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AP Sports WriterGuarantano's goals remain sky high amid Vols' strugglesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's back-to-back losing seasons have done nothing to limit quarterback Jarrett Guarantano's ambition.''I literally went into the offseason and said I want to be the best in the country,'' Guarantano said Sunday. ''I want...

East Tennessee State adds QB transfers Weldon, ThrasherJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Former Miami quarterback Cade Weldon and former Coastal Carolina quarterback Chance Thrasher have transferred to East Tennessee State.ETSU announced Thursday that both quarterbacks have begun taking classes. Weldon and Thrasher will compete with Trey Mitchell, Tyrique Sandusky...

Demetrius Cooper ordered to undergo daily alcohol testingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A court has ordered Michigan State defensive end Demetrius Cooper to undergo daily alcohol testing after he consumed alcohol last month in violation of his bond.Cooper in November accepted a plea deal on misdemeanor assault charges for...

AP Sports WriterK-State has new, open feel under new coach Chris KliemanBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The changes that have already taken place at Kansas State under new football coach Chris Klieman are evident from the moment you walk onto the practice field.For one thing, you actually can...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's athletic department is thriving under Stan Wilcox. Since Wilcox became the Seminoles' AD in 2013, Florida State has won national championships in three sports. Wilcox isn't standing pat, he's already made one major hire and is expected to make another over the next 12 months. Wilcox...

Five-star DT Jordan Burch signs with South CarolinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Highly regarded, five-star defensive tackle Jordan Burch has ended the suspense and signed with South Carolina.Burch, a 6-foot-5, 275 pound tackle from Columbia, had committed to the Gamecocks in December, but did not send in his letter of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Auburn hopes for 2017 repeat against Georgia, AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers are used to being judged largely by what happens in their last two Southeastern Conference games of the regular season.This season will likely be no different.The 13th-ranked Tigers have...

AP College Football WriterBuilding bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward football seasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOCollege football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend.Universities across the country are taking the first...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzzBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as BYU at Coastal Carolina.The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday for a game...

AP Sports WriterKentucky, Vanderbilt look to turn things around in SEC clashBy GARY B. GRAVESKentucky welcomed its bye week after six grueling games, a stretch during which the Wildcats experienced more valleys than peaks.Now the rested Wildcats (2-4 Southeastern Conference) seek to bounce back from a two-game skid Saturday...

Associated PressCalifornia, Stanford limping into 122nd Big GameBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) The 122nd Big Game between rivals Stanford and California will likely be a battle of attrition.The Cardinal and Golden Bears have been depleted by injuries this season, to the point that it's probable both teams will...

Michigan WR Tarik Black out indefinitely with foot injuryANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan wide receiver Tarik Black is out indefinitely with an injured right foot.Football program spokesman Dave Ablauf says Black was hurt during practice Saturday and is still being evaluated. A timeframe for his return has not...