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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best everBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama was No. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated...

AP Sports WriterPanthers, Blue Devils meet looking to stay in Coastal raceBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi has been around long enough to know an NFL-caliber player when he sees one. And he sees one in Duke's senior quarterback Daniel Jones.An up close look awaits...

AP Sports WriterMuschamp vs Brown pits pupil against mentor in SEC-ACC tiltBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's Will Muschamp learned early in his career that to succeed, he would have to outcoach good friends and mentors nearly every season.This is one of those years.The Gamecocks fourth-year coach...

No. 18 Broncos seek more Las Vegas Bowl success vs. HuskiesBy The Associated PressLas Vegas Bowl: No. 18 Boise State (12-1 Mountain West) vs. Washington (7-5 Pac-12), Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)Line: Washington by 3 1/2.Series Record: Tied 2-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEWashington's Chris Petersen will end his six-year coaching...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: James, Rosen could make big impact after injuriesBy RALPH D. RUSSORoyce Freeman hardly looked like himself last season.An injured knee in the first month of the season caused Oregon's dynamic running back to miss a game. Then he took a shot to the chest...

Associated PressEx-Ohio State football players charged with rape, kidnappingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A grand jury on Friday indicted two former Ohio State football players on charges of rape and kidnapping after authorities said they held a woman against her will and raped her earlier this month.Defensive backs...

AP Sports WriterPostponement, outbreaks: SEC takes a hit from COVID-19By CLIFF BRUNTThe Southeastern Conference is taking a hit from COVID-19.The conference on Monday postponed Saturday's game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogs' program.The SEC requires programs to have...

Former Vanderbilt player sentenced to 15 years for dorm rapeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt football player was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student.Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins handed...

AP Sports WriterNew Baylor coach Aranda sensed something special with BearsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Dave Aranda sensed something special about Baylor even before the Bears were looking for a new head coach.“I could see the togetherness of the team, I could see the toughness of the team,”...

New coach Clark seeks to lift Robert Morris(STATS) - Robert Morris announced the hiring of former Albany defensive coordinator Bernard Clark as the struggling program's third head coach Tuesday.It comes just over four weeks after John Banaszak stepped down following a 2-9 season. Clark will be formally introduced at...

AP Sports WriterBeer, wine, spiked cider becoming popular at ACC stadiumsBy HANK KURZ Jr.There's a growing trend at Atlantic Coast Conference football games: alcohol sales to the general public.Now everyone can enjoy their beverage of choice at most ACC stadiums, not just boosters and donors.Many ACC schools have made...

Bryant sets Merritt's first schedule(STATS) - Bryant will play half of its 12 games at home as part of first-year coach Chris Merritt's first season in 2019.Merritt was hired as the fourth coach in program history on Dec. 20. The Bulldogs finished 6-5 last season.Bryant will host Fordham (Sept....