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No. 11 UCF still smarting over disappointing loss to TulsaORLANDO, Fla. (AP) With a 37-4 record since the start of the 2017 season, there aren't a lot of opponents on No. 11 UCF's payback list.Tulsa, which upset the Knights a year ago, is one of them.''Personally, I've been...

AP Sports WriterHokies visit Blue Devils looking for 2-0 start in ACC playBy AARON BEARDVirginia Tech won its first game without nearly two dozen players and even some coaches unavailable due to a combination of coronavirus and injury issues. The question is whether they'll be shorthanded again when they...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 BYU rocking and rolling to 2-0 start, hosts LA TechBy PAT GRAHAMThe BYU Cougars are working on new offensive wrinkles and introducing old-school dance moves.Anything to keep No. 22 BYU in rhythm.Caught dancing on the sideline by the cameras, the Cougars (2-0) now have the...

AP Sports WriterOctober opening act: Air Force finally begins, hosts NavyBy PAT GRAHAMFor the first time in school history, Air Force opens a season in October and by facing fellow service academy Navy.Ask Navy, that's advantage Air Force since the Falcons had weeks to prepare.Ask Air Force, that's advantage...

AP Sports WriterNo. 15 Cincinnati can't overlook rebuilding South FloridaBy MITCH STACYEven though South Florida was routed 52-0 by Notre Dame and then sat for a week due to COVID-19 issues, Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell is wary of the rebuilding Bulls.South Florida gave the No. 15 Bearcats a rollicking...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Alabama hosts No. 13 Texas A&M in home openerBy JOHN ZENORIt's not like Nick Saban's former assistants-turned-head coaches haven't heard all the numbers before.They've taken 19 shots at No. 2 Alabama's head coach and their onetime boss, and still have a goose egg. Next up...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 QBs Duggan and Bowman back strong from health issuesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Max Duggan and Alan Bowman have come back throwing strong again in the Big 12 after both experienced different health issues.Duggan never had any symptoms or problems from a previously...

Mountain West releases schedule, teams to play 8 gamesCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West released its revised schedule and said the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will meet in the championship game.The league is skipping the traditional two-division format to allow ''maximum flexibility given...

Clemson five-star RB Bowman puts name in transfer portalCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson freshman running back Demarkcus Bowman has put his name in the transfer portal.Team spokesman Ross Taylor said Thursday that Bowman talked with Clemson coaches about his desire to transfer.Bowman is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound tailback from Lakeland,...

No. 25 Memphis at SMU for 1st game in month post-COVID casesDALLAS (AP) Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield finally sensed his No. 25 Tigers getting comfortable again after going 10 days without practicing and not playing two scheduled games because of active COVID-19 cases inside the program.They hope to...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...