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AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Air Force meets Washington State in Cheez-It BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Washington State plays an offense known as the Air Raid, designed to spread teams out, get players into space, rack up huge amounts of passing yards.Air Force tends to work in tighter spaces,...

Clemson to play FCS opponent Citadel in Tigers' home openerCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson will start its home season against Citadel on Sept. 19, filling the lone nonconference spot on its COVID-19 revamped schedule.The Tigers were originally scheduled to face Citadel on Nov. 14 before the global pandemic affected...

The Latest: Tigers roam foggy Big Easy looking for CFP titleNEW ORLEANS (AP) The latest from the College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Clemson (all times CST):---1 p.m.A thick fog settled over the site of the College Football Playoff championship game on...

AP Sports WriterCollins to unveil Georgia Tech's 'complete transformation'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Geoff Collins isn't making a big deal about Georgia Tech being a five-touchdown underdog against No. 1 Clemson.Collins, the first-year coach , insists his focus throughout preseason practice has been on the huge makeover he has...

AP Sports WriterStaying at 10, Big 12 now has to decide divisions - or notBy STEPHEN HAWKINSNow that the Big 12 has decided to stay at 10 schools, it's time for the conference to figure out whether to split up into football divisions and determine who will play in...

Phillip Fulmer named special adviser to Tennessee presidentKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro has hired former Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer as his special adviser for community, athletics and university relations.DiPietro announced the hiring Tuesday.Fulmer had been a candidate for the athletic director job given...

Texas Tech again taps SEC for grad transfer in LSU's MonroeTexas Tech added another graduate transfer from an SEC power Monday by signing former LSU safety Eric Monroe.Monroe joined the Red Raiders about a week after running back Chadarius Townsend came over from Alabama.Monroe played in LSU's 42-25 victory...

AP Sports WriterTexas Tech and Arizona expected to produce high-scoring gameBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate failed to live up to the Heisman Trophy hype a year ago, hampered by injuries and a new offensive system.Now that he's healthy and has a better grasp of...

STATS Senior Editor=Next 2 games the key to another SHSU unbeaten regular seasonBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - The biggest obstacles left in Sam Houston State's path to two straight perfect regular seasons come in the next two weeks.It's easy to detect the most daunting one - next weekend on the...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M tries to end bowl losing streak against NC StateBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher has dozens of players on his roster without a bowl victory.Most of them, actually.Fisher has a chance in his first season with the Aggies to show...

This game is really being played in the Hawkeye State but just in the rival universe of Cyclone State. To Iowans at Iowa State, this is a huge game. Both teams are ground game oriented but Iowa State defended the rush better last week (41-126 ) to Iowa's (28-35 ). Total...

AP College Football WriterArmy-Navy to play in NJ in 2021; Philadelphia 4 more timesBy RALPH D. RUSSOWith a chance to try something different, Army and Navy instead chose to stick with tradition.The annual Army-Navy football game will be played in Philadelphia four times from 2018-2022, returning to its most...