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AP Sports WriterNo. 7 UCF faces No. 11 LSU in marquee Fiesta BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Central Florida has carried the chip on its shoulder all the way from Orlando to the Arizona desert.Left out of the College Football Playoff, the seventh-ranked Knights have a chance for...

AP Sports WriterNick Saban hasn't slowed down, and isn't planning to soonBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban still has plenty of fire.If there was any question about that, consider this scene from the Orange Bowl. Saban was absolutely livid on the Alabama sideline. He stomped, he...

AP Sports WriterUrban Meyer ends career in Rose Bowl vs Petersen's HuskiesBy GREG BEACHAMPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Urban Meyer sees the Rose Bowl nestled in verdant Arroyo Seco on a sunny winter day and thinks back to the formative days of his coaching career.When he was a 20-something wide...

QB Jones, LB Giles-Harris to leave Duke early for NFL draftDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke quarterback Daniel Jones and linebacker Joe Giles-Harris are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft.They announced their decisions Monday, four days after the Blue Devils beat Temple in the Independence Bowl .The...

Georgia Tech's Collins hires Temple's Patenaude, ThackerATLANTA (AP) New Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins is bringing his offensive and defensive coordinators to Atlanta from his previous Temple staff.Collins announced Monday he has hired offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude and defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker from Temple. The two worked with...

AP Sports WriterBanged-up No. 20 Utah faces Northwestern in Holiday BowlBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) It will be hard for Kyle Whittingham to ever top his experience in the Holiday Bowl.Now the coach of No. 20 Utah, Whittingham played for BYU in the first four Holiday Bowls, from...

Lopsided games, schedule drag down CFP television ratingsBy The Associated PressTelevision viewership for the College Football Playoff on ESPN dropped from last season, dragged down by lopsided games and not being played on New Year's Day.ESPN said Sunday that Alabama's 45-34 victory against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on...

AP Sports WriterHerbert's return gives Oregon win before bowl gameBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Oregon coach Mario Cristobal got a big win in bowl season even before the Ducks took the field.Star quarterback Justin Herbert announced he's returning for his senior year, immediately turning Oregon into a...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh's 4th year at Michigan ends with 2 lopsided lossesBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh shook up his coaching staff nearly a year ago as he entered his fourth season at Michigan. For a while, the moves looked good.The Wolverines won 10 straight games...

AP Sports WriterHerbert's return gives Oregon win before bowl gameBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Oregon coach Mario Cristobal got a big win in bowl season even before the Ducks took the field.Star quarterback Justin Herbert announced he's returning for his senior year, immediately turning Oregon into a...

Lopsided games, schedule drag down CFP television ratingsBy The Associated PressTelevision ratings for the College Football Playoff on ESPN dropped from last season, dragged down by lopsided games and not being played on New Year's Day.ESPN says Alabama's 45-34 victory against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night...

Lopsided games, schedule drag down CFP television ratingsBy The Associated PressTelevision ratings for the College Football Playoff on ESPN dropped from last season, dragged down by lopsided games and not being played on New Year's Day.ESPN says Alabama's 45-34 victory against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night...