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Alabama is overwhelming media choice to win SEC championshipATLANTA (AP) Reigning national champion Alabama has been picked to win the Southeastern Conference championship in a preseason media poll.Alabama was selected by 193 of the 284 voters this week at SEC media days. Georgia, last year's SEC champion which...

Arizona hires Michigan's Don Brown to lead defenseTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona has hired Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown to lead its defense under new coach Jedd Fisch.Nicknamed ''Dr. Blitz,'' Brown heads to the desert after five seasons under Jim Harbaugh.''Don Brown has coordinated the most elite defenses in...

Associated PressLSU's Orgeron faces many staff, Tigers' roster decisionsBy DAVID FOLSE IIBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron faces several staff and roster decisions before the next time the Tigers play on Sept. 2 against Miami.LSU wrapped up the 2017 campaign, Orgeron's first full season as head...

Correction: Virus Outbreak-College Sports storyIn a story September 22, 2020, about COVID-19 disruptions in college sports, The Associated Press erroneously reported Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson had previously told AP the conference would not move forward with a fall football season without its schools having the ability to test...

SFA suspends Conque, names Byrd interim coach(STATS) - Stephen F. Austin named Jeff Byrd as its interim coach Tuesday while it investigates whether head coach Clint Conque violated university policy.The 56-year-old Conque, entering his fifth season guiding the Southland Conference program in Nacogdoches, Texas, was suspended Monday night. The...

AP Sports WriterAfter disappointing performance, Hoosiers try to turn pageBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana coach Tom Allen spent the weekend dissecting game tape.It didn't take long to find the defensive misalignment that led to a 75-yard touchdown run, problems in the ground game or even the failure to stop a fake...

Colorado St. gets $37M for naming rights of football stadiumBy The Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State University has signed a 15-year, $37.7 million naming rights agreement with Public Service Credit Union for its on-campus football stadium.The stadium is yet to be named because the agreement for...

Alabama promotes Locksley, Tupoi, hires 2 more assistantsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban has promoted Mike Locksley to offensive coordinator and Josh Tupoi to defensive coordinator and hired two new assistants.Saban announced the promotions Thursday along with the hiring of Dan Enos as quarterbacks coach and Craig...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best FCS nonconference games in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best part of this year's nonconference schedule between FCS programs is the best games go on and on.Try to pick the 10 best games, it can be 15. Go for 15 and 20 or 25 might...

AP Sports WriterChris Dufresne, heralded college football writer, dies at 62By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Dufresne, an award-winning former sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, has died. He was 62.He died suddenly Monday while dining with his family at home in Chino Hills, 30 miles east of...

Syracuse hires Sterlin Gilbert as offensive coordinatorSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse has hired Sterlin Gilbert as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.The university announced the hire on Thursday. Gilbert is a familiar face. He previously worked with Orange head coach Dino Babers for three seasons, serving in the same role...

New lawsuit against Baylor alleges 52 rapes in 4 yearsWACO, Texas (AP) A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players.The lawsuit by...