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AP College Sports WriterNCAA finalizing plan for extended college football preseasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOAfter the pandemic wiped out spring practice for most major college football teams, an NCAA plan to extend the preseason by two weeks could help coaches and players make up for the lost time.The NCAA's football...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Oklahoma now has to win Big 12 title to get to playoffBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Oklahoma could already be playoff bound, except Heisman Trophy front-runner Baker Mayfield and the No. 2 Sooners have to play in the revived Big 12 championship game -...

AP Sports WriterInjuries force SEC teams to alter quarterback plansBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This was supposed to be the year that the Southeastern Conference showcased its wealth of experienced quarterbacks up and down the league.Plans have changed for a number of schools.Injuries have wreaked havoc around the...

AP Sports WriterTexas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of...

AP Sports WriterHBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after canceled pro days, combineBy KYLE HIGHTOWERDe’Montrez Burroughs looked at it as his best shot to accomplish his NFL dream.The South Carolina State senior receiver had the dates circled on his calendar. First, the Bulldogs’ annual pro day on March 19, followed a...

Incarnate Word installing camouflage end zones(STATS) - The University of Incarnate Word will have the first camouflage end zones in college football at Gayle and Tim Benson Stadium in the 2018 season, athletic director Brian Wickstrom said Monday.The Southland Conference school in San Antonio is having the new look...

AP College Football WriterWhat's my motivation? Stakes low for 2-win Big Ten teamsBy ERIC OLSONMinnesota has had its last two games canceled because of COVID-19 issues, more than 20 players will be unavailable for this week's game and the Gophers' best player has opted out.It begs the question: How...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Payton Award winner Briscoe joins the EaglesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Carson Wentz, Dallas Goedert, Jeremiah Briscoe … the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles may become the favorite NFL team among FCS fans.Briscoe, the Sam Houston State quarterback who was named the FCS offensive player of the...

AP Sports WriterClemson's freshman quarterback is pivotal cog in title runBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been poised and in control, artfully becoming a pivotal cog in the second-ranked Tigers' latest championship run.Lawrence, the long-haired, 6-foot-6 freshman , has lived up to the hype...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison QB competition highly anticipatedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Any team that has a quarterback competition in the spring usually finds it be the overwhelming storyline. It gets multiplied at a program like James Madison."Everybody's going to be looking at the quarterback competition," third-year coach Mike...

AP Sports WriterUNC: 13 players suspended for selling school-issued shoesBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Thirteen North Carolina players face early season suspensions for selling team-issued shoes.UNC said Monday nine players received four-game suspensions for the secondary NCAA violations. Two players will sit two games and two others...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama gears up for stretch run, rat poison and allBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is unbeaten, scarcely challenged and dominating on both sides of the ball.Now, the top-ranked Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) gets an open date to ready for the stretch...