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AP College Football WriterNCAA eases rules on athlete transfersBy RALPH D. RUSSOCollege athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school.The NCAA Division I Council approved the change Wednesday. It takes effect Oct. 15.The long-awaited transfer reform ended...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemicBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.The conference cited medical...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Deandre Baker says he's the top CB in NFL draftBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Deandre Baker proclaimed himself to be the best cornerback in the NFL draft after using Georgia's pro day to improve his time in the 40-yard dash.Baker posted two unofficial times of...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) East Carolina quarterback Blake Kemp threw for 448 yards and four touchdowns, both career-highs, as the Pirates routed the Central Florida 44-7 on Thursday night.Junior wide receiver Isaiah Jones caught 13 passes from Kemp for a career-best 164 yards and two touchdowns as the Pirates...

AP Sports WriterFlorida allows 4 suspended players to rejoin team activitiesBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Running back Jordan Scarlett and three other Florida players suspended last season amid felony fraud charges have rejoined team activities.School officials confirmed the return of the players Tuesday to The Associated Press.''All of...

Charges dismissed against Tennessee lineman Darel MiddletonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton no longer faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication for an incident with his girlfriend in February.Middleton faced a date in Knox County General Sessions Court in August, but the misdemeanor charges have...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Buckeyes' 77 vs BG their most points since 1950By ERIC OLSONOhio State, Louisville and Miami were the first three teams to score 70 or more points in a game.Yes, Louisville's Lamar Jackson was amazing in accounting for a school-record eight touchdowns against second-year FBS...

FCS head coaching changes(Stats Perform) - FCS schools that have had a head coaching change since the start of the 2019 season with date of change and new coach:Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Cedric Thomas (Feb. 17) - new coach Doc Gamble (April 23)Austin Peay: Mark Hudspeth (July 3) - new coach...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia QB Jake Fromm suddenly finds himself in a slumpBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jake Fromm is in a slump.The throws that were so accurate through most of his Georgia career are suddenly missing the mark.Overthrown. Underthrown. Wide left and wide right.The junior quarterback needs to...

Neb WR Stanley Morgan Jr. arrested on pot charge in FloridaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. was arrested in Florida on suspicion of felony possession of marijuana this month, but a prosecutor reduced the charge to a misdemeanor.Omaha television station KETV reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2r6JS56 ) that...

AP Sports WriterNo. 15 Washington hosts Colorado with both seeking reboundBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington and Colorado are going to need help along the way if they are interested in a replay of the Pac-12 championship game of two years ago.One of them will be stuck with a...

Associated PressPenn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossedBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A federal appeals court grilled lawyers Tuesday about whether Penn State's former president deserved to have his misdemeanor child endangerment conviction, related to his response to a complaint about Jerry Sandusky, overturned last year.The 3rd U.S....