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AP Sports WriterBituli takes unusual path to leading role on Vols’ defenseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) About the same time Tennessee senior linebacker Daniel Bituli got back to full strength, the Volunteers’ defense began playing much better.Bituli’s teammates say that???s no coincidence.“He quarterbacks the defense,” safety Nigel Warrior...

Associated PressPenn State to collect $733K from Sandusky's defunct charityBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State will collect hundreds of thousands of dollars left over from the defunct charity for youth founded by convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, settling claims from a threatened civil lawsuit.The university and the...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten's cardiac registry aims to study effects of COVID-19By LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The Big Ten's plan to play football this fall includes trying to save lives in the future.The conference, which reversed course and announced Wednesday it would have a fall football season,...

Georgia star safety LeCounte injured in motorcycle wreckATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia star safety Richard LeCounte was injured in a motorcycle accident shortly after the Bulldogs returned to Athens from their victory at Kentucky.LeCounte, one of the team's top defensive players, was taken to the trauma center at Piedmont...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. NOTRE DAME vs USC When: 11/26/2016 3:30 PM ROT TEAM PS ...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes have something to prove in Big Ten title gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A group of university administrators on a Zoom call decided Ohio State would play in the Big Ten championship game. Now the No. 3 Buckeyes are eager to show that...

Syracuse coach Babers optimistic despite 2 lopsided lossesSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) After two straight losses - by 43 points one week, 36 the next - Syracuse coach Dino Babers remains upbeat.''I think we're fine,'' Babers said Monday. ''I think that we have an opportunity to win every game that...

AP College Football WriterIn summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?By RALPH D. RUSSOCollege athletes come and go, cycling through their programs and campuses in about four years. Organization has been difficult to attain. Motivating people to band together and fight for reforms when they might not be...

AP Sports WriterNew redshirt policy makes it more tempting to transferBy STEVE MEGARGEEA new NCAA policy that makes it easier to redshirt football players comes with an unintended consequence: Players can now choose to save their eligibility by leaving teams after participating in four games, with plans to transfer...

No. 25 Memphis at SMU for 1st game in month post-COVID casesDALLAS (AP) Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield finally sensed his No. 25 Tigers getting comfortable again after going 10 days without practicing and not playing two scheduled games because of active COVID-19 cases inside the program.They hope to...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Johnson could carry even bigger load in stretch runBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Kerryon Johnson has already been perhaps the Southeastern Conference's busiest and most productive runner - when healthy.Now, No. 16 Auburn could lean even more heavily on the tailback.The Tigers' latest backfield injury...

AP College Football WriterPushback against delaying 10th college football assistantBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo top college football administrators oppose delaying until the end of next season the expansion of FBS coaching staffs to 10 members.Winter is hiring season for assistant coaches in college football. Programs usually have their staffs in...