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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU No. 1 ahead of 'Bama, Ohio St in close voteBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe No. 1 vs. No. 2 game between Alabama and LSU in two weeks looks set, though the order of the Crimson Tide and Tigers changed in the AP Top...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama preparing for QB Mac Jones' starting debutBy JOHN ZENORAlabama is about to experience life without Tua Tagovailoa - at least for one game.For the first time in two seasons, the top-ranked Crimson Tide are preparing for a game with somebody other than Tagovailoa leading...

Longtime Tennessee broadcaster John Ward dies at 88KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88.Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletic officials confirmed Ward's death.Ward became Tennessee's radio...

South Carolina TE Nick Muse granted NCAA waiverCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina transfer tight end Nick Muse's eligibility waiver was granted by the NCAA on Friday, clearing him to play this season for the Gamecocks.Muse's father Tweeted out the news on social media and the school confirmed Muse's...

AP Sports WriterMaryland takes responsibility for mistakes in player deathBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The University of Maryland acknowledged Tuesday that the football player who collapsed during practice and subsequently died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept ''legal and moral responsibility for...

The N CAROLINA and the CALIFORNIA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 4:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. N CAROLINA vs CALIFORNIA When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 203 N CAROLINA -7.5 (-110) 61 (-110) 250 -330 204 CALIFORNIA TV: 4:00 PM LINE: -7.5 PREDICTION: CALIFORNIA , N CAROLINA Oddsmakers currently have the...

AP College Football WriterFrost says Huskers' Maurice Washington not with team for nowBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska running back Maurice Washington is not with the team and there's no timetable for his return, coach Scott Frost said Monday.''There are certain standards we ask our players to uphold,''...

No. 15 Stanford tries to rebound against Washington StateStanford has won three Pac-12 titles in the past four seasons, but for the Cardinal to win it again, they probably can't afford another conference loss.The 15th-ranked Cardinal, in the midst of a brutal stretch of the season, are coming off...

AP Sports WriterQB questions face No. 14 Boise State at BYUBy TIM BOOTHRight now, there's just one obvious similarity between No. 14 Boise State and BYU.Both teams will have questions at quarterback when the Broncos travel to Provo to face the Cougars on Saturday night.Boise State (6-0) may be...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 UCF faces No. 11 LSU in marquee Fiesta BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Central Florida has carried the chip on its shoulder all the way from Orlando to the Arizona desert.Left out of the College Football Playoff, the seventh-ranked Knights have a chance for...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Alabama's Nick Saban is Coach Killer of the SECBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) They keep trying to knock him off.Occasionally, they're successful.A Kick Six here. A Joe Burrow there.In the end, though, no one in the Southeastern Conference comes close to Nick Saban.He's the ultimate Coach...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Chattanooga ready for Wright's first seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Chattanooga announced a highly competitive 2019 schedule for coach Rusty Wright's first season on Tuesday.The Mocs will play six home games at Finley Stadium and face some daunting road matchups, including an in-state visit to Tennessee on...