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AP Sports WriterOhio State's Day won't soon forget team's playoff stumbleBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The playoff loss to Clemson that ended Ohio State’s season will sting for a long time, coach Ryan Day acknowledged Wednesday. The Buckeyes will move on, and he hopes the terrible taste in...

Diaz, Miami land top safety as rebuilding effort continuesBy The Associated PressAvantae Williams was committed to Miami three years ago, then decommitted, then seemed like he would ultimately be headed to Florida.And then he pulled off a signing-day shocker on Wednesday.Williams, the No. 2-ranked safety in the nation according...

AP Sports WriterPitt searches for first ACC win over resurgent UNCBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh has accomplished plenty since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. The Panthers have beaten Clemson. They’ve taken down Penn State. They’ve won a Coastal Division championship.One thing they haven’t done is find...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Eastern Kentucky preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Ohio Valley Conference member Eastern Kentucky is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that have announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the OVC postponed its...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 strong financially as teams split $348M in revenueBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 schools are splitting a record $348 million in revenue for the 2016-17 academic year.Each of the 10 schools will get $34.8 million, though about $6 million of Baylor's portion is...

AP Sports WriterLeach's young ex-Texas Tech QBs thriving as Big 12 coachesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) While Mike Leach's Air Raid offense was posting astonishing numbers at Texas Tech, he didn't realize he also was helping mold a group of young coaches who would use the system to...

AP Sports WriterFormer Florida AD mum about Zach Smith's arrest in 2009By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Former Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley is declining to say what, if anything, coach Urban Meyer told him about Zach Smith's domestic violence arrest in 2009.Meyer was placed on paid leave last...

AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Cal puts improved defense to test vs. No. 19 OregonBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Improving the defense has been the top task for coach Justin Wilcox since he arrived at California in 2017.The Golden Bears showed significant improvement in his first season and have...

Tennessee CB Bryce Thompson faces domestic assault chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his girlfriend.A woman told police the argument began Saturday night after she found another woman's fake eyelashes in Thompson's room. She...

AP Sports WriterJust go dark? Playoff teams confront Twitter pot shotsBy JOHN ZENORClemson linebacker Ben Boulware is the team's top tackler and a lightning rod for criticism on Twitter. Some of the tweets cuss him out, others he laughs off.But one was way out of line: His father had...

AP Sports WriterWith Grier, Sills returning, West Virginia pumped for 2018By JOHN RABYWest Virginia has two good reasons to feel confident heading into next season.Announcements by quarterback Will Grier and wide receiver David Sills earlier this month that they will return instead of enter the NFL draft has amped...

AP Sports WritersMichigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 casesBy LARRY LAGE and MITCH STACYANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual showdown with Ohio State on Tuesday as college football lurches toward the end of the season...