AP College Football WriterSchool, fatherhood, football connect former Temple teammatesBy RALPH D. RUSSODavid Hood has been a dad and a college football player and sometimes he had to do both at the same time.Last year during summer workouts at Temple, little David IV, then 3, tagged along with his...
Michigan State not renewing Blackwell's contractEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is not renewing the contract of football staff employee Curtis Blackwell, who had been suspended with pay.Blackwell's deal expires Wednesday. University spokesman Jason Cody said coach Mark Dantonio decided to go in a different direction with Blackwell's...
Clemson to play FCS opponent Citadel in Tigers' home openerCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson will start its home season against Citadel on Sept. 19, filling the lone nonconference spot on its COVID-19 revamped schedule.The Tigers were originally scheduled to face Citadel on Nov. 14 before the global pandemic affected...
Bowl win lands Buffalo coach Leipold new 5-year contractAMHERST, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a new five-year contract for the second consecutive offseason, this time after leading the Bulls to their first bowl victory in school history.Leipold's new contract runs through the 2024 season,...
AP Sports WriterBig Ten to limit football, fall sports to conference gamesBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thurday it will not play nonconference games in football or several other sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.The league cited medical advice in reaching its decision, the biggest yet...
AP Sports WriterEx-football player receives 20-year sentence on drug chargeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A former college football player who went to trial for violating North Carolina’s sports agent law has received a 20-year prison sentence on a drug conviction in Georgia following a probation violation.Superior Court Judge...
Oklahoma St. hires Princeton's Gleeson to run offenseSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State has hired Princeton's Sean Gleeson as offensive coordinator.Oklahoma State made the announcement Sunday in a news release.Gleeson was offensive coordinator for a Princeton squad that went undefeated in 2018. The Tigers led the FCS in scoring...
AP Sports WriterAlabama planning extensive renovations to stadium, coliseumBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is planning extensive renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, reducing capacity at both venues but adding premium seating.Athletic director Greg Byrne said Thursday that the stadium will ''most likely'' go from 101,821 seats...
Clemson relaxes alcohol rules for national title partyCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The city surrounding Clemson University is again relaxing its open container of alcohol laws for a street party as the school's football team plays in the national championship game Monday night.City of Clemson Police will close downtown streets...
More ex-athletes sue Ohio State over sex abuse by doctorCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) More former football players and other ex-athletes are suing Ohio State over allegations that they were sexual assaulted by a university doctor during exams decades ago.Like at least six other pending federal lawsuits , the case...
UNLV: Rebels assistant Cotton waiting for heart transplantLAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and will not coach on the field this season.Rebels coach Tony Sanchez said Thursday in a news release from the school that the 62-year-old Cotton is in Omaha,...
Every team in the AP Top 25 is playing this weekend in a total of 18 games. All these games will be:A) A matchup of ranked teams.B) A rivalry game.C) A game with College Football Playoff implications.D) A game with conference title implications.E) Some combination of the above.So this...
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The N CAROLINA and the TEXAS AandM will both be gunning for a victory on 1/2/2021 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a...