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AP College Football WriterAP All-Big Ten: Ohio State's Fields, Indiana's Allen honoredBy ERIC OLSONQuarterback Justin Fields repeated as offensive player of the year and is joined by three of his teammates on The Associated Press All-Big Ten football team announced Tuesday.Lineman Daviyon Nixon of Iowa is the defensive player...

JMU's Houston gets new contract(STATS) - Coach Mike Houston of national champion James Madison has been given a restructured contract, athletic director Jeff Bourne said Thursday.The new five-year contract runs through the 2021 season and includes both an increase in base pay and additional bonuses awarded for a CAA...

AP College Football WriterCFP matchups: What will decide Tide-Irish, Tigers-Buckeyes?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time Alabama and Notre Dame played each other, it was a BCS championship blowout won by the Crimson Tide.The last time Clemson and Ohio State faced off - just last year - they played one...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Southern Conference spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It might have seemed like Wofford's Mike Ayers was going to outlast all the coaches in the Southern Conference, but his retirement has added to the relatively new look across the conference.Josh Conklin has succeeded Ayers, who went out...

Associated PressAnthony Gordon making his mark with Cougars after long waitBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAnthony Gordon waited for years to get on the field for Washington State.He's certainly has made up for the lost time.The senior who succeeded Gardner Minshew as the Cougars' starter this season leads the nation with...

Florida freshmen Robinson, Miller cited for drug possessionGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two Florida football players have been cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession.Receiver James Robinson and linebacker Ventrell Miller, both freshmen from Lakeland, were cited for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana early Monday. According to the University...

Auburn speedy receiver Schwartz plans to enter NFL draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn receiver Anthony Schwartz plans to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.Schwartz announced his plans Saturday on social media. He had already opted out of the Tigers' Citrus Bowl game against Northwestern.Schwartz caught a...

AP College Football WriterAAC lays out COVID-19 test plan ahead of NCAA announcementBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe American Athletic Conference will require all its schools to test football players for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before competition.The announcement Thursday by the American comes ahead of the expected release of recommendations...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Arizona State and Duke have a lot of unfinished business - and a lot of similarities - heading into the 81st Sun Bowl.The Blue Devils (9-3) are playing in a bowl for the third consecutive season, but they're still looking for their first postseason...

AP Sports WriterPoints at a premium between Cal and TCU at Cheez-It BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) The newly named Cheez-It Bowl has a history of points coming in bunches, with six of the past seven games producing at least one team scoring 30 points or more.This year's Cheez-It...

Iowa State trying to jumpstart woeful running game vs TCUAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State began the season with five running backs and coach Matt Campbell hoping that one would step forward and prove he could be the No. 1 guy.After four games, that hasn't happened. No one yet...

LSU dismisses nose guard Travonte Valentine from teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he has dismissed sophomore nose guard Travonte Valentine for violating team rules.Valentine, of Hialeah, Florida, had 10 tackles in the 2016 season's first five games, sitting out the final seven.Valentine arrived at...