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AP Sports WriterNo. 19 LSU hoping key freshmen mature vs top-ranked 'BamaBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) If No. 19 LSU is to knock off the nation's top-ranked team, three-touchdown-favorite Alabama, a number of first-year Tigers will have to come of age in the toughest game of their...

Alabama players, Saban appear in anti-racism videoTUSCLOOSA, Ala. (AP) The University of Alabama football team on Thursday released an emotional video speaking out against racism and ending with the message that “all lives can’t matter until Black lives matter.”Head Coach Nick Saban and many prominent players, both Black...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Alabama jumps to No. 1 after Clemson close callBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call.Alabama received 29 of...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Big 12 teams post top 3 passing totals of weekBy ERIC OLSONBig 12 teams posted the top three passing totals of the weekend in the Football Bowl Subdivision, highlighted by Spencer Rattler's sensational debut and Sam Ehlinger's career night.Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech...

Conspiracy charge added against Penn State ex-administratorsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge's ruling is increasing the possible penalty that three former Penn State administrators could face if convicted of crimes for how they responded to the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.Judge John Boccabella on Thursday granted a request by...

Mike Gundy signs new, 5-year contract with Oklahoma StateSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Mike Gundy has signed a five-year contract extension with Oklahoma State that will pay him $4.2 million this year followed by a $125,000 raise each year afterward.The deal announced Tuesday requires approval from the Oklahoma State/A&M Board...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Michigan St has 2 weeks to prepare to play Notre DameBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) By the time Michigan State plays at Notre Dame, the Spartans will have had two weeks to prepare for the test.It looks like they'll need it.No. 12 Michigan...

New Hampshire, Syracuse schedule 2026 game(STATS) - New Hampshire and Syracuse announced Wednesday they will meet for the first time during the 2026 season.The matchup will be played Sept. 5, 2026 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse."We are excited to schedule Syracuse," UNH athletic director Marty Scarano said. "They...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson playing under sunny sky with Florence loomingBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major conference football game being played Saturday in the Carolinas...

Division III football player faces murder chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A football player at Division III Maryville (Tennessee) College faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.Knox County Sheriff's Office officials announced Wednesday that William Riley Gaul, a freshman wide receiver, was arrested in...

AP Sports WriterStidham, Auburn aiming for repeat SEC West title - and moreBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The big question facing Auburn is no longer whether the Tigers can beat rivals Georgia and Alabama.They answered that emphatically last November, wresting the Southeastern Conference Western Division title from the...

(STATS) - The most common theme among FCS prospects working toward the NFL Draft is that they have a chip on their shoulder. It never fails, they can be all-conference or All-American, yet they feel they have to do more to prove themselves to the next level. Leading into next week's...