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AP Sports WriterJurors acquit ex-Tennessee football players in rape trialBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two former University of Tennessee football players were acquitted Friday of the aggravated rape charges they had been indicted on nearly 3 + years ago.A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for...

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor FloydAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of George Floyd on Thursday.Many of the players locked arms on the two-mile walk that...

(STATS) - Former Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson, the 1999 Walter Payton Award winner, was named Monday to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017.Peterson, who rushed for 100 or more yards in 48 consecutive games, is the NCAA Division I all-time leading rusher with 6,559...

AP Sports WriterACC 'carnival' in Coastal Division poised for wild finishBy JOEDY McCREARYChaos is brewing in the ACC's Coastal Division once again.With the midpoint of the regular season approaching, the Atlantic Coast Conference race is shaping up with prohibitive favorite Clemson sitting atop the Atlantic Division and more unpredictability...

Associated PressKelly, Notre Dame ready to wash out taste of playoff lossBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame's latest run at a national title under coach Brian Kelly ended with another rude awakening.''We got a taste of what it's like to be in the playoffs,'' said Kelly,...

Associated PressNo. 11 Oklahoma St happy with King rising in backfieldBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) It could have been a nightmare scenario for Oklahoma State when starting running back Justice Hill left the game with an injury early in the first quarter on the road against West Virginia.Hill...

Retrial set for Texas teen charged with killing his parentsHOUSTON (AP) A Texas teenager is set to be tried again on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and his father, who was a standout linebacker for Texas A&M University before having a short NFL...

AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Notre Dame routs Iowa State in Camping World BowlBy FRED GOODALLORLANDO, Fla. (AP) So much for the notion that No. 14 Notre Dame didn't have anything to play for in the Camping World Bowl.A year removed from an appearance in the CFP national semifinals,...

Utah defensive coordinator Scalley to keep job after reviewSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley will remain on staff but will take a pay cut and must undergo diversity training after being suspended for using a racial slur in a 2013 text message.Utah announced Wednesday that...

AP Sports WriterAuburn looms as Oregon opens fall campBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon coach Mario Cristobal figures the Ducks will have 19 days of traditional fall camp before they'll have to start preparing for Auburn.Oregon's high-profile opener, a rematch of sorts of the 2011 national championship...

Associated PressVanderbilt K Fuller becomes first woman to play in Power 5By JOSEPH WALLJASPERCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Sarah Fuller was playing around with a teammate a couple months ago when she kicked a soccer ball through the uprights from 45 yards away. She joked about being able to kick...

Board of Trustees approves Neyland renovation proposalKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Board of Trustees has approved a proposal for a $106 million Neyland Stadium renovation that the school is aiming to have completed by August 2019.The board voted in favor of the renovation Friday afternoon after its finance and...