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AP Sports WriterBeamer Ball 2: Shane Beamer takes over at South CarolinaBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Shane Beamer was an assistant at South Carolina in 2010 when the Gamecocks made their only appearance in the Southeastern Conference title game.Things didn't go well that day; South Carolina lost to...

AP College Football WriterLSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.The quarterback won the Heisman...

Jake Spavital returns to WVU as offensive coordinatorMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Jake Spavital is returning to West Virginia as offensive coordinator.Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen announced Spavital's hiring Saturday. He'll also coach the quarterbacks.Spavital was interim coach at Cal after Sonny Dykes was fired last Sunday. Spavital had finished his...

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...

Correction: Paul Newberry-Persistence Pays Off storyATLANTA (AP) In a story May 15, 2020, about former Georgia football player Shedrick Wynn earning his college degree, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Jalen Jackson is his son. Jackson is his stepson.

Pac-12 could have a couple morning kickoffs this seasonBy The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) The Pac-12 has heard plenty of criticism from fans and coaches about a third of games being played at night last year.That has led Commissioner Larry Scott to possibly try a new scheduling approach...

Associated PressBaylor settlements could signal trend of more to comeBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University's recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit suggests the nation's largest Baptist school may be willing to reach more deals to help move past its sexual assault scandal.Federal lawsuits have piled up...

AP Sports WriterArmy football looks to keep the good times rollingBy JOHN KEKISWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Entering his sixth season at Army, coach Jeff Monken is in a very good place - 29 wins in three seasons and a team that's driven to keep the excellence going.The Black...

AP Sports WriterIndiana coach adapts to new role not calling defensesBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana coach Tom Allen spent most of the last decade calling defensive signals.He is still getting acclimated to his new role.On Saturday, for the first time in four seasons with the Hoosiers, Allen tried to stay out...

AP Sports WriterDantonio says Spartans must plant 'foot in the ground'By NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Mark Dantonio and Michigan State have one more chance for a win during a tough midseason stretch that has raised questions about the state of the program.''Coming off the Wisconsin game, we...

UTEP coach Sean Kugler resigns after Miners' 0-5 startEL PASO, Texas (AP) UTEP football coach Sean Kugler has resigned after a 0-5 start.Kugler stepped down Sunday, a day after the Miners' 35-21 loss at Army.This was Kugler's fifth season at his alma mater. He leaves with an 18-36...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin is out of the Top 25 and keeps losing key players to injuries on an offense that is sputtering to start Big Ten play.This is not the most ideal of times to go out on the road and play at Nebraska.Badgers coach Paul Chryst...