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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon can't dwell on what might have been this season, had quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. been healthy from the start.The No. 18 Ducks (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) need to prepare for the regular-season finale, the annual Civil War against Oregon State, and then await word on...

AP College Football WriterWho will be AP's college football Player of the Year?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Associated Press has been handing out a college football player of the year award since 1998. Five times the AP's award has gone to a player other than the Heisman Trophy winner, including...

AP Sports WriterNew (and old) ACC coaches battling for more than just winsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers was rocking the locker room speech after beating Virginia Tech and knocking the Hokies out of the Top 25.Boston College coach Steve Addazio is still trying to earn...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Shane Carden fired pass after pass to move East Carolina's offense swiftly down the field.The Pirates racked up plays and yards but repeatedly stalled short of the goal line, including Carden's late interception in the end zone, and ultimately lost 28-20 to Florida Saturday in...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson rarely panics, not as a high school star in Georgia watching his mother fight cancer or as Clemson's quarterback working to come back from knee surgery.Calm and confident without being flashy, Watson's style led the Tigers to their first undefeated season since 1981...

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...

DALLAS (AP) Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as the University of Texas upset the No. 10-ranked University of Oklahoma 24-17 in college football on Saturday.Coach Charlie Strong's Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) came to Dallas in the midst of the program's...

A lot can be said for going down the roster to find value plays - and looking into the Sun Belt has that feel. This is the first season Georgia Southern is bowl eligible after coming off a 9-3 record its first year in the Sun Belt. While in the Big...

AP Sports WriterWashington State is vigilant for game against Oregon StateBy ANNE M. PETERSONCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Washington State has every reason to be confident coming into Saturday's game against Oregon State.The Cougars have a five-game winning streak going, they're undefeated in Pac-12 play and they've nearly cracked the...

Florida State Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher dismissed freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson from the team Monday night, hours after the state's attorney's office released video showing Johnson punching a woman in the face last month at a Tallahassee bar. Fisher made the announcement in a brief statement released by FSU on...

AP Sports WriterPower 5 conferences vote to stop spring practices off campusBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Any coaches wanting to follow Jim Harbaugh's lead and take a team off-campus just for practice to build their brand name and boost recruiting likely have missed that opportunity.The Power Five...

Gene Chizik was walking out to practice last August when he noticed the overstuffed cars being unloaded by wide-eyed teenagers and their parents. The freshmen were moving into the dorms at the University of North Carolina. That's when it hit him: His twin daughters would be doing the same thing...