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Kansas State promotes Klanderman to defensive coordinatorMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has promoted safeties coach Joe Klanderman to defensive coordinator after Scott Hazelton left to take the same job at Michigan State, and cornerbacks coach Van Malone has been given the titles of assistant head coach and passing...

AP Sports WriterBama's Jones, Auburn's Nix playing well entering Iron BowlBy JOHN ZENORAlabama quarterback Mac Jones was a skinny three-star recruit who had to wait in a daunting line for a starting shot. Bo Nix arrived at Auburn as a prized recruit and has started every game since.They have...

AP College Football WriterOhio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation openedBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State has placed coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave while it investigates claims that his wife knew about allegations of domestic violence against an assistant coach years before he was fired last week.Courtney Smith...

AP Sports WriterWashington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by DucksBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington has pulled out of the Pac-12 football championship game due to COVID-19 issues in the Huskies program, and Oregon will now play No. 13 USC for the conference title on Friday instead.Washington...

Vanderbilt to begin alcohol sales at home football gamesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt plans to conduct alcohol sales for home football games this season.Athletic director Malcolm Turner announced the new policy Wednesday.Vanderbilt will sell beer in public areas of the stadium. Wine will be available to fans in premium...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Tulsa seeks berth in AAC title game with win vs NavyBy DAVID GINSBURGRiding a five-game winning streak after working its way around a constantly changing schedule, No. 22 Tulsa must overcome an old nemesis Saturday to clinch a berth in the American Athletic Conference title...

QB Falk will start for Washington State versus Oregon StatePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Luke Falk will remain the starting quarterback when No. 21 Washington State hosts Oregon State on Saturday.Falk struggled in the second half of Saturday's victory over Boise State and was removed from the game. He later...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS draft class reviewBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - For the FCS, Friday night lights basically shined brighter than the sunlight did Saturday afternoon during the 2017 NFL Draft.While this year's outdoor draft was held on the same Philadelphia Art Museum steps that Rocky made famous for...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The prosecutor and defense lawyers in the rape trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams as expected offer starkly different accounts of what occurred nearly four years ago.A...

AP Sports WriterTennessee hires Alabama assistant Jeremy Pruitt as coachBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has hired Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt as its head coach, capping a tumultuous search that cost an athletic director his job as the Volunteers attempt to recover from one of their most...

The Latest: Ex-Wisconsin receiver acquitted of sex assaultMADISON, Wis. (AP) The Latest on trial of former Wisconsin Badger football player (all times local):4:45 p.m.A jury has acquitted former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging he sexually assaulted two female students.Jurors delivered their verdict on Friday...

Associated PressBaylor ordered to turn over documents in sex assault lawsuitBy JUAN A. LOZANOHOUSTON (AP) A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over information -including interview recordings and documents - provided to a law firm hired amid a sexual assault scandal that rocked the nation's largest Baptist...