since last season.Now that both have more featured roles in the Rebels' offense this year, Moore is poised to...

AP College Football WriterFrustrated Huskers holding up in 'broken, messed up year'By ERIC OLSONNebraska coach Scott Frost let out a chuckle when he heard Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald told reporters the Cornhuskers would have a big advantage going into Saturday's game because they were coming off an open date.''Maybe...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Plenty believe in a Delaware revival under RoccoBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It would seem the last thing Delaware football players wanted to hear from new coach Danny Rocco at his first team meeting this past winter was what he thought worked better at his former school,...

AP Sports WriterAlabama players enjoyed watching Jalen Hurts' Oklahoma debutBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Some Alabama players kept an eye on former teammate Jalen Hurts' debut as Oklahoma's quarterback.They came away pleased, but not really surprised.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, meanwhile, said he didn't get to watch the...

AP Sports WriterDepleted Oklahoma defense delivers in 38-20 win over TCUBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma's depleted defense stepped up, and now the Sooners are in prime position to make a run at a spot in the College Football Playoff.There were questions heading into Saturday night's showdown with...