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Villanova sets 2017 schedule for Ferrante debut(STATS) - Villanova will meet local rival Temple and play five home games in coach Mark Ferrante's first season as part of an 11-game 2017 schedule that was announced Friday.The Ferrante era will kick off at Patriot League champ Lehigh on Sept. 2...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Les Miles has informed LSU athletic officials that he has not been contacted by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching vacancy and has no intention of leaving the Tigers.LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette says Miles sought to make his status with LSU clear Monday following reports...

Baylor releases 5 signees to transfer without restrictionsWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor is releasing five incoming freshman players from their national letters of intent and allowing them to attend other schools without losing eligibility.The five players were not identified in Baylor's news release, but all requested release prior to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just when it seemed Oregon's defense was peaking at the perfect time, with Jameis Winston and Florida State on the horizon, an injury took away the Ducks' best defensive back.Second-ranked Oregon (12-1) will face the third-seeded Seminoles (13-0) on Jan. 1 in the College Football...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.The NCAA last year cut in half...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Since Mark Hudspeth took over as coach at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2011, the Ragin' Cajuns have finished each season the same way.Back in the Big Easy again, the Cajuns (8-4) will try to extend their run of consecutive New Orleans Bowl victories to four Saturday morning...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California fired coach Sonny Dykes in a surprise move Sunday after four seasons that produced just one bowl appearance. Dykes left Louisiana Tech to replace Jeff Tedford and took over the struggling Cal program in 2013, but could never get the Bears turned around. They went 8-5...

(STATS) - Tennessee State football coach Rod Reed announced Wednesday that former Florida quarterback Treon Harris has transferred to the Ohio Valley Conference program. Harris will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. The 5-foot-11, 201-pound Harris played in 21 games with 15 starts at Florida in 2014 and '15, but was...

Kansas rewards Beaty with contract extension, hefty raiseLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has rewarded David Beaty with a two-year contract extension and a significant raise after he took the Jayhawks from a winless record in his first season to a pair of wins in Year 2.The extension keeps Beaty...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson had teetered on the edge of defeat most of the year, so when it finally occurred, the loss to Pittsburgh left the Tigers more puzzled than shocked. The Tigers' perfectly planned structure, built on a foundation of last year's dominance, showed cracks and instability since the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw.The Mountaineers couldn't quite keep pace the rest of the way.Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Less than an hour after he was loaded into an ambulance after getting knocked unconscious against Ohio State, Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was back on the sideline with teammates. His rapid return was encouraging to anyone who saw Armstrong lay motionless following a hit by Malik...