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AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Notre Dame move CFP clash to TexasBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Playing a Rose Bowl game deep in the heart of Texas is anything but normal. Top-ranked Alabama being in a College Football Playoff semifinal game is nothing new.The SEC...

AP Sports WriterWhoa, Nellie: Keith Jackson remembered at Rose BowlBy BETH HARRISPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Keith Jackson was remembered as ''the Walter Cronkite of sports broadcasting'' and a loving husband, father and grandfather away from the broadcast booth in a memorial service at the Rose Bowl.Nearly 400 family and...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson has pledged an undisclosed gift to Kansas State to help with the next phase of renovations to Bill Snyder Family Stadium.The gift from the former walk-on combined with other contributions pushes to $8 million the total raised for the next...

AP College Football WriterGetting tough: Frost wants Huskers' practices to be physicalBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Scott Frost often harkens to his playing days in the 1990s when the Tom Osborne-coached Nebraska teams used brute force to impose their will on overmatched opponents. Three national championships in four...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Somewhat unexpected championship runs by Michigan State and Iowa last season fueled expectations of potential repeats in 2016. It doesn't look like either team will make it back to Indianapolis this December. The Spartans (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) are a staggering four games behind No. 2 Michigan...

Bethune-Cookman, Nebraska to play Oct. 27(STATS) - Bethune-Cookman has added a 12th game against Nebraska on Oct. 27, the MEAC university announced Thursday.Nebraska sought to a complete a 12-game schedule after having its season opener against Akron on Sept. 1 canceled by severe weather. To accommodate Nebraska, the NCAA...

Smart finds no QB clarity in No. 4 Georgia's 2nd scrimmageATHENS, Ga. (AP) The second preseason scrimmage for No. 4 Georgia on Saturday provided no clarity to the quarterback competition that continues without a top contender.After Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman announced his decision to opt out on...

AP Sports WriterUSF takes aim at another Power 5 opponent, Georgia TechBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Charlie Strong is eager to get a better idea of how good South Florida can be during a rebuilding year.Saturday's nationally televised matchup against Georgia Tech figures to provide a better indication...

AP Sports WriterUtah hopes new offense key to Pac-12 title contentionBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah is tired of the close calls.Utah has gradually progressed as a program since joining the Pac-12 in 2011 and is one of five teams in the nation to be ranked in...

Incarnate Word, Morris to open versus FBS pair(STATS) - Incarnate Word will open the Eric Morris era against a pair of FBS teams and host five opponents as part of an 11-game 2018 schedule which was announced Thursday.Morris, the former Texas Tech offensive coordinator, will try to lift a...

Alabama hires Patriots assistant Brian Daboll to run offenseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, reuniting him with his former boss Nick Saban.Saban announced Monday that Daboll will replace Steve Sarkisian, who ran the offense in the...

AP Sports WriterNC State at Virginia Tech postponed amid COVID-19 casesBy HANK KURZ Jr.North Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed for two weeks Wednesday because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The delay comes two days after N.C. State paused all athletic activities. The school...