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AP Sports WriterStruggling Cyclones having trouble catching a break in '18By LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) After a resurgent year in which Iowa State finally broke out the Big 12 basement, the Cyclones can't seem to catch a break.Iowa State's canceled opener put it a week behind everyone else...

AP Sports WriterFlorida State, Louisville each searching for 1st ACC winBy GARY B. GRAVESFlorida State and Louisville hoped to be contending in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division at this point of the season.Instead, both are in search of their first conference victory when they met this Saturday. They...

AP Sports WriterUSC retains coach Clay Helton despite fan dissatisfactionBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California has decided to retain Clay Helton, extending the head coach’s improbable 4 ½-year tenure atop the West Coast’s winningest college football program.New athletic director Mike Bohn announced the decision four days after...

Portland State, Washington State to meet in 2021(STATS) - Portland State has announced a 2021 game at Washington State and will be seeking, of all things, a winning streak in the series.The Vikings beat the Pac-12 program 24-17 two years ago. They'll meet again Sept. 11, 2021 in Pullman.The...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 BYU continues Pac-12 tour facing No. 11 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Chris Petersen got a firsthand look at BYU's Tanner Mangum many years ago when the quarterback was a high school star in Idaho and Petersen was still in charge at Boise State.When Petersen...

AP Sports WriterLocksley eager to unleash Maryland's big-play offenseBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) With a new quarterback and a playbook that pays homage to Alabama's dynamic attack, Maryland's offense under first-year coach Michael Locksley has the potential to be diverse, exciting and productive.''This offense has a lot...

AP Sports WriterMichigan roster finally released via Harbaugh's TwitterBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The Michigan football roster has finally been revealed to the public.Coach Jim Harbaugh announced it via his Twitter account early Wednesday. The roster drew interest mostly because the school waited so long before releasing...

Michigan State's Mike Sadler remembered as bright 'light'EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Hundreds of people have turned out at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium to celebrate the life of former football player Mike Sadler, who died in a car crash in Wisconsin.Michigan State admissions director Jim Cotter offered opening remarks...

Fired Ohio St assistant Smith pleads guilty to lesser chargeCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Fired Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct and an Ohio court issued a three-year protective order that keeps him away from his ex-wife.Smith had been...

Washington State coach Mike Leach gets one-year extensionPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State and coach Mike Leach have agreed on a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2023 season.The school said Wednesday that Leach will be paid $3.75 million in 2019, and $4 million per year the following...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

AP Sports WriterAD: Vandy coaching search chance to show winning commitmentBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Lee sees her first coaching search as a chance for the Commodores to start showing how committed they are to competing in Southeastern Conference football.''We have an opportunity...