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AP Sports WriterBig 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in SeptemberBy DAVE SKRETTAThe Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic.The move came one...

AP Sports WriterBama's Jones, Auburn's Nix playing well entering Iron BowlBy JOHN ZENORAlabama quarterback Mac Jones was a skinny three-star recruit who had to wait in a daunting line for a starting shot. Bo Nix arrived at Auburn as a prized recruit and has started every game since.They have...

Auburn speedy receiver Schwartz plans to enter NFL draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn receiver Anthony Schwartz plans to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.Schwartz announced his plans Saturday on social media. He had already opted out of the Tigers' Citrus Bowl game against Northwestern.Schwartz caught a...

AP Sports WriterUrban Meyer ends career in Rose Bowl vs Petersen's HuskiesBy GREG BEACHAMPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Urban Meyer sees the Rose Bowl nestled in verdant Arroyo Seco on a sunny winter day and thinks back to the formative days of his coaching career.When he was a 20-something wide...

AP Sports WriterBC's Addazio, Jayhawks' Miles fondly recall SEC showdownsBy DAVE SKRETTAThe first memories that popped into Steve Addazio's mind when he asked about Les Miles was from their days together in the SEC, when he was an assistant at Florida and Miles the head man at LSU.''He always...

Tulsa LB Zaven Collins wins Nagurski TrophyBy The Associated PressTulsa linebacker Zaven Collins has won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy honoring the nation's best defensive player.The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Collins totaled 54 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions. The junior had three sacks against Oklahoma State. Two of...

AP Sports WriterYear sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coachBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) At a crowded news conference last December, Ryan Day sat next to Ohio State legend Urban Meyer whose sudden decision to retire overshadowed the announcement of Day’s ascension to head coach of...

The OLE MISS and the TEXAS TECH will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 12:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OLE MISS vs TEXAS TECH When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 197 OLE MISS -2 (-110) 67.5 (-110) 110 -130 198 TEXAS TECH TV: 12:00 PM LINE: -2 PREDICTION: TEXAS TECH , OLE MISS Oddsmakers...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Auburn hopes for 2017 repeat against Georgia, AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers are used to being judged largely by what happens in their last two Southeastern Conference games of the regular season.This season will likely be no different.The 13th-ranked Tigers have...

AP Sports WriterReport: Maryland football not 'toxic,' but has problemsBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) An external investigation of the Maryland football program under coach DJ Durkin has determined that the team ''did not have a toxic culture,'' but was problematic enough to where players feared speaking out.The...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The College Football Playoff national championship game is a hot ticket. The combination of Alabama and Clemson meeting in a rematch of last year's final, plus the proximity of the schools to Tampa, is causing prices to surge for Monday night's game. Both Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Clemson, South...

AP College Football WriterCommissioners tell VP no football before campuses openBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe commissioners of the nation's major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence and stressed that college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shutdown until campuses have reopened.The 10...