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AP Sports WriterSurprising Texas, Murray among Big 12's midpoint bestBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThere is a Big 12 surprise deep in the heart of Texas.Since the Longhorns lost their season opener to Maryland for the second year in a row, coach Tom Herman's team has a six-game winning streak and is...

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,...

St. John's-St. Thomas game gets moved to Vikings stadiumMINNEAPOLIS (AP) NCAA Division III rivals St. John's and St. Thomas will play their final game as Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes at U.S. Bank Stadium this fall.St. John's announced Wednesday that the Nov. 7 game will be in Minneapolis,...

Associated PressNo. 3 Notre Dame eyes defensive reset in time for HurricanesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The numbers were jarring for Notre Dame linebacker Drue Tranquill and cornerback Julian Love.The third-ranked Fighting Irish had beaten Wake Forest 48-37 on Saturday but along the way the Demon Deacons...

Dartmouth has role in NFL game involving female coaches, official(Stats Perform) - Dartmouth isn't playing games this fall, but it will be a part of football history on Sunday.The Washington Football Team at the Cleveland Browns will mark the first NFL regular-season game in which a female coach will...

Police: Vols DB George Jr. arrested for punching officerMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Tennessee defensive back Kenneth George Jr. has been arrested for allegedly punching a police officer on the side of the head.The 22-year-old George is facing felony charges of battery on an officer and resisting an officer...

POLL ALERT: Oklahoma, UCF fall out of Top 25 after day of upsets; Iowa State back in; Clemson, Alabama stay Nos. 1-2NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Oklahoma, UCF fall out of Top 25 after day of upsets; Iowa State back in; Clemson, Alabama stay Nos. 1-2.

AP College Football WriterCollege football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?By RALPH D. RUSSOBack in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the spring of 2021 already was being tossed around.Conference...

Associated PressNew coach Lovie Smith bars Illini from scootersBy DAVID MERCERCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) When he got to campus back in March, Lovie Smith counted 50 or 60 players who owned scooters.You can still see a handful of the compact, two-wheeled vehicles parked by Illinois' indoor training facility.But by...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Oregon seeks redemption hosting No. 7 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHEUGENE, Ore. (AP) In the same way the number 12 will never be forgotten in the long history of the border rivalry between Washington and Oregon - as in 12 straight wins by the Ducks -...

AP Sports WriterSwift eager to show he can be Georgia's No. 1 tailbackBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) D'Andre Swift's long wait has ended.Finally, the junior stands alone atop Georgia's depth chart at tailback. Swift has seized the opportunity this spring.Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Swift ''has set himself...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Monmouth's Guerriero declares for NFL DraftBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The underdog role has long motivated Monmouth running back Pete Guerriero, and it's something he will likely draw off moving forward after announcing he will forsake his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft.Guerriero...