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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty inBy ERIC OLSONClemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, but not by much.Trevor Lawrence's absence because of COVID-19 and the Tigers' narrow win over Boston College created a divide...

The Latest: Barry Odum says Missouri season hurt his soulHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:30 a.m.Missouri's second-year coach Barry Odom was blunt when discussing how a tough 2016 season affected him.Odum said Wednesday at SEC media days, ''When you win four games,...

AP Sports WriterNo 2-a-days means early start for Mississippi State practiceBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald isn't mourning the death of two-a-day practices, even if it means an earlier start to preseason practice.The Bulldogs opened camp Tuesday with several days left in July, which...

AP Sports WriterTransfer quarterbacks shining ahead of The GameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) While being led to the Ohio Stadium visitors dressing room through a crowd of Ohio State fans raining abuse on him, Shea Patterson looked up and retorted.''We've got you next year at our place,'' the...

Tar Heels add LSU grad transfer Brandon Harris to rosterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina says it has added quarterback Brandon Harris as a graduate transfer from LSU.UNC officials announced Friday that Harris signed his scholarship paperwork and is expected to join the Tar Heels this summer after...

AP Sports WriterMaryland's 1st camp under Locksley has a positive vibeBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Hours before Mike Locksley supervised a training camp practice for the first time since 2011, Maryland's new head coach felt like a kid who had just been visited by Santa Claus.''As a...

AP Sports WriterTexas hires TCU's Chris Del Conte as athletic directorBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Chris Del Conte is leaving TCU to take over the University of Texas' athletic department.The surprise move was announced Saturday by Texas President Greg Fenves, and Del Conte will start his new job...

Associated PressTight end Gesicki becoming key cog for Penn State's offenseBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State tight end Mike Gesicki gets a quick pep talk from a teammate or two before every game.''Be Mike,'' they say.It's taken him some time to figure out exactly what that...

AP College Football WriterFlorida State: FCS win does count toward bowl eligibilityBy RALPH D. RUSSOFlorida State says Delaware State did meet NCAA requirements that allow the Seminoles to count their victory against the FCS team toward bowl eligibility.Questions about whether the Seminoles had indeed reached six countable wins were...

Associated PressHeisman darkhorses: Can Browning repeat Mayfield's path?By JOE REEDYWashington's Jake Browning is hoping to repeat what Baker Mayfield did last year.Mayfield was a Heisman Trophy longshot in the preseason, but ended up winning the award while leading Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff for the second time in...

Associated PressFormer player: Schembechler knew of abuse at U of MichiganBy ED WHITEDETROIT (AP) Dozens of more victims who claim they were molested by a University of Michigan doctor filed a lawsuit against the school Thursday, including a former football player who said he told legendary coach Bo...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers newly appointed athletic director Patrick Hobbs is determined to hire a football coach quickly.A day into his new job after athletic director Julie Hermann was fired on Sunday along with football coach Kyle Flood, Hobbs was working on the significant hiring.Hobbs would not divulge...