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LSU dismisses nose guard Travonte Valentine from teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he has dismissed sophomore nose guard Travonte Valentine for violating team rules.Valentine, of Hialeah, Florida, had 10 tackles in the 2016 season's first five games, sitting out the final seven.Valentine arrived at...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Nick Chubb is back on the Georgia sideline, and his old buddy Todd Gurley is with him.Chubb suffered a season-ending left knee injury on the first play of last week's loss to Tennessee. He was on crutches as he followed the Bulldogs out of the...

Georgia Tech installing artificial turf for 2020 seasonATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech is installing artificial turf on Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium for the 2020 season.The change from natural grass will make the facility available for more uses, including concerts. School officials also say artificial turf will be...

AP Sports WriterJudge rules hiring of UConn coach's son was not violationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that UConn did not violate the state's ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach.Judge Joseph Shortall on...

The WASHINGTON and the AUBURN will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 3:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. WASHINGTON vs AUBURN When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia ROT TEAM PS OU ML 193 WASHINGTON -2.5 (-110) 48 (-110) 120 -140 194 AUBURN TV: 3:30 PM LINE: -2.5 PREDICTION: AUBURN , WASHINGTON Oddsmakers currently have the AUBURN listed as -2.5 point...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Dakota State, Central Arkansas to meet Oct. 3By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Any North Dakota State player thinking of departing the reigning FCS champion's program before the spring semester is surely thinking twice - the Bison will play a marquee game this fall.The Bison...

NCAA approves Cade Mays' waiver appeal for No. 15 TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The NCAA notified No. 15 Tennessee on Thursday that offensive lineman Cade Mays' appeal for a waiver to play immediately has been approved.Now it's up to the Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey to allow Mays...

Eason named Portland State's QB(STATS) - Portland State is turning its offense over to true freshman Jalani Eason.Coach Bruce Barnum has named Eason as the starting quarterback for the Vikings' season opener against BYU on Aug. 26.Eason, a 5-foot-11, 185-pounder from Gardena, California, offers a run-pass style, which fits...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Coaches don't expect 'College GameDay' distractionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Neither James Madison football coach Mike Houston nor Villanova counterpart Mark Ferrante expects the presence of ESPN's "College GameDay" before their matchup Saturday to be a distraction.Few of the coaches and players figure to be near the...

AP Sports WriterMiami adding Rhett Lashlee as offensive coordinatorBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Rhett Lashlee has been hired as Miami’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, immediately tasked with turning around the Hurricanes’ offense after a lackluster 6-7 season.Miami announced the move, which will be completed once Lashlee...

AP Sports WriterSEC has top 2 teams, but depth may be league's real strengthBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Don't be misled by the top two spots of the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll .There's much more to the Southeastern Conference's 2018 depth chart than the league's impressive two-deep...

AP Sports WriterK-State 2-0 in Big 12 for 1st time since 2014 going to TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said he didn't even know what the Big 12 standings looked like when he was asked about his Wildcats being among the leaders.''We've...