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Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien planning to transferLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien has asked for his release and plans to transfer.The school confirmed Thursday that O'Brien's request will be granted. Former coach Mike Riley recruited O'Brien to play in a pro-style offense. New coach Scott Frost has...

Associated PressDespite late heroics, No. 20 USC expects more from offenseBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Through two games, there have been two disparate sides to the Trojans.There were stretches when Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis makes throws without the same velocity he showed as a freshman, only for...

Friends, ex-teammates and former coaches remembered 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam as much more than a football star upon hearing of his death in a park not far from the University of Colorado, where he stamped his name as one of the greatest players in the program's history. ''This...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the ball came bouncing out of Gunner Kiel's hands, the Cincinnati quarterback - and any hope the Bearcats had of winning the Military Bowl - crashed hard onto the artificial turf.A woozy Kiel left the game after the last of his three turnovers, and...

AP College Football WriterWith Big Ten West hopes gone, Nebraska now chasing a bowlBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) About all that is left for Nebraska is to make a bowl, and even that looks like a long shot now.''It's one of the carrots,'' coach Mike Riley said Monday.The...

2 McMurry football players indicted in Fort Worth killingABILENE, Texas (AP) Two NCAA Division III McMurry University football players have been indicted on capital murder charges in the January killing of a man in Fort Worth but declined to indict a third player.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/2qE3bjw )...

AP College Football WriterMississippi State hires Mike Leach away from Washington StBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe pirate is heading to Starkvegas.Mississippi State hired Washington State's Mike Leach as its new head coach Thursday, bringing one of the nation's quirkiest and most successful coaches from the Pac-12 to the Southeastern Conference.Leach...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson back to 2; App State ranked for 1st timeBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind top-ranked Alabama, moving up to where it started, after a convincing victory and Ohio State's first loss...

AP Sports WriterOhio State's Landers shines light on mental health strugglesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Robert Landers struggles with mental illness, and he doesn't care who knows it.In fact, he wants more people to be aware of it. The mass shooting in his hometown...

Neb WR Stanley Morgan Jr. arrested on pot charge in FloridaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. was arrested in Florida on suspicion of felony possession of marijuana this month, but a prosecutor reduced the charge to a misdemeanor.Omaha television station KETV reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2r6JS56 ) that...

AP Sports WriterMore than half of ACC football schools aim to reopen in fallBy AARON BEARDNine of the 14 football-playing members of the Atlantic Coast Conference are making plans for reopening campuses this fall while three others have publicly said they are exploring scenarios for a return following the...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 sets Sept. 26 start for 10-game football scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 on Friday set Sept. 26 as the start of its 10-game, conference-only football schedule, joining the Southeastern Conference in pushing back its season by nearly a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Pac-12...