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AP Sports WriterAmid 'horrible' offseason, Spartans hoping to repair imageBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Michigan State football team has been in the news this offseason for all the wrong reasons, and as the program dealt with sexual assault allegations against four players, the rest of the...

Associated PressBlackman the frontrunner in Florida State quarterback battleBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) James Blackman is in the driver's seat in the quarterback competition at Florida State.As the Seminoles' opened preseason practice on Friday, Blackman is the unquestioned leader. He was taking the first-team reps and guiding the...

QB Bentley doesn't start for South Carolina with knee injuryCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley didn't start against Missouri because of a knee injury sustained at Kentucky last weekend.With Bentley on the sideline, backup Michael Scarnecchia made his first college start.Bentley left the Kentucky game in...

AP Sports WritersSEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next monthBy STEPHEN HAWKINS and STEVE MEGARGEESoutheastern Conference schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university, and the Big 12 plans...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Carman vs. Ohio State's Young an intriguing battleBy DAVID BRANDTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Jackson Carman had a few good options when deciding where to play college football, including Ohio State.Unlike many highly rated recruits from Ohio, the offensive lineman decided to leave the Buckeye State.Now Carman's...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 LSU buoyed by Burrow's intangibles, if not his statsBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Joe Burrow's pedestrian completion percentage and passing totals might be more of an issue if sixth-ranked LSU were losing.For now, the Tigers' transfer quarterback appears to get more criticism from...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says three key offensive players - quarterback Trevor Knight, running back Samaje Perine and wide receiver Sterling Shepard - should be ready to play when the Sooners face No. 18 Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl.Stoops said Wednesday that Knight has...

Howard has tough schedule in Prince debut(STATS) - The Howard Bison hope a challenging nonconference schedule during coach Ron Prince's first season will set them up for MEAC title contention this year.Out of conference, the Bison have road games against Maryland (Aug. 31), Youngstown State (Sept. 7) and Harvard...

Woman tells jury she was raped for former UW football playerMADISON, Wis. (AP) The trial of former University of Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus has begun with a woman testifying that Cephus raped her in his apartment.The 21-year-old Cephus is charged with second- and third-degree sexual assault after...

Big 12's preseason best: Ehlinger, Murray, Hurts top awardsIRVING, Texas (AP) Texas junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been tabbed the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, with Oklahoma junior linebacker Kenneth Murray taking the defensive honor.Jalen Hurts, the former Alabama quarterback who is at Oklahoma as...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise, who led the Fighting Irish in rushing with 1,032 yards this season, has announced he will skip his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.Prosise made the announcement Saturday with a message posted on Instagram and...

Towson's Simpson suffers season-ending knee injury(STATS) - Towson's huge road win over Maine this past Saturday came at a cost as senior running back Shane Simpson suffered a knee injury that will sideline him for the remainder of the season.Simpson suffered ACL and MCL tears in the first quarter...