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AP Sports WriterTennessee to start redshirt freshman Guarantano at QBBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Guarantano will make his first career start in place of Quinten Dormady this week as the Volunteers seek to bounce back from their first shutout loss since 1994.Vols coach...

AP Sports WriterDefenses fueling run toward Big 12 championship gameBy JOHN RABYDefenses are helping carve a path toward the Big 12 championship game.The two current frontrunners, No. 15 Iowa State and No. 14 Oklahoma, have stood out recently by what they've done to limit opposing offenses.The first-place Cyclones held...

NCAA says no football injury reports this seasonBy The Associated PressStandardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized sports betting.The NCAA's Board of Governors said Wednesday it still supports the association's rules...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Miles tries to put a hopeful spin on first-game flopBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles is back in damage-control mode while he tries to fix LSU's offense.The embattled 12th-year coach can only hope he gets the Tigers' problems straightened out soon. His team...

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...

2nd Ex-Texas Tech player arrested on felony burglary chargeLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Jail records show that a second Texas Tech football player who was kicked off the team last month has been charged with burglary.Records show 18-year-old Trace Keaton Ellison was arrested Wednesday on a charge of burglary of...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State faces 'reality' of disappointing seasonBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State's regular season has 10 days remaining and the schedule includes two winnable games against Arkansas and Ole Miss.But no matter the outcome, the Bulldogs' season has fallen short of expectations.This was supposed to...

Associated PressNo. 5 Florida beats Ole Miss 51-35 in Kiffin's debutBy CHRIS BURROWSOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Kyle Pitts caught four of Kyle Trask's six touchdown passes and No. 5 Florida spoiled the head coaching debut of Mississippi's Lane Kiffin with a 51-35 victory Saturday.Trask completed 30 of 42 passes...

Tucker says he's committed to Colorado despite MSU openingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Colorado coach Mel Tucker said he's still committed to the Buffaloes, even after the Michigan State job opened.Tucker said on his Twitter account that although he was flattered to be considered for Michigan State, he is...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame DC Clark Lea hired as Vanderbilt head coachBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt has hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea as its new football coach, bringing back a Nashville native and former Commodores fullback to revive the program.Lea will be introduced next...

The wait is over. Texas A&M's starting quarterback has been named. Coach Kevin Sumlin announced Saturday that sophomore Kenny Hill will be the starter when the Aggies take the field at South Carolina on Aug. 28 at Williams Brice Stadium. Hill beat out true freshman Kyle Allen in an offseason competition...

AP College Football WriterWho will be AP's college football Player of the Year?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Associated Press has been handing out a college football player of the year award since 1998. Five times the AP's award has gone to a player other than the Heisman Trophy winner, including...