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AP College Sports WriterPac-12 revenue drops $12 million, but school payouts riseBy RALPH D. RUSSOPac-12 revenue fell by $12 million in 2018 to $497 million because the conference could not make up for lost Rose Bowl revenue from when the game hosted a College Football Playoff semifinal after the...

STATS Senior Editor=Sam Houston, C. Arkansas meet in pivotal Southland matchupBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - If it's possible to have a de facto conference championship game on the first weekend of October, this is it.The early date for Sam Houston State taking on Central Arkansas is a surprise - some...

Iowa suspends DBs Creamer, Hankins for Purdue gameIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa reserve defensive backs Trey Creamer and Matt Hankins have been suspended for a week after being cited for disorderly conduct.The No. 19 Hawkeyes announced that Creamer and Hankins, who received citations for noise complaints and disorderly...

AP Sports WriterFranks gets 'chills' watching Tennessee-Florida endingBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks gets goosebumps every time he sees the replay.The throw. The catch. The celebration.Franks' 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyrie Cleveland on the final play stunned Tennessee 26-20 last season and secured a spot...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California fired coach Sonny Dykes in a surprise move Sunday after four seasons that produced just one bowl appearance. Dykes left Louisiana Tech to replace Jeff Tedford and took over the struggling Cal program in 2013, but could never get the Bears turned around. They went 8-5...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas tops Big 12; SEC East revivalBy RALPH D. RUSSOTexas has been losing the type of game it won on Saturday for nearly a decade.The Longhorns since 2009 had mastered the excruciatingly painful loss as they tried to find their way back...

Associated PressBook's late TD run helps No 16 Notre Dame rally past VTechBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Ian Book ran 7 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled out a...

Texas gives football coach Herman 2-year contract extensionAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The University of Texas System regents have approved a two-year contract extension for Longhorns football coach Tom Herman after the program's first 10-win season in a decade.The deal approved Thursday extends Herman's guaranteed contract through 2023 and will...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State coach Dantonio not thinking about his futureBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It's the type of question that comes up when a team has spent much of the last four years in mediocrity: Mark Dantonio was asked Tuesday if he spends time thinking about...

AP Sports WriterNCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workoutsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence that fall sports will be possible in...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Record changes in Top 25 after 11 ranked lossesBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 22 Syracuse and No. 23 Virginia broke long runs of being unranked and were among a record seven teams to move into The Associated Press college football poll after a season-high...

AP Sports WriterOhio State's Day gets 3-year contract extension, salary bumpBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ryan Day, who led Ohio State to a 13-1 record and a College Football Playoff appearance in his first year as head coach, is being rewarded with a three-year contract extension and a...