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Associated PressFormer Michigan QB Speight enjoying fresh start at UCLABy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Wilton Speight does not fit the mold of the dual-threat quarterbacks Chip Kelly coached at Oregon.In his three seasons at Michigan, the 6-foot-2, 232-pound Speight's longest run was a 17-yard scamper in the 2016...

AP Sports WriterKenny Pickett enters season firmly in charge at PittsburghBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Kenny Pickett never doubted he'd be here.Not as a scrawny 130-pound freshman quarterback growing up in New Jersey. Not when he enrolled early at Pittsburgh in the spring of 2017 as a distant third...

AP Sports WriterK-State signs Bill Snyder to new 5-year contractBy DAVE SKRETTASo much for Kansas State coach Bill Snyder retiring anytime soon.Just days after saying he felt energized heading into this season, the school announced Thursday it had signed Snyder to a new five-year contract that includes a pay...

K-State signs Bill Snyder to new 5-year contractMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has signed Bill Snyder to a new, more lucrative five-year contract that could keep the 78-year-old coach with the Wildcats through the 2022 season.Snyder already had a contract that essentially rolled over each year. But the...

AP Sports WriterVols' Kirkland moves forward after deciding not to transferBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. says it wasn't a difficult decision to return to the Volunteers even though he had announced plans to transfer.Kirkland tweeted May 24 that he would finish his college...

AP Sports WriterTar Heels yet to start adjusting camp reps amid suspensionsBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina coach Larry Fedora isn't deviating from the normal plan for early in preseason camp, even with 13 players facing suspensions for secondary NCAA violations for selling team-issued shoes.The focus...

Jake Bentley growing in South Carolina's offenseBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterbacks coach Dan Werner keeps searching for flaws, shortcomings or things to fix with Gamecocks starter Jake Bentley.So far, the long-time coach hasn't found anything to complain about - yet.''There are no negatives,'' said Werner,...

AP Sports WriterHuge task: Hokies look to replace 8 starters on defenseBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech is spending much of fall practice working to fill some huge holes on defense.That side of the ball has always been a strength for the Hokies under defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who faces...

It's a bird, a plane ... no, a drone at Portland State practices(STATS) - The traditional hand-held cameras mounted on sideline and end zone lifts may someday become outdated at college football practices.During Portland State's preseason camp, team members are studying practice film provided by a pair of drones...

Associated PressHarlon Barnett brings attacking defense to Florida StateBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Harlon Barnett wasn't looking for a job when Florida State knocked on his door.He was happy coaching at his alma mater, Michigan State. Life was good, especially after the Spartans bounced back from a 3-9...

LSU linebacker Taylor implicated in burglary, suspendedBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU has suspended sophomore linebacker Tylor Taylor, apparently after learning he'd been arrested about two months ago in connection with a firearms theft from a pawn shop in Georgia.An official university statement says only that the suspension stems...

AP Sports WriterStanford's Love heads list of preseason Heisman contendersBy STEVE MEGARGEEStanford running back Bryce Love's decision to return for his senior year instantly made him a preseason front-runner for some of college football's top individual awards.Love won the Doak Walker Award as college football's top running back and...