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The Latest: Ex-Tennessee players acquitted on rape chargesKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on the trial of two former University of Tennessee football players facing aggravated rape charges (all times local):5:05 p.m.Jurors have acquitted two former University of Tennessee football players who were indicted on aggravated rape charges nearly...

UMaine football player collapses, dies during campus workoutORONO, Maine (AP) A University of Maine football player has collapsed and died during a preseason workout on campus.University officials say the 18-year-old student collapsed Tuesday afternoon and training staff and first responders were unable to resuscitate him.UMaine athletics director James...

Boston College's Dillon voted ACC preseason player of yearGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Boston College running back AJ Dillon is the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year.In voting results released Tuesday, Dillon received 45 of 148 votes from media members at last week's media days to edge Clemson...

AP College Football WriterESPN hires former UCLA coach Mora as college studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst. He will fill the role Chip Kelly held last season before replacing Mora with the Bruins.Mora was head coach at UCLA...

Reschke back on Michigan State roster for nowCHICAGO (AP) Linebacker Jon Reschke is back on Michigan State's roster, although coach Mark Dantonio says his return to the team remains a work in progress.Reschke left the Spartans following the 2016 season, saying he'd made an insensitive comment involving a...

AP College Football WriterWith NFL decision out of way, Oliver focused on grand finaleBy RALPH D. RUSSONEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Ed Oliver has been on a three-year plan since he first arrived at Houston: Dominate college football for three seasons, and then jump to the NFL.After two seasons, Oliver...

AP Sports WriterMeyer says assistant's firing best thing for BuckeyesBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has a saying he uses with his program: Event + Response = Outcome.The outcome this time was the dismissal of a longtime assistant.Meyer is facing questions about his relationship with...

Associated PressOhio, Northern Illinois picked as MAC preseason favoritesBy MATT SCHOCHDETROIT (AP) Northern Illinois is hoping to re-establish its recent run of Mid-American Conference dominance with a return to the Motor City in November.For Ohio, the championship history is more in the distant past.The two teams are the...

Associated PressOhio, Northern Illinois picked as MAC preseason favoritesBy MATT SCHOCHDETROIT (AP) Ohio and Northern Illinois are the media's divisional favorites in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll.The MAC held its football media day Tuesday at Ford Field in Detroit, which is also the site of the Nov. 30...

AP College Football WriterESPN hires former UCLA coach Mora as college studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst, filling the role Chip Kelly held last season at the network before replacing Mora as coach of the Bruins.ESPN announced Tuesday...

UMaine football player collapses, dies during campus workoutORONO, Maine (AP) A University of Maine football player has collapsed and died during a preseason workout on campus.University officials say the 18-year-old student collapsed Tuesday afternoon and training staff and first responders were unable to resuscitate him.UMaine athletics director James...

AP Sports WriterFrost looks right at home with NebraskaBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Scott Frost talks to Tom Osborne almost every week. He welcomes his college coach into his office at Nebraska, or they go turkey hunting or fishing.Hard at work at rebuilding his storied alma mater, Frost is...