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Associated PressIrish LB Coney pleads guilty to marijuana possessionBy JOHN FINERANROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame senior middle linebacker Te'von Coney has pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and been given a year of probation for an incident that happened nearly two years ago.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wayne...

Associated PressPenn State's secondary not discouraged by rough quarterBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) As Appalachian State lined up to try and match his team's touchdown in overtime Saturday, Penn State coach James Franklin bounded up and down the sideline, gesturing wildly for more than 105,000 fans to...

Arizona State hires SDSU's Gonzales as defensive coordinatorTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State has hired San Diego State's Danny Gonzales as defensive coordinator.Gonzales, whose hiring was announced Sunday, spent the last seven seasons with the Aztecs. He was the safeties coach until being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2017.Gonzales...

AP Sports WriterMalzahn, Bielema under pressure ahead of Auburn-ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Gus Malzahn and Bret Bielema entered the Southeastern Conference within a week of each other when they were hired at Auburn and Arkansas, respectively, following the 2012 season.Both appear as though they're fighting to stay...

AP Sports WriterSurprising Maryland excels under unusual circumstancesBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) When he first got the job as Maryland's interim football coach, Matt Canada decided it would be best to handle the uncertainty of the position one day at a time.The days turned into months. Now,...

AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

Eastern Illinois to kick off 2018 season at Arkansas(STATS) - Eastern Illinois' visit to Arkansas will bring a historical start to the Panthers' 2018 schedule.The Sept. 1 game in Fayetteville will be the Ohio Valley Conference member's first-ever game against an SEC program.The Panthers' 11-game schedule includes five games...

AP Sports WriterEx-Georgia OC Chaney attempts to rejuvenate Vols' offenseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt knows the problems new offensive coordinator Jim Chaney can cause an opposing defense since the two men faced off on college football's ultimate stage.Chaney was Georgia's offensive coordinator and Pruitt...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma WR Marquise Brown leaving early for NFLBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma receiver Marquise Brown will skip his senior season and declare himself eligible for the NFL draft.Brown made the announcement Wednesday on social media .Brown, whose cousin is Pittsburgh Steelers star Antonio Brown, is...

Associated PressFormer Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87By MITCH STACY and RUSTY MILLERCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Earle Bruce embraced the difficult task of following his mentor, Woody Hayes, as Ohio State's head football coach. In his later years, he became a much-loved patriarch of the program...

Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus returns to practiceMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus has returned to practice and his coach says pending eligibility issues stem from a lack of credits because he was expelled amid sexual assault allegations this spring.Cephus was charged a year ago with sexually assaulting...

Former Army star Gary Steele invited, can't attend big gameWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Fans won't be allowed at the Army-Navy game at West Point on Saturday because of COVID-19 restrictions, but Army athletic director Mike Buddie made an exception for Gary Steele.Steele, a retired colonel, was one of...