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AP Sports WriterMeyer probe costs $500K but still about what Ohio St wantsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Urban Meyer investigation is costing Ohio State $500,000, but whether the superstar football coach keeps his job still comes down to whether the university wants to stick with him based...

Wofford is preseason pick to win Southern ConferenceSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Two-time defending Southern Conference champion Wofford has been picked by the league's head coaches and the media to win the title again this season.The Southern Conference announced the results Monday at its annual preseason football gathering.Wofford, which finished...

Associated PressMississippi State's Stevens 'day to day' with shoulder issueBy PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State starting quarterback Tommy Stevens' status for its Southeastern Conference opener Saturday with Kentucky remains uncertain after a shoulder injury knocked him out of each of the Bulldogs' last two games.Bulldogs coach Joe...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Texas heads to Kansas State looking for rare winBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Collin Johnson is one of handful of players on the Texas two-deep roster that recalls playing at Kansas State two years ago, when the Longhorns suffered the latest in a long...

Associated PressMississippi State students charged in Crimson Tide break-inBy JEFF MARTINFour Mississippi State University students are accused of breaking into the University of Alabama's athletic facility and stealing memorabilia.The break-in happened during the pre-dawn hours of April 4, six days before Alabama's national championship football team met with President...

LBs Ignont and Reid, WR Jones leave Tennessee's teamKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee linebackers Will Ignont and Shanon Reid and wide receiver Jacquez Jones have left the team.Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt confirmed the exits of all three players Wednesday, one day after multiple reports indicated Reid and Jones had...

Freshman football player dies after morning workoutKENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that...

AP Sports WriterBobo: Consistency earned Hill starting Gamecocks QB jobBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Collin Hill has never backed away from a challenge, especially if it meant getting back on the field at his home state university.Hill overcame rehabbing from a third ACL tear this spring and bonding...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Florida counting on early help from several newcomersBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen will finally provide a peek into his program next week, just a few days before the team's season opener at Ole Miss.Mullen will release a 2020 roster for...

NCAA coordinator of football officials retiring after seasonBy The Associated PressNCAA coordinator of football officials Rogers Redding will retire after this season after holding the position since 2011.Redding began his college officiating career in the Southwest Conference in 1988 and later served as coordinator of officials for the Southeastern...

Associated PressUSC RB Ware pushing for expanded role as seniorBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California running back Aca'Cedric Ware is ready to make a name for himself, even if it comes as part of a committee.Ware spent his first three seasons with the Trojans as the ''other''...

AP Sports WriterBurrow's Heisman speech inspires giving to hometown charityBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Joe Burrow's Heisman Trophy acceptance speech has inspired more than $150,000 in donations to a food pantry in his Ohio hometown.The effort started on Facebook on Sunday, with nearly $156,000 pledged to the Athens...