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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) New Georgia coach Kirby Smart has hired James Coley as wide receivers coach, Dell McGee as running backs coach and Marshall Malchow as recruiting director.Coley was Miami's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the last three years. McGee was Georgia Southern's running backs coach the last...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says the NCAA has denied hardship waiver requests by linebacker Courtney Love and tight end Greg Hart to play this season for the Wildcats after transferring from Nebraska.Stoops said after Monday's practice that the school is appealing the NCAA's decision on...

AP Sports WriterTexas fires former QB Vince Young from part-time jobBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas has fired former star quarterback Vince Young from his part-time role as a development officer for poor performance and often being absent from work or not in touch with his supervisors.The move...

Ohio State is No. 1 and Michigan State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Big Ten the top two teams in the rankings for the first time since 2006.The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes after a lackluster victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday....

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Kansas State's Bill Snyder returning next seasonBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder will be back on the sideline next season.The 78-year-old coach told his assistants during a short meeting Tuesday that he will return for his 27th season with...

(STATS) - The eight FCS players participating in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 28 have been split across the two rosters. Assigned to the North squad Wednesday were Bucknell offensive tackle Julie'n Davenport, Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp, Lamar cornerback Brendan Langley and Youngstown State defensive end Derek...

AP College Football WriterLSU's Ed Orgeron is AP college football coach of the yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOEd Orgeron of LSU is The Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the top-ranked Tigers to a Southeastern Conference championship and their first College Football Playoff appearance.Orgeron received 33 of 56...

AP Sports WritersSEC drama still lingers even with league title game setBy DAVID BRANDT and STEVE MEGARGEEThe calendar has barely hit November and the Southeastern Conference championship game matchup is already set: Alabama will meet Georgia for the league title.It's the earliest in the season that both division winners...

Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson tears ACL in right kneeEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, throwing his future up in the air.The school said Tuesday he will work with the athletic training staff to prepare for surgery in...

AP Sports WriterFinally, Fleck's debut at Minnesota has arrivedBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) For nearly eight months, P.J Fleck has exuberantly advertised and tirelessly recruited for the program he has taken over in Minnesota.Game time has finally arrived.The Gophers are about to become more than simply the subject of...

Medical examiner seeking cause of Ga. Tech player's deathATLANTA (AP) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's medical examiner plans further tests to determine the cause of Georgia Tech defensive lineman Brandon Adams' death.The 21-year-old Adams died Saturday . An autopsy was performed Monday.Officer Stephanie Brown, an Atlanta Police spokeswoman,...

AP College Football WriterParsons, Sewell among AP preseason All-Americans not playingBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall.The team was selected by 47...