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AP College Football WriterBowlsby: 3 new bowl games in 2020 does not mean more bowlsBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says the NCAA approving three new bowls to begin play in 2020 does not guarantee the total number of postseason games will grow.Bowlsby, who is also the...

Former Michigan State, Lions coach Darryl Rogers diesDETROIT (AP) Darryl Rogers, who coached Michigan State to a share of the Big Ten title in 1978 and later took the helm for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 83.The Lions said Rogers' family confirmed his death Wednesday.Rogers coached...

AP Sports WriterSEC contrast: LSU’s Burrow, Georgia’s Fromm strengths differBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Joe Burrow and Jake Fromm bring contrasting strengths to Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game.Burrow has been a nightmare matchup for defenses with the ball in his hands for No. 1 LSU.Fromm, often described as...

Tennessee backup QB Dormady won't be available SaturdayLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Tennessee backup quarterback Quinten Dormady won't be available to play Saturday when the Volunteers face Kentucky.Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed Friday that Dormady didn't make the trip to Lexington. Dormady's situation was first reported by VolQuest.com,...

AP Sports WriterAggies host Mississippi State in first of 3 home gamesBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M is coming off an important road win that gave the Aggies a dose of confidence. That's not the case for Joe Moorhead, who didn't like what he saw as his Mississippi State team lost...

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 WriterFor Alabama, Jones, 3rd-and-long can become 3rd-and-bombBy JOHN ZENORMac Jones has already topped Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts and every other Alabama quarterback in one category.After six starts into his career with the second-ranked Crimson Tide, Jones has become the only Crimson Tide passer to connect on ...

AP Sports WriterFranks expects return to Florida to be 'kind of just crazy'By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Feleipe Franks already has lifelong memories from the Swamp.The former Gators quarterback completed a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyrie Cleveland on the final play to beat rival Tennessee in 2017, his...

McMillen added to commission investigating Maryland footballCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Former Maryland basketball star Tom McMillen and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich have been added to the commission to investigate the culture of the Maryland football program.The Board of Regents announced five additions to the commission Friday, bringing the...

AP Sports WriterPassing problems return for unbalanced Mississippi StateBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi State coach Joe Moorhead has been concerned about the team's lack of balance and run-heavy approach.It didn't take long against fifth-ranked LSU to see why.The Bulldogs suffered through an ugly 19-3 loss to LSU on Saturday and looked...

POLL ALERT: No. 6 Ohio St, No. 10 Penn St jump back into Top 25; LSU, Oklahoma fall; Clemson, Alabama, Florida top poll.NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: No. 6 Ohio St, No. 10 Penn St jump back into Top 25; LSU, Oklahoma fall; Clemson, Alabama, Florida top poll.

STATS Senior Editor=QB Adams adds another explosive layer to WCU's offenseBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - Detrez Newsome has been at it for four years, giving Western Carolina an all-purpose weapon who's an equal threat to take a handoff, kickoff or dump-off to the house.He's no longer a one-man show.Sophomore quarterback...