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The Latest: USC open to modifying LA Coliseum name changeLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on controversy over plans to change the name of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (all times local):2 p.m.The University of Southern California says it's amenable to accepting the wishes of veterans and modifying a name...

Rutgers moves Maryland game from Yankee StadiumPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers has moved its Nov. 4 football game and wrestling duel against Maryland from Yankee Stadium to on-campus High Point Solutions Stadium because of the Yankees' postseason run.Rutgers said Friday that the joint decision with the Yankees was made...

The Latest: ECU relocating team to Florida ahead of FlorenceBy The Associated PressThe latest on Hurricane Florence's impact on college football (all times local):4 p.m.East Carolina says it is relocating its football team to Florida by bus as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas' coastline.The school said in a statement...

AP Sports WriterSwinney: Not in favor of social justice messages on uniformsBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney does not support messages of social justice or other issues on player uniforms.Swinney said Tuesday his stance is solely because he's a college football traditionalist who values the historic look of jerseys,...

AP Sports WriterIowa State's Joel Lanning plays both ways vs. OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered the game at quarterback with about four minutes left in the first...

AP College Football WriterESPN hires former UCLA coach Mora as college studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst. He will fill the role Chip Kelly held last season before replacing Mora with the Bruins.Mora was head coach at UCLA...

Beamer among 3 new playoff selection committee membersIRVING, Texas (AP) Former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Robert Morris University President Chris Howard have been added to the College Football Playoff selection committee.The three new members will begin three-year terms next season....

Associated PressUSC likely to start new QB against feisty Arizona StateBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) The recent history between Arizona State and Southern California has been light on competitive games, with only one of the past seven games decided by fewer than 21 points.That could change when the...

Associated PressLondon delivers huge upset in debut as Howard's coachBy JOE REEDYCam Newton isn't the only quarterback in the family to lead a team to an improbable win.Younger brother Caylin made his college debut Saturday, leading Howard University to one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history. He...

AP Sports WriterAlabama QB Tua Tagovailoa says he is entering 2020 NFL draftBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa put an end to the initial question about his future, announcing Monday that he is entering the NFL draft and closing the book on a college career...

Ex-A&M football player's trial begins in jogger's killingDALLAS (AP) A former Texas A&M football player has arrived in court to be tried for the killing of jogger who was hacked to death with a machete in 2015.Thomas Johnson's murder trial began Monday after years of litigation over whether...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State assessing storm damageBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Jacksonville State's athletic director expressed relief that the university was in the midst of spring break this week when a possible tornado swept through the small city in northeast Alabama Monday night.Officials were assessing major storm damage Tuesday...