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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: La.-Lafayette leads 10 news teams in rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSOLouisiana-Lafayette and Appalachian State were among 10 new teams ranked Sunday in first regular-season Associated Press college football poll, which was stripped of the teams not yet scheduled to play a fall season.There was...

Former Stephen F. Austin running back making transfer(STATS) - Loren Easly, Stephen F. Austin's leading rusher the last two seasons, is expected to transfer to North Texas.Easly, a 5-foot-10, 205-pound junior from Houston, announced his intentions on social media over the weekend, although North Texas has yet to confirm...

AP Sports WriterFlorida, McElwain agree to part ways after 3rd straight lossBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and coach Jim McElwain have agreed to part ways a day after a third consecutive loss and nearly a week after he said his players and their families had received death...

AP Sports WriterBIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: Top QBs guiding teams to top of leagueBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Baker Mayfield was relaxing in his hotel room in Norman last week, waiting for the bus to head to the stadium for Oklahoma's game against Tulane, when he flipped on the...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown named AP SEC players of yearBy STEVE MEGARGEELSU quarterback Joe Burrow is a unanimous selection as the offensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team.The top-ranked Tigers also have the SEC's coach of the year in Ed Orgeron...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 USF, Strong focused on getting better vs Stony BrookBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) When No. 19 South Florida assembled for its first practice following a season-opening rout of San Jose State, coach Charlie Strong didn't have any difficulty keeping the attention of his players.The...

Associated PressFSU QB Blackman gets 1st start for Seminoles vs NC StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The matchup between North Carolina State and 12th-ranked Florida State features a stark contrast between quarterbacks.The Wolfpack (2-1) have one of the more experienced signal-callers in Atlantic Coast Conference in Ryan Finley....

AP College Football WriterLee, O'Brien come out of Huskers' spring game still battlingBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Anyone trying to forecast Nebraska's quarterback competition between Tanner Lee and Patrick O'Brien didn't glean much from the spring game Saturday.O'Brien played the first series with the No. 1 offense, but...

AP College Football WriterFormer Southeastern Conference Commissioner Slive dies at 77By RALPH D. RUSSOMike Slive, the former Southeastern Conference commissioner who guided the league through a period of unprecedented success and prosperity, died Wednesday. He was 77.The Southeastern Conference said Slive died in Birmingham, Alabama, where he lived with...

Associated PressFormer Penn St. coach recalls learning of Sandusky complaintBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jurors heard Thursday that a former Penn State head football coach testified that Mike McQueary told him years before Jerry Sandusky's arrest that he had made a complaint about Sandusky to university administrators.The deposition...

AP Sports WriterSark latest 'Bama assistant multi-tasking before title gameBy JOHN ZENORSteve Sarkisian is the latest Alabama coordinator to be drawing up game plans for a national title showdown before leaving for a new head coaching job.The top-ranked Crimson Tide's offensive chief is trying to treat the transition as...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 reports $365M revenue, increases for 12th year in rowBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) The Big 12 generated nearly $365 million in revenue for the 2017-18 academic year, marking the 12th consecutive increase for the league.That is an average of about $36.5 million for each...