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AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal for extended college football preseason setBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee Thursday finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.The proposed model goes to the Division I Council, which the...

AP Sports WriterArizona QB Rhett Rodriguez makes first start against UCLABy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Kevin Sumlin's last trip to the Rose Bowl was a nightmare as UCLA rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Texas A&M. The first-year Arizona coach now faces a return without his best...

AP Sports WriterCriticism a motivating factor for Vols' offensive lineBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's offensive linemen have taken their lumps over the last two years from opposing pass rushers, the media and even their own fans.They've received much of the blame for Tennessee's recent failings. By the...

AP Sports WriterSigns of conditioning issues concern for some ACC schoolsBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech's twice-delayed season-opener could hardly have started any better.By the middle of the first quarter, the Hokies led North Carolina State 17-0 despite being without almost two dozen players for COVID-19 and injury-related issues, as...

AP Sports WriterNew dad Bielema focuses on making Arkansas betterBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Arkansas coach Bret Bielema has a lot going on in his life these days.Barely 48 hours after becoming a new father, Bielema was on the podium Monday at Southeastern Conference media days, waxing on...

AP Sports WriterFlorida, McElwain agree to part ways after 3rd straight lossBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and coach Jim McElwain have agreed to part ways a day after a third consecutive loss and nearly a week after he said his players and their families had received death...

Edwards-Helaire in uniform for No. 1 LSU in Peach BowlATLANTA (AP) Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is in uniform and is participating in pregame warmups for No. 1 LSU's Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma.Edwards-Helaire, a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and the Tigers' leading rusher, missed practice...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Five names to know in each FCS conference - Part IIBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Fingers are being crossed everywhere that there will be a full college football season this year.If - when, is more like it, right? - there is a 2020 campaign, the...

Florida State RB Akers to enter draft, won't play in bowlTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Junior running back Cam Akers of Florida State will enter the 2020 NFL draft and won’t play in the Seminoles’ Sun Bowl game on Dec. 31 against Arizona State.Akers, who ran for 1,144 yards and...

King, Byrd help Ga. Southern beat ULM 35-30MONROE, La. (AP) J.D. King ran for a career-high 196 yards and a score, Rashad Byrd had a tackle at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds, and Georgia Southern held on for a 35-30 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.Wesley...

AP Sports WriterTyler Shough puts on a show at Oregon's spring gameBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) While Justin Herbert was his usual steady self at quarterback for Oregon, the Ducks' spring game gave redshirt freshman Tyler Shough a chance to show off his growth.Herbert, playing Saturday for...

AP Sports WriterVols shuffle staff, add Ansley as defensive coordinatorBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has hired former Oakland Raiders assistant Derrick Ansley as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the hire Friday and said Ansley would make all defensive calls. Pruitt handled the...