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Associated PressNo. 10 Irish hope running game will be championship caliberBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Championship teams are often built around great defenses and offenses that can run the ball when needed.With all the success Notre Dame has enjoyed its last three seasons, amassing a 33-6 record...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Memphis No. 18 Cincinnati play to host AAC title gameBy TERESA M. WALKERThe 17th-ranked Memphis Tigers have a chance to do something for the first time in program history.So does No. 18 Cincinnati.The chance to host the American Athletic Conference championship will be on the...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 to move football title game to Las Vegas in 2020By GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Pac-12 will move its football championship game to Las Vegas in 2020 and 2021.Commissioner Larry Scott announced the decision Wednesday at the start of Pac-12 media day in Hollywood.The league...

AP Sports WriterLSU freshman cornerback Stingley will be tested vs OklahomaBy JOHN ZENORDerek Stingley Jr. sat flanked by the Heisman Trophy favorite and LSU coach Ed Orgeron, as usual the youngster in the group.Quarterback Joe Burrow even felt compelled to offer a reminder about the Tigers cornerback after both...

No. 17 Iowa looks to tighten things up vs. No. 10 Penn StateIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's offense surrendered eight sacks in last week's 10-3 loss at Michigan.Penn State is next for the No. 17 Hawkeyes on Saturday night, and all the Nittany Lions have done this season...

AP Sports WriterUCLA’s hopes for South title still alive facing No. 8 UtahBy TIM BOOTHHere are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at No. 8 Utah. Strange as it sounds, the Bruins could throw a giant wrench into the Pac-12's hopes...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Nebraska Cornhuskers almost got a farewell win for the seniors and interim coach Barney Cotton. The No. 25 Cornhuskers erased most of an 18-point, third-quarter deficit before losing 45-42 to No 24 Southern California in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday night. ''It was emotional,'' said junior...

Former Notre Dame quarterback Bob Williams dies at age 86SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Bob Williams, the starting quarterback when Notre Dame finished 10-0 and won the national championship in 1949, has died. He was 86.The university announced his death Wednesday and said Williams died at a retirement home...

UC Davis, Washington set first-ever meeting(STATS) - UC Davis and Washington will meet for the first time on Sept. 6, 2025 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, the two schools announced Tuesday.Like UC Davis coach Dan Hawkins, Washington's Chris Petersen is a graduate of UC Davis. Peterson was Hawkins' offensive...

Prosecutor: LSU players appeared justified in fatal shootingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A prosecutor says two LSU football players appear to have responded with justifiable force when they gunned down an 18-year-old man who was allegedly trying to rob them at gunpoint.East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore...

Investigators meet with woman at center of UNC probeCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) A woman at the center of North Carolina's multi-year academic scandal interviewed with NCAA investigators after previously declining to cooperate in the probe.Raleigh attorney Elliot Abrams told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that his client...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) For three years, Daje Johnson has been the great hope and the great disappointment for Texas.The playmaker with the blazing speed and shifty moves has spent most of his career teasing fans with a few touchdowns in between long stints on the bench or under...