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USC QB Sears to start in debut vs ASU, replacing DanielsLOS ANGELES (AP) Third-string redshirt freshman quarterback Jack Sears will start for Southern California against Arizona State on Saturday.USC coach Clay Helton announced the decision Friday.Freshman starter J.T. Daniels spent the week in concussion protocol after getting hurt...

Take Oregon +3.  Huskies in let down mode after the big USC win.

AP College Football WriterAAC lays out COVID-19 test plan ahead of NCAA announcementBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe American Athletic Conference will require all its schools to test football players for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before competition.The announcement Thursday by the American comes ahead of the expected release of recommendations...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Tar Heels open season against Orange in ACC matchupBy AARON BEARDNorth Carolina coach Mack Brown hasn't tried to dismiss the high expectations that are following his 18th-ranked Tar Heels entering Saturday's season-opening visit from Syracuse.The Tar Heels closed last season with three straight blowout wins,...

AP Sports WriterMissouri football program pushes again for racial justiceBy DAVE SKRETTACOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Ryan Walters had just arrived at the University of Missouri to coach safeties for the football program when a series of protests related to racial injustice led to the resignations of the system president...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 commish wants decision on expansion by end of summerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby wants conference leaders to make decisions one way or the other on the lingering topics of expansion, a football championship game and a league network by...

AP College Football WriterReported virus issues at Ohio St raise specter of CFP delayBy RALPH D. RUSSOCollege Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night amid a report that the Buckeyes are having...

AP College Football WriterSooner Surge: Oklahoma up to No. 2 behind Alabama in AP pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind Alabama after the Sooners scored the most impressive victory of week two.Three of the top six teams from...

Associated PressWhitmer: Mask order applies to Big Ten, but may be changedBy DAVID EGGERTLANSING, Mich (AP) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office said Thursday her requirement that athletes wear masks applies to Big Ten football in Michigan, but a face shield will suffice for players and the administration is open...

AP Sports WriterEscape artist Thomas keeps Georgia Tech's ACC hopes aliveBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech is entering back-to-back games against ACC Coastal Division co-leaders North Carolina and Virginia Tech with a chance to still contend in the race.For that, much credit goes to Justin Thomas, the escape...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St. coach Gundy apologizes for wearing OAN T-shirtBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) One day after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard lashed out at coach Mike Gundy on social media for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel, Gundy apologized.Hubbard, who is black, suggested...

AP Sports WriterStudy: Graduation gap widens between white, Black athletesBy PETE IACOBELLIThe graduation gap between white and Black and football players on bowl-bound teams is increasing.The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found that among the 56 teams playing in bowl games in this pandemic-affected season, white athletes...