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

AP Sports WriterSwift eager to show he can be Georgia's No. 1 tailbackBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) D'Andre Swift's long wait has ended.Finally, the junior stands alone atop Georgia's depth chart at tailback. Swift has seized the opportunity this spring.Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Swift ''has set himself...

AP College Football WriterAnxiety rises at high-pedigree programs with new coachesBy ERIC OLSONMisery loves company, and there's plenty to go around for first-year coaches at some of the high-pedigree programs in college football.Chip Kelly is 0-3 at UCLA, Scott Frost is 0-2 at Nebraska, Willie Taggart hasn't beaten a...

AP Sports WriterNew BC coach Hafley stops by campus on way to CFP PlayoffBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Jeff Hafley only had time for a quick meeting with the Boston College football team on Monday before a 9 a.m. news conference in an auditorium so packed with supporters that...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Awards rank high with HBCU's greatest athletesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It feels like FCS Awards season in spring.The legacy awards in college football's subdivision, presented annually by STATS, were well represented in an ESPN ranking of the top 25 athletes to play at the nation's...

UCF backup QB Noah Vedral follows Frost 'home' to NebraskaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) UCF backup quarterback Noah Vedral is following coach Scott Frost to Nebraska.The sophomore who grew up in Wahoo, Nebraska, tweeted Tuesday that he's ''coming home.'' His tweet included a Cornhuskers logo and (hashtag) GBR, short for...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Shame on college football for lack of black coachesBy PAUL NEWBERRYColleges around the country wrapped up their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of African-American athletes as the next big stars.It's a whole different situation on the sideline.Segregation still rules the coaching ranks. And...

Birmingham Bowl delayed by bad weatherBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Birmingham Bowl has been delayed with lightning in the area.The game between No. 23 Cincinnati and Boston College was suspended with 7:55 left in the first quarter on Thursday. The game was scoreless.It was being played in rainy, cool...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay forges through offseason filled with anxietyBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The uncertainty of when they will be back at campus, back on the field together, back to a familiar routine that leads to the start of the season is harder than any preseason...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten to limit football, fall sports to conference gamesBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thurday it will not play nonconference games in football or several other sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.The league cited medical advice in reaching its decision, the biggest yet...

AP Sports WriterChairman of Maryland board resigns after furor over DurkinBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The chairman of the University System of Maryland board of regents has resigned following the furor over the decision to reinstate football coach DJ Durkin.The board's decision to reinstate Durkin on Tuesday drew harsh...

AMES, Iowa (AP) A somewhat promising start has given way to a troubling reality for Iowa State in Big 12 play.If that sounds familiar to Cyclones fans, it should.The Cyclones (2-3, 1-1 Big 12) beat lowly Kansas to start league play and then allowed Texas Tech to pile...