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Associated PressLobendahn an unlikely anchor of USC's surging offensive lineBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California left tackle Toa Lobendahn might be the perfect player to neutralize the multiple pressures and looks Texas will use Saturday under new defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.Lobendahn has played practically everywhere for the...

AP Sports WriterTar Heels' freshman Sam Howell moving to top of ACC's QBsBy CHARLES ODUMSam Howell has moved well past freshman-level studies at North Carolina.He is playing his way to the top of the class of Atlantic Coast Conference's quarterbacks.Howell leads the ACC with 20 touchdown passes after tying...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ex-SIU player a hero in Indiana school shootingBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Southern Illinois player Jason Seaman was being called a hero after he protected students during a school shooting in Noblesville, Indiana on Friday morning.Seaman was shot three times - in his abdomen, hip and...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU moves up to give SEC 3 of top 4 in AP pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Southeastern Conference held three of the top four spots in The Associated Press college football poll after LSU's road victory against Texas pushed the Tigers to No....

AP Sports WriterHigh expectations for Dana Holgorsen in return to HoustonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Coach Dana Holgorsen is thrilled to be back in Texas with the Houston Cougars after eight years in West Virginia.As the Cougars went through spring football practices, it didn't take long for him to...

AP College Football WriterTagovailoa (ankle) starts for No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 LSUBy RALPH D. RUSSOTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tua Tagovailoa is starting for No. 2 Alabama against No. 1 LSU, 20 days after having a surgical procedure on his sprained right ankle.The junior quarterback was injured against...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 football players poised to break out in the fallBy JOHN MARSHALLSome of the Pac-12 Conference players who could have breakout seasons and be impact players in 2018:ARIZONAQB Khalil Tate, junior. Tate already had a breakout season in 2017, accounting for nearly 1,600 yards passing, 1,400 more...

Former Baylor student files new lawsuit alleging rapeWACO, 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 the student,...

AP Sports WriterKentucky runs for 281, beats NC State 23-21 in chippy GatorBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Kentucky's postgame locker room provided a scene players and coaches might never forget. They celebrated a third consecutive bowl victory while dedicating it to two guys who couldn't be there.This one...

AP Sports WriterArkansas hires SMU's Chad Morris as new football coachBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas had its best back-to-back seasons in the Southeastern Conference when Bobby Petrino was leading a high-powered offensive attack during the 2010-11 seasons.The Razorbacks have turned to an up-tempo, offensive-minded coach - albeit...

Clemson WR Ross has surgery to correct spinal issueCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross had surgery Friday for a congenital fusion in his spine that will keep him off the field this upcoming season.Ross said on social media that the operation “went great” and he was...

AP Sports WriterCollege athletes add voices to those protesting injusticeBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) College athletes across the country added their voices to those calling for an end to racial injustice riday with football players and others marching on campus or stepping away from practices to protest the...