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Comcast, Fox reach agreement to keep Big Ten Net on cableBy The Associated PressComcast and the Fox Networks Group announced they have reached an agreement for the cable carrier to continue to make the Big Ten Network available to its customers.The companies announced Friday they also agreed Comcast will...

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy apologizes for COVID-19 commentsSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy apologized Saturday for comments this week about the COVID-19 pandemic.''I have been made aware that comments from my press conference have offended some,'' Gundy said in a statement. ''It was never my...

AP Sports WriterResurrected UAB's football games going down to the wireBy JOHN ZENORUAB's return to the football field has been quite the roller coaster ride.The Blazers have lost on a two-point play in overtime and won with an end-of-game blocked field goal. In fact, the Blazers' first four Conference...

Associated PressNotre Dame seeking a jumpstart against Alabama in CFP semiBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Brian Kelly isn't holding back on one of the primary goals for Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama on Friday.''We want to run the ball, we need to...

AP Sports WriterBoston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coachBy JIMMY GOLENThe tweet from Boston College athletic director Martin Jarmond showed a puff of white smoke rising from the school's Gothic bell tower, Gasson Hall.The Eagles have a new football coach.Borrowing from a papal tradition, the Jesuit...

AP Sports WriterAfter bumpy road, The Mailman delivers for No. 3 GeorgiaBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Stetson Bennett certainly has a sense of comedic timing.Asked if he really expected to become Georgia's starting quarterback when he arrived in Athens, Bennett quipped, ''Which time?''Which time, indeed.After Bennett walked on...

AP Sports WriterJustin Herbert gives Ducks some continuity amid new facesBy ANNE M. PETERSONAs a soon-to-be senior, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert knows this about spring football: It's a process and it's rarely smooth.''We've just got to keep climbing. Definitely we've made a lot of mistakes this spring. But we're...

2001 Heisman winner Crouch to coach at small Nebraska schoolFREMONT, Neb. (AP) Eric Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner at Nebraska, has been hired as an assistant football coach at Midland University.Midland announced Tuesday that Crouch will coach running backs and special teams. The 1,400-student school is coached...

Hokies backup quarterback Quincy Patterson to transferBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Virginia Tech backup quarterback Quincy Patterson has decided to transfer.Coach Justin Fuente made the announcement Monday, shortly before Patterson confirmed his decision in a Twitter post.''Through thought, prayer and countless discussions with my parents and other important people in...

AP Sports WriterTexas pass defense needs work after LSU lossBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas spent time rebuilding its defense in the offseason only to see it shredded by LSU over the weekend.The Longhorns surrendered 471 yards passing and four touchdowns in a 48-35 loss in which Texas...

Police: Tulane football player arrested after punching girlZACHARY, La. (AP) A fight at a Waffle House in Louisiana landed a Tulane University football player in jail and a teenage girl in a hospital, police said.Zachary Police Chief David McDavid told The Advocate the early Monday morning fight that...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: James, Rosen could make big impact after injuriesBy RALPH D. RUSSORoyce Freeman hardly looked like himself last season.An injured knee in the first month of the season caused Oregon's dynamic running back to miss a game. Then he took a shot to the chest...