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Georgia coach Kirby Smart gets new 7-year, $49 million dealATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia coach Kirby Smart cashed in Thursday after leading the Bulldogs to the national championship game.The school's athletic association approved an extended seven-year contract and a new compensation package worth $49 million - roughly doubling Smart's...

AP Sports WriterFormer Mississippi football coach Billy Brewer dies at 83By DAVID BRANDTBilly Brewer, the former Mississippi football star who went on to coach the Rebels to eight Egg Bowl victories over rival Mississippi State, died Saturday. He was 83.Ole Miss released a statement confirming Brewer's death in Memphis...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated DomeBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers didn't see the big improvement he expected when his Orange dropped their second straight road game to start the season. He remains upbeat.''We're barely misfiring on stuff. It looks big to everybody else....

Oregon and Oregon State have agreed to drop the name “Civil War” for their rivalry games. The move Friday was made after discussions between officials at both schools and current and former student-athletes. Oregon State President Ed Ray said the Civil War name "represents a connection to a war fought to...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Miles tries to put a hopeful spin on first-game flopBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles is back in damage-control mode while he tries to fix LSU's offense.The embattled 12th-year coach can only hope he gets the Tigers' problems straightened out soon. His team...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma President Boren has minor stroke at Stoops ceremonyBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) University of Oklahoma President David Boren had a minor stroke before the unveiling of a statue honoring former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops on Saturday morning and was taken away on a stretcher.The...

AP Sports WriterLSU-Alabama holds high stakes for QBs in Heisman contentionBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Another high stakes tilt between LSU and Alabama could once again prove pivotal in Heisman Trophy voting.While the winner of the game will have an inside track to the College Football Playoff,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=JMU's Moreland comes up big at all-star gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All the NFL Draft assessments of James Madison cornerback Jimmy Moreland will keep going back to his size - or lack of it.That's why the consensus FCS All-American plans to keep coming up big with...

MAC champ Miami, Ohio faces Louisiana in LendingTree BowlBy The Associated PressLendingTree Bowl: Miami of Ohio (8-5) vs. Louisiana (10-3) in Mobile, Alabama, Monday at 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: Louisiana by 14.Series record: Miami leads 2-0.WHAT'S AT STAKE: Louisiana is seeking its first bowl win since 2014 and first...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Savannah State banned, but APRs improve at HBCUsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Savannah State is ineligible for the 2017 postseason under NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate penalties announced Wednesday, but the overall picture for both the FCS level and its historically black colleges and universities was...

Report: Montana State, Oregon to meet in 2025(STATS) - Montana State will play at Oregon in the 2025, according to a report Wednesday.FBSchedules.com said the Bobcats will play at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Aug. 30, 2025. The Big Sky program will be paid a $680,000 guarantee for the...

AP Sports WriterAt 5-1, No. 9 Texas going all in on Tom HermanBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Game by game, win by win, Texas is going all in on Tom Herman.Just check his phone. In the 24 hours after his Longhorns beat Oklahoma 48-45 to rise to No....