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AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Mississippi St faces No. 17 Georgia in early SEC testBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Who's the best team in the Southeastern Conferences?Once you get past top-ranked Alabama, that is?The answer should be a bit more apparent after a Saturday night between the hedges.In a...

Associated PressNo. 13 Notre Dame gets QB Wimbush back for No. 13 USC gameBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) No. 13 Notre Dame will have quarterback Brandon Wimbush ready for Saturday night's home game against No. 11 Southern CaliforniaCoach Brian Kelly pronounced the junior ''100 percent'' on Tuesday...

Associated PressClose wins becoming routine for No. 3 ClemsonBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Clemson has five wins by seven points or less and a negative turnover ratio on the season. But right now the only thing that matters to coach Dabo Swinney is that the Tigers are still...

Clemson's Swinney votes CFP opponent Ohio State 11thCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had long discussed the inequality of teams that play double-digit games against those who play shorter seasons.He applied that reasoning when he voted in the final Amway Coaches' rankings, placing the Tigers' College Football...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon can't dwell on what might have been this season, had quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. been healthy from the start.The No. 18 Ducks (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) need to prepare for the regular-season finale, the annual Civil War against Oregon State, and then await word on...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia nextBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat.The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Can Smart take down Saban? Check back in a few yearsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) When Kirby Smart returned to his alma mater, he already had a pretty good template for success.He might as well have been wearing a wrist band with the letters ''WWND.''What Would...

The LA LAFAYETTE and the UTSA will both be gunning for a victory on 12/26/2020 at 3:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA LAFAYETTE vs UTSA When: 12/26/2020 3:30 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 285 LA LAFAYETTE 14 (-110) 56 (-110) -735 500 286 UTSA TV: 3:30 PM LINE: 14 PREDICTION: UTSA , LA LAFAYETTE Oddsmakers currently have the UTSA listed as 14 point...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.The NCAA last year cut in half...

Northwestern State-Baylor date change(STATS) - Northwestern State's season-opening football game at Baylor has been moved up by one day to Sept. 2 to accommodate a broadcast on Fox Sports Network.The game has a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas.The switch gives Northwestern State an extra...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Ohio St tries to avoid distraction in push for playoffBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The wind seemed to be at the back of No. 3 Ohio State. Everything was chill. Not even a sniff of an off-the-field problem and hardly any adversity through the...

Associated PressAudit finds mismanagement in Washington State athleticsBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) An internal audit has found extensive mismanagement within the budget-challenged Washington State athletic department, including the possible inflation of home football attendance figures and the improper distribution of free tickets to football games.''The environment within...