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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Alabama's Nick Saban is Coach Killer of the SECBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) They keep trying to knock him off.Occasionally, they're successful.A Kick Six here. A Joe Burrow there.In the end, though, no one in the Southeastern Conference comes close to Nick Saban.He's the ultimate Coach...

Former USC kicker Boermeester fights expulsionLOS ANGELES (AP) Former Southern California kicker Matt Boermeester has filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to overturn his expulsion following a school investigation of allegations that he abused his girlfriend.Boermeester was suspended from the football team in...

Associated PressNo. 5 Irish return to practice following COVID-19 outbreakBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Fifth-ranked Notre Dame is embracing an ''all in'' mentality for the rest of its coronavirus-interrupted Atlantic Coast Conference season.Coach Brian Kelly needs only to point to sophomore linebacker Jack Kiser as the perfect...

AP College Football WriterFlorida St football team meets after coach accused of lyingBy RALPH D. RUSSOFlorida State athletic director David Coburn says the football team met Thursday after a star player accused coach Mike Norvell of lying about connecting personally last weekend with every player to discuss the killing...

Grambling State: Home opener is Oct. 12(STATS) - Grambling State has not added a home game in September and will stick with an 11-game schedule in 2019.When the Tigers announced their schedule on Feb. 4, they were awaiting the addition of a nonconference opponent for Sept. 14, but it...

AP Sports WritersACC, SEC rivals collide with postseason berths on the lineBy STEVE MEGARGEE AND HANK KURZ Jr.The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference have something to prove as they enter a rivalry-themed week featuring four matchups between the two leagues.This week's SEC vs. ACC showdowns are particularly important...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma to seek Mayfield replacement in spring practiceBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma will start figuring out who will replace Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Baker Mayfield when spring practice opens Saturday.Mayfield left as one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football history. He led the Sooners...

AP Sports WriterNew-look Wisconsin O-line answers bell in season openerBy KEITH JENKINSMADISON, Wis. (AP) One of the biggest question marks surrounding the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers entering this season was their offensive line.That question was answered emphatically in the season opener, as the Badgers dominated South Florida up front...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS fall schedule and resultsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 19 FCS college football programs that announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-4): 27-26 loss at...

Experience helps Brice win job to become Duke's starting QBDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke coach David Cutcliffe says Chase Brice's game experience at Clemson helped him earn the Blue Devils' starting quarterback job for Saturday's season opener at No. 10 Notre Dame.Brice is a graduate transfer who spent the...

AP Sports WriterNew redshirt policy makes it more tempting to transferBy STEVE MEGARGEEA new NCAA policy that makes it easier to redshirt football players comes with an unintended consequence: Players can now choose to save their eligibility by leaving teams after participating in four games, with plans to transfer...

AP Sports WriterTexas and Michigan announce athletic staff and salary cutsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the biggest, richest schools of college sports, whether they are planning to play football this fall or not.Michigan and Texas both announced financial cuts...