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Sean Clifford named starting QB for No. 15 Penn StateSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Sean Clifford will start at quarterback for No. 15 Penn State in its season opener against Idaho.The Nittany Lions announced Clifford as the starter in a tweet on Friday.Clifford was expected to win the starting...

NCAA clears Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus to playMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was declared eligible to play Friday, a year after he was suspended in the fallout from a sexual assault allegation that resulted in his acquittal by a jury at trial.Cephus was suspended from...

AP Sports WriterMiles and miles of Miles inside Kansas football programBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Les Koenning has to be careful every time the new offensive coordinator at Kansas walks into one of the Jayhawks' meeting rooms, making sure to address the right person by the right name.It...

No. 13 Washington names Jacob Eason starting quarterbackSEATTLE (AP) No. 13 Washington has named Georgia transfer Jacob Eason its starting quarterback for the season opener against Eastern Washington.Eason was expected to land the starting job after transferring to the Huskies but was in an extended competition with sophomore...

AP Sports WriterNo. 21 Iowa State already looking forward to Week 2 byeBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Having last season's opener washed out by weather set Iowa State back in 2018.This season, the Cyclones couldn't have asked for a better start.No. 21 Iowa State (8-5 in 2018) opens...

NCAA clears Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus to playMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was declared eligible to play Friday, a year after he was suspended in the fallout from a sexual assault allegation that resulted in his acquittal by a jury at trial.Cephus was suspended from...

AP Sports WriterMiles and miles of Miles inside Kansas football programBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Les Koenning has to be careful every time the new offensive coordinator at Kansas walks into one of the Jayhawks' meeting rooms, making sure to address the right person by the right name.It...

AP Sports WriterT.J. Simmons hoping to join list of impact WVU receiversBy JOHN RABYMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia wide receiver T.J. Simmons is embracing the chance to lead a unit that lost most of its production.An afterthought last season, Simmons is now the focal point of an inexperienced...

Mississippi State names Tommy Stevens its starting QBSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State has named Penn State graduate transfer Tommy Stevens its starting quarterback.Stevens had been competing with junior Keytaon Thompson for the right to start the Aug. 31 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette at New Orleans.Mississippi State coach Joe...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Syracuse's defense ready to excel, returns 8 startersBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Here's a switch for Syracuse coach Dino Babers - defense rules.Known for his up-tempo offenses, the fourth-year coach is looking to his defense to help lift the No. 22 Orange to even...

Former Florida State football star gets prison sentenceBy Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A former star linebacker on Florida State's 1993 national championship football team has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and must pay more than $1 million in restitution after pleading guilty earlier this year...

Former Maryland QB Kasim Hill transfers to TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill has transferred to Tennessee.Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed Thursday that the Volunteers have added Hill as a walk-on. Hill won't play this season due to NCAA transfer rules.247Sports first reported...