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AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Washington suddenly thin at quarterbackBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Within a couple of days, No. 13 Washington went from having a tight competition for the starting quarterback job to being thin at the position.The Huskies will start Georgia transfer Jacob Eason in Saturday's season opener...

Associated PressOrgeron: No. 6 LSU focused on Georgia Southern triple-optionBy TED LEWISBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron makes it clear the sixth-ranked Tigers are too busy preparing for Georgia Southern's triple option to talk about their highly anticipated showdown with No. 10 Texas a week later.''It's...

AP Sports WriterBanged up running backs could be problem for No. 10 TexasBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Tom Herman has a problem at running back: He is having a hard time keeping them healthy.The No. 10 Longhorns head into their season-opener this week against Louisiana Tech...

Associated PressDepth chart of FCS power North Dakota State is a work of artBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO, N.D. (AP) The most dominant team in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision has had turnovers in so many places - head coach, assistant coaches, quarterback and nearly 70 percent of...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma looks to avoid repeat of 2016 slip-up vs. HoustonBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore remembers his first game as a Sooner.It was an unpleasant stroll down memory lane.Oklahoma entered the 2016 season with high hopes after reaching the College Football Playoff....

Tennessee CB Bryce Thompson faces domestic assault chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his girlfriend.A woman told police the argument began Saturday night after she found another woman's fake eyelashes in Thompson's room. Thompson...

Correction: Kansas-Miles of Miles storyLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) In a story Aug. 23 about the many football players and coaches named Miles at Kansas and elsewhere, The Associated Press reported erroneously Trent Miles' job status. He is a former, not current, coach at Georgia State. The current coach is...

AP Sports WriterCollege football's friendly face: Tigers' Swinney out frontBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knows how to draw a crowd. Hold one, too.Whether he is out running errands in Clemson, watching his sons play high school football a few years back, taking batting practice...

AP Sports WriterCollins to unveil Georgia Tech's 'complete transformation'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Geoff Collins isn't making a big deal about Georgia Tech being a five-touchdown underdog against No. 1 Clemson.Collins, the first-year coach , insists his focus throughout preseason practice has been on the huge makeover he has...

UCLA linebacker Calvert ineligible due to NCAA violationLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA linebacker Bo Calvert is out indefinitely due to a violation of NCAA rules. The school announced the sophomore's status on Sunday but did not specify the infraction.Calvert played in five games last year with nine tackles. His...

Associated PressNo. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season openerBy TAMIRA MADSENMADISON, Wis. (AP) There was no formal announcement on Sunday when Jack Coan was named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.The news came as no surprise, since...

Tennessee CB Bryce Thompson faces domestic assault chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his girlfriend.A woman told police the argument began Saturday night after she found another woman's fake eyelashes in Thompson's room. She...