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Associated PressBlackman the frontrunner in Florida State quarterback battleBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) James Blackman is in the driver's seat in the quarterback competition at Florida State.As the Seminoles' opened preseason practice on Friday, Blackman is the unquestioned leader. He was taking the first-team reps and guiding the...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma coach Riley wants more after playoff appearanceBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Lincoln Riley could take a few moments to stop and soak it all in.But that's not how he got so far, so fast.Riley has accomplished more at age 35 than most coaches do in...

AP Sports WriterFreshmen Gatewood, Nix open Auburn camp in QB competitionBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn's quarterback competition has resumed, with a pair of freshmen vying to start the opener against Oregon.Redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood or five-star signee Bo Nix? That was the biggest question facing the Tigers...

Associated PressKelly, Notre Dame ready to wash out taste of playoff lossBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame's latest run at a national title under coach Brian Kelly ended with another rude awakening.''We got a taste of what it's like to be in the playoffs,'' said Kelly,...

AP Sports WriterAuburn looms as Oregon opens fall campBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon coach Mario Cristobal figures the Ducks will have 19 days of traditional fall camp before they'll have to start preparing for Auburn.Oregon's high-profile opener, a rematch of sorts of the 2011 national championship...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Former Seminoles QB Francois a grad transfer at HamptonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Florida State starting quarterback Deondre Francois has enrolled at Hampton University as a graduate transfer, the school announced Friday.Francois participated in the FCS-level team's first practice. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining."I...

Former Wisconsin football player testifies at his rape trialMADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus testified Friday that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him that night.Cephus, 21, took the stand in his own defense shortly before...

AP Sports WriterBrown, Tar Heels open camp with clear strength: running backBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) First-year North Carolina coach Mack Brown is implementing a new offensive scheme with three quarterbacks competing to become the starter.Amid all the uncertainty, there is one area of stability for the...

Former Wisconsin football player testifies at his rape trialMADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus testified Friday that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him that night.Cephus, 21, took the stand in his own defense as his...

AP Sports WriterMaryland's 1st camp under Locksley has a positive vibeBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Hours before Mike Locksley supervised a training camp practice for the first time since 2011, Maryland's new head coach felt like a kid who had just been visited by Santa Claus.''As a...

AP Sports WriterOhio State training camp opens with new coach, new QBBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Sporting several weeks of beard growth, Ryan Day looked calm for a new guy leading a storied college football program where the unrelenting pressure helped push his legendary predecessor into early retirement.The...

Former Wisconsin football player testifies at his rape trialMADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus has told jurors that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him.Cephus took the stand Friday as his trial neared an end. He...