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South Dakota's Nielson extended through 2023(STATS) - South Dakota has given coach Bob Nielson a five-year contract extension through the 2023 season, athletic director David Herbster announced Monday.Nielson is 16-19 in three seasons, including an 8-5 record and an FCS playoff appearance in 2017.He is 202-99-1 overall in 26...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina awaiting full go for Samuel, Allen-WilliamsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp believes the Gamecocks improved enough during the spring that things will only get better once two injured playmakers - receiver Deebo Samuel and linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams - are back...

AP College Football WriterNebraska players' lawsuit seeks to restore B10 fall footballBy ERIC OLSONA group of Nebraska football players filed a lawsuit Thursday, hoping a jury will force the Big Ten Conference to reinstate a fall football season.The lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court contends, among other things, the...

AP Sports WriterLincoln Riley, 33, takes over as Oklahoma's football coachBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Just three years ago, Lincoln Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.Now, he'll take the reins at Oklahoma, one of the most powerful programs in college football.The 33-year-old Riley is being promoted...

The Latest: Clemson game starting earlier due to stormBy The Associated PressThe latest on Hurricane Florence's impact on college football (all times local):4:30 p.m.Clemson is moving up the start of its home game against Georgia Southern this weekend due to Hurricane Florence.The school announced Wednesday that the game, originally...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama gears up for stretch run, rat poison and allBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is unbeaten, scarcely challenged and dominating on both sides of the ball.Now, the top-ranked Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) gets an open date to ready for the stretch...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 feeling blue after 0-3 weekend against Sun BeltBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Maybe the Big 12 Conference should have followed the lead of the Big Ten and Pac-12 and opted out of playing college football this fall.Or at least opted out of scheduling the...

No. 18 Broncos seek more Las Vegas Bowl success vs. HuskiesBy The Associated PressLas Vegas Bowl: No. 18 Boise State (12-1 Mountain West) vs. Washington (7-5 Pac-12), Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)Line: Washington by 3 1/2.Series Record: Tied 2-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEWashington's Chris Petersen will end his six-year coaching...

Virginia-Pittsburgh opener highlights Week 1 in ACCBy The Associated PressThings to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 1:GAME OF THE WEEKVirginia at Pittsburgh. So much for tiptoeing into the season: The Coastal Division favorite Cavaliers open against a Pitt team that won it last year before being...

Washington hires John Donovan as offensive coordinatorSEATTLE (AP) New Washington coach Jimmy Lake made his first major coaching hire Friday, adding John Donovan as the Huskies' new offensive coordinator.It's not as splashy a hire as some Washington fans were hoping for after Bush Hamdan was fired. Donovan has...

AP Sports WriterVirginia coach counting on big years from QB, receiver duoBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall knows there is a risk in depending on major contributions from a few players to determine his team's success, especially when an injury could damage the team's...

ETSU's Sanders gets letter of reprimand, loses week of payJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State coach Randy Sanders will receive a letter of reprimand and will lose one week's pay after slapping a player's helmet during a practice last week.Athletic director Scott Carter announced Sanders' punishment and...