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AP Sports WriterOhio State's Landers shines light on mental health strugglesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Robert Landers struggles with mental illness, and he doesn't care who knows it.In fact, he wants more people to be aware of it. The mass shooting in his hometown...

AP Sports WriterBC's Addazio, Jayhawks' Miles fondly recall SEC showdownsBy DAVE SKRETTAThe first memories that popped into Steve Addazio's mind when he asked about Les Miles was from their days together in the SEC, when he was an assistant at Florida and Miles the head man at LSU.''He always...

Arizona hires Michigan's Don Brown to lead defenseTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona has hired Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown to lead its defense under new coach Jedd Fisch.Nicknamed ''Dr. Blitz,'' Brown heads to the desert after five seasons under Jim Harbaugh.''Don Brown has coordinated the most elite defenses in...

AP Sports WriterOnce again, ACC is top-ranked Clemson ... and everyone elseBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers has to look outside the Atlantic Coast Conference to find a comparison for the Clemson team that ran the table last year and blew out Alabama in the national...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Oklahoma State off to Wallace's hometown to play TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Oklahoma State senior receiver Tylan Wallace was asked by his coaches several times this season if he wanted to sit out the last series or two of a game.''He wouldn't...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Arkansas hires Houston's Yurachek as its new ADBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Arkansas has hired Houston's Hunter Yurachek as its new athletic director.Yurachek replaces Jeff Long, who was fired on Nov....

AP Sports WriterMiami's Bubba Bolden, hurt in celebration, out for seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The celebratory hit that Miami safety Bubba Bolden took from a teammate during the win over Florida State was a costly one for the Hurricanes.Bolden will miss the remainder of the Hurricanes'...

AP College Football Footall WriterGeorgia-Missouri becomes 4th SEC game postponed this weekBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 12 Georgia at Missouri is now the fourth Southeastern Conference game scheduled for Saturday to be postponed because of COVID-19.The conference announced Wednesday the game cannot be played because of positive COVID-19 tests and...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Fall decisions in FCS send a mixed messageBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Recent decisions in FCS college football about playing games this fall give a mixed message.All 13 conferences postponed their league schedule to what they hope will be a spring season due to concerns...

AP Sports WriterTennessee Volunteers drawing buzz again in SECBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) People are talking about the Tennessee Volunteers as potential Southeastern Conference contenders again.After making steady progress the past three years under coach Butch Jones and bringing in three straight highly rated recruiting classes, the Vols...

AP Sports WriterGagliardi, college football's winningest coach, dies at 91By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) John Gagliardi was ahead of his time as a football coach, believing he did not need to make his players suffer for them to succeed.Using unconventional methods at a small private university in Minnesota, Gagliardi...

Review: Minnesota handled football suspensions properlyMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an accusation of sexual assault, an outside review found.The review released Wednesday blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by...