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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Reality Check: A familiar top 10 looking to 2020By RALPH D. RUSSOThe final Associated Press Top 25 of the season has a familiar look.LSU is No. 1 after winning the national championship. Add Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma and Alabama and you...

AP College Football Writer'Like the Titanic' - NCAA experts warn of coronavirus spreadBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA's chief medical officer and two of its infectious disease expert advisers warned Thursday the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus throughout the United States remains an enormous obstacle for college sports to overcome.''I...

Malzahn: 10 Auburn players sidelined by COVID-19 issuesAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Coach Gus Malzahn said No. 11 Auburn had five starters out of practice this week because of COVID-19-related issues.Malzahn said Saturday the Tigers had two new positive tests this week and 10 total players are sidelined from practice...

LSU's Orgeron says starter Ingram suspended 'indefinitely'BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says guard Ed Ingram has been suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.The suspension of the 6-foot-4, 314-pound Ingram was announced Friday. The decision comes as players report for the first practices...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-3): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12), 43-21...

Florida, Texas schedule home-and-home series for 2030-31GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and Texas have scheduled a home-and-home series beginning in 2030.The Gators will face the Longhorns in Gainesville on Sept. 7, 2030. Florida will travel to Austin, Texas for another non-conference game on Sept. 6, 2031. The powerhouse programs...

Utah kicker could be difference in Heart of Dallas BowlDALLAS (AP) If the Heart of Dallas Bowl comes down to a kick for Utah against West Virginia, the Utes will turn to someone who entered this season with only one year of high school football, didn't know what...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban and Alabama are on the verge of leaving college football history behind. The top-ranked Crimson Tide face Clemson on Monday night in a College Football Playoff national championship game rematch. A victory would give Alabama five national championships in eight seasons, a feat never completed...

Associated PressUSC's defense feels refreshed for No. 9 Notre DameBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Christian Rector really needed a week off.Sure, Rector played in Southern California's last game against Washington, but the defensive end never felt like himself because of an injured ankle, finishing with one tackle. He...

USF, Florida agree to 3-game series played over 4 seasonsGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) South Florida and Florida have agreed to play three times during a four-year stretch, including twice in Gainesville.The Bulls and Gators will play at Florida Field in 2022 and 2025, and at Raymond James Stadium in...

AP Sports WriterMarshall returns most starters but must replace Litton at QBBy JOHN RABYThe shock of Chase Litton's departure for the NFL draft has transferred into uncertainty at quarterback for Marshall entering the 2018 season.The position appears to be the one of the few question marks on a team...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=No. 1 James Madison headlines FCS playoff fieldBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The FCS playoffs continued to take shape on Saturday with everybody in the 24-team field lining up behind defending champion James Madison.The top-ranked and unbeaten Dukes beat No. 11 Elon 31-3 to clinch an outright...