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AP Sports WriterNational champion Clemson opens preseason campBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has turned the page on last year's national championship. He believes his players have done the same.The Tigers opened preseason practice Friday as presumptive favorites to once more win the Atlantic Coast...

Baylor defensive back Travon Blanchard knows there is no time for the No. 10 Bears to dwell on their first loss of the season, even though it likely knocked them out of playoff contention.''We understand we have to come together. We can't break apart right now,'' Blanchard said Monday....

Arizona offensive lineman dies in sleepTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Zach Hemmila, a senior offensive lineman for the University of Arizona, has died in his sleep, athletic director Greg Byrne said Monday.Byrne and Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez told the team of Hemmila's death after practice on Monday morning.Hemmila was found...

'SEC on CBS' schedules starts with Alabama-South CarolinaBy The Associated PressAlabama at South Carolina on Sept. 14 will start CBS' Southeastern Conference football schedule this season, and Notre Dame's trip to Georgia the next week is positioned to be a prime-time game for the network.The schedule for the 19th...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=There's a strong conference feel to STATS FCS Top 25By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The STATS FCS Top 25 on Sunday landed a bit back where it started.Not only did North Dakota State and James Madison remain No. 1 and 2, respectively - as they have since...

TCU's Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to playerFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU football coach Gary Patterson apologized for himself Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.Patterson's tweet came a day after school Chancellor Victor Boschini said...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw.The Mountaineers couldn't quite keep pace the rest of the way.Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an...

AP Sports WriterClemson and Ohio State get CFP rematch in Sugar BowlBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Shortened schedule and all, Ohio State is headed back to the College Football Playoff and a familiar foe will be waiting.Despite playing just six games because of a COVID-19 issues, the third-ranked...

South Carolina football taking Monday off for demonstrationCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said his team will forgo football activities on Monday and participate in a campus demonstration against racial injustice after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Muschamp said Saturday...

Ohio State's Day tests positive, won't coach vs. IllinoisCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be with the Buckeyes if they play at Illinois on Saturday.Ohio State said Friday it had an increased number of positive COVID-19 tests in...

AP Sports WriterJohnson lifts No. 16 Minnesota over No. 9 Auburn in OutbackBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tyler Johnson had 12 receptions for 204 yards and two touchdowns Wednesday to become Minnesota’s career receiving leader and propel the 16th-ranked Gophers to a 31-24 victory over No. 9 Auburn...

AP Sports WriterEhlinger and offense will have to carry No. 15 TexasBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) After escaping what would have been a crushing home loss to Kansas, Texas and coach Tom Herman face a stark reality: The Longhorns will go only as far as quarterback Sam Ehlinger's...