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3 Duke players to miss contact drills after surgeriesDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says three returning players recovering from surgeries will not take part in contact drills when spring practice begins Friday.Team spokesman Art Chase said Thursday that starting offensive tackle Gabe Brandner, starting linebacker Ben Humphreys and former...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big South commissioner still confident in futureBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coastal Carolina's decision to move up to the FBS next year surely has caused great frustration across Big South football considering the FCS conference is in the midst of its greatest success.Coastal was at the center...

AP College Football WriterPurdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 winsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPurdue has fired coach Darrell Hazell midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.Hazell was 9-33 overall (.220) since taking over in...

Coach, Team VotesGary Patterson, TCU 27Urban Meyer, Ohio State 14Dan Mullen,...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern cornerback Matthew Harris, who hasn't played since Sept. 10, announced his retirement from football Monday. Harris was injured against Illinois State, with video showing him getting hit in the head while making a tackle. Several media outlets reported that Harris was giving up the game because of...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has turned down the chance to play in the Senior Bowl later this month. Watson's representatives cited the long season and his continued training for the NFL draft as reasons he won't play in the Jan. 28 game in Mobile, Alabama. Watson is...

The NCAA committee that proposed football recruiting reforms, which include the addition of early signing periods, wants to create more transparency and access for coaches and players in a process that has been accelerated in recent years, said a key member of the group. Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst told...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Georgia senior quarterback Hutson Mason has left the Belk Bowl in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury.His return is uncertain, according to the Georgia public relations department.Mason took a hard shot to his midsection midway through the second quarter and was slow to get...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Mississippi State junior running back Josh Robinson has decided to turn pro after Wednesday night's Orange Bowl game against Georgia Tech.Robinson announced his decision on social media, posting a photo that called him a ''2015 NFL Draft Candidate.'' The caption below the photo said,...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 coaches: Let's all get on the same page schedule-wiseBy ANNE M. PETERSONIt's that time of year - the final stretch - when the Pac-12's nine-game conference schedule comes up.Washington is undefeated and ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 , and appears to be hurtling...

MIAMI (AP) - As some players from both sides brawled after the final play, BYU quarterback Christian Stewart decided to simply walk off the field.He fought for four quarters, then two overtimes.And the result he wanted just wasn't in the cards.Stewart led the Cougars back from a pair of...