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AP College Football WriterWeek 3 Preview: ACC quarterback matchup tops light scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe college football schedule is still looking light, with the Southeastern Conference a week away from starting and the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference still just warming up.For the teams that are playing, it's...

Tennessee Vols tight end has back surgery for herniated diskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee tight end Austin Pope says he had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.Popepost, saying he had been dealing with a lot of nerve pain stemming from his lower back.An MRI exam...

Wake Forest suspends 2 for 3 games, including top QB HintonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has suspended projected starting quarterback Kendall Hinton and tight end Thomas Cole for the first three games of the season.The team announced the suspension Thursday, saying it was for a violation of team...

AP Sports WriterNFL bound: QB Jake Fromm leaving Georgia to enter draftBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm is heading to the NFL, despite some struggles during a junior season that led to speculation he might return for one more year with the Bulldogs.Fromm announced his decision...

Criminal homicide charge against ex-Indiana player dismissedMARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A criminal homicide charge against former Indiana football player Camion Patrick has been dismissed.Blount County (Tennessee) General Sessions Judge William Brewer dismissed the charge Tuesday after a preliminary hearing.Patrick, 23, was one of four men facing criminal homicide charges...

Associated PressJudge to consider Sandusky's latest request for new sentenceBy MARK SCOLFOROJerry Sandusky's legal effort to have his decadeslong child molestation sentence reduced will be the subject of a hearing Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom.The former Penn State assistant football coach's defense lawyers and state prosecutors are expected to...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: UConn in talks to move back into Big EastBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East for basketball and other sports.The official confirmed Saturday that...

Associated PressFrat members seek dismissal in Penn State pledge death caseBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity asked a district judge Wednesday to dismiss some or all of the charges related to a pledge's death, arguing their clients didn't act recklessly...

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor FloydAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of George Floyd on Thursday.Many of the players locked arms on the two-mile walk that...

AP Sports WriterQB Joe Burrow decides to transfer from Ohio StateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Quarterback Joe Burrow has decided to transfer from Ohio State.Burrow, who graduated from Ohio State on Sunday, tweeted Tuesday that he was leaving to ''explore other options.'' He said he would decide on...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Tulsa seeks berth in AAC title game with win vs NavyBy DAVID GINSBURGRiding a five-game winning streak after working its way around a constantly changing schedule, No. 22 Tulsa must overcome an old nemesis Saturday to clinch a berth in the American Athletic Conference title...

Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81LOS ANGELES (AP) John Jackson, who coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons at Southern California, has died. He was 81.The university said Friday that Jackson died of complications following intestinal surgery on...