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AP Sports WriterAlabama team, fans celebrate especially difficult title runBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tens of thousands of fans gathered to celebrate Alabama's latest national championship, one that was especially hard to achieve.This time the Crimson Tide had to overcome a loss in the final regular-season game, a...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Florida allows 4 suspended players to rejoin teamBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) A person familiar with the situation says four Florida players suspended last season amid felony fraud charges have rejoined team activities.The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on the condition of...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo's basketball team is undefeated, ranked No. 1 in the nation, and right now has to settle for second billing on its own campus.That's how high the bar has been raised at Michigan State.It's the football Spartans who are tantalizingly close to a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama, heading to break, looks to improve before LSUBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) After spending the first two months of the season dominating college football, No. 1 Alabama heads into its open date believing it still has plenty of room for improvement.Opponents may wonder...

UCF: 10 players opt out of season due to COVID-19 concernsORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Two projected starters are among 10 UCF football players who are opting out of the 2020 season due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.Coach Josh Heupel said cornerback Tay Gowan and defensive lineman Kalia Davis,...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Bo Nix getting tossed into fire, just like his DadBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Bo Nix is getting thrust right into the fire as Auburn's new quarterback.Just like his father, nearly 26 years ago.The 16th-ranked Tigers' freshman is set to make his college debut Saturday...

Saint Francis to face fellow NEC powers at home(STATS) - Saint Francis will seek to bounce back in its 11-game 2018 schedule, which was announced Tuesday.The Red Flash dropped to 5-6 overall and 3-3 in the Northeast Conference one year after winning a share of the title and playing...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Big SouthBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Big South has gotten bigger, and so have expectations.Fews wins in the regular season are bigger than an upset of an FBS program.The Big South has posted six of those wins during the 2010s, but only...

Iowa State's Tongamoa cleared to play this seasonAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says junior college transfer Kamilo Tongamoa has been cleared to play this season.The junior defensive lineman chose the Cyclones over Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon and Texas. But Tongamoa had class work to finish up...

Associated PressStanley, Iowa shift passing attack from tight ends to WRsBy JOHN BOHNENKAMPIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's passing game last season was all about the tight ends.Which made sense, since T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant would go on to be first-round selections in the NFL draft.It's different this...

Iowa State suspends 4 freshmen indefinitelyAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State coach Matt Campbell suspended four freshmen indefinitely Friday for what he described as ''multiple incidents of poor choices and behavior.''Newcomers Tayvonn Kyle, Jaeveyon Morton, Joseph Scates and Dallas Taylor-Cortez won't be involved in team activities or have access...

(STATS) - Tennessee State football coach Rod Reed announced Wednesday that former Florida quarterback Treon Harris has transferred to the Ohio Valley Conference program. Harris will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. The 5-foot-11, 201-pound Harris played in 21 games with 15 starts at Florida in 2014 and '15, but was...