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AP Sports WriterNew OC Harrell sees sunny days ahead for USC's offenseBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Graham Harrell has been living in a hotel near campus during his first six weeks as Southern California's offensive coordinator, so he hasn't seen much of his new city.The near-lifelong Texan also...

AP Sports WriterFlorida-Miami game in Orlando moved up to Aug. 24By TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Football seasons at Miami and Florida will start earlier than ever this year.The season-opener between the Hurricanes and Gators has been moved up one week to Aug. 24 at 7 p.m., the...

Diaz finalizes football coaching staff at Miami for 2019CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Former Miami standouts DeMarcus Van Dyke and Joel Rodriguez have been promoted to new roles on Manny Diaz's staff with the Hurricanes.The Hurricanes hired Andy Vaughn as director of player personnel and promoted David Cooney to...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS players with something to prove on pro dayBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The pro days that will take place over the next month provide an important opportunity for NFL prospects who seek to make a final impression before the draft April 25-27.They're especially key for FCS...

A.D. Miller stays at Oklahoma after committing to IllinoisNORMAN, Okla. (AP) A.D. Miller, the Oklahoma receiver who had committed to leave for Illinois, has chosen to stay with the Sooners.Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley made the announcement Wednesday.Illinois coach Lovie Smith announced in January that Miller would join the...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma coach defends QB Kyler Murray against TV critiqueBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley on Wednesday ripped the criticism of former Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray by a NFL Network analyst.There has been talk that Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner this past season, could...

AP Sports WriterNew Ohio State coach kicks off tenure with many new facesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State has a new head coach, a reconstituted offensive line and a transfer quarterback who has never started a college football game. But that doesn't mean expectations will be adjusted...

AP Sports WriterNew Ohio State coach kicks off tenure with many new facesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ryan Day began his tenure as Ohio State's head coach with lots of new faces on the indoor field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.Day, who took over after Urban Meyer...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: NFL combine winners, losers, takeawaysBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is not so short and Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat is very fast.While those were the big takeaways from the NFL combine, plenty more was learned in Indianapolis last week....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 CAA Football spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's odd how a conference that set the FCS record for the most qualifiers in a single playoff would have something to prove the following year.But CAA Football disappointed in the 2018 playoffs even with regular-season champion Maine...

AP College Football WriterNebraska RB 'limited' in spring as legal issues play outBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska coach Scott Frost says running back Maurice Washington will be a ''limited participant'' in spring football practice as his legal problems in California play out.Washington faces felony and misdemeanor charges...

Associated Press'Earn everything' the fresh mantra for Morris, ArkansasBy ANDREW EPPERSONFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) After a 2-10 season, Arkansas has opened spring practice with a mantra that is as much physical as it is metaphorical: ''Earn everything.''Coach Chad Morris will go into his second year with the Razorbacks insisting...