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AP Sports WriterLet it rain: Miami opens its indoor practice facilityBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) There's still a considerable amount of construction work remaining at Miami's football practice facility, and it's slated to last for another few weeks at least.The field, however, is done. And the Hurricanes...

AP Sports WriterOn 50th anniversary of last MAC title, Ohio a threat againBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Frank Solich is closing in on his 100th victory at Ohio. In a league where coaches come and go, he has built a consistently successful program and stuck with it for a...

AP Sports WriterDetails finally trickle out on Ohio State position battlesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Preseason camp for Ohio State has been anything but normal. Superstar coach Urban Meyer has been absent, and reporters have been kept away from acting coach Ryan Day and players. Happenings from inside...

AP Sports WriterStidham, Auburn aiming for repeat SEC West title - and moreBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The big question facing Auburn is no longer whether the Tigers can beat rivals Georgia and Alabama.They answered that emphatically last November, wresting the Southeastern Conference Western Division title from the...

AP Sports WriterLSU, Orgeron, take fortress mentality into uncertain 2018By BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) If LSU coach Ed Orgeron wanted to highlight perceived slights of the Tigers as a way of motivating players to prove their critics wrong, he'd have plenty of material.Expectations are relatively low in...

AP Sports WriterUtah poised to make a move in the Pac-12 SouthBy ANNE M. PETERSONIf any team has a path to make a move up in the Pac-12 South, it's Utah.While the two Los Angeles teams adjust to new quarterbacks, and the Arizona teams (and UCLA) break in new...

AP Sports WriterBoston College hoping to take next step in ACCBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) AJ Dillon ran for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns for Boston College as a freshman behind a patchwork offensive line that was constantly shuffling in new players because of injury.Give Dillon a full season...

AP Sports WriterArkansas intent on a quick turnaround under Chad MorrisBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Dre Greenlaw thought winning a minimum of seven games last season was a given for Arkansas.That false confidence is what made life even more difficult for the Razorbacks linebacker as hopes of a...

AP Sports WriterSpartans could be a force in rugged Big Ten raceBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It's a familiar story at Michigan State: The Spartans are talented, tenacious - and a bit under the radar in the Big Ten.After a 10-win season in 2017, coach Mark Dantonio's...

AP Sports WriterAlabama planning extensive renovations to stadium, coliseumBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is planning extensive renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, reducing capacity at both venues but adding premium seating.Athletic director Greg Byrne said Thursday that the stadium will ''most likely'' go from 101,821 seats...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh may have his best team at Michigan so farBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh is in his fourth year at Michigan, where he has had time to assemble perhaps his best team.Former Mississippi star Shea Patterson gives Harbaugh the quarterback he has been...

Missouri hoping to build off Lock's return, strong finishCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) When former Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel left to become the head coach at Central Florida last year, it meant that Tigers quarterback Drew Lock would play his senior season with a third offensive coordinator in four...