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AP Sports WriterSwinney says No. 1 Tigers healthy, virus free after off weekBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney acknowledges how edgy he gets waiting for COVID-19 test results to come back for the top-ranked Tigers.And maybe, he said Tuesday, he was even more anxious this week after giving players...

South Carolina LB Greene out 4-to-6 weeks with fractured hipCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina starting linebacker Sherrod Greene will miss at least the next four-to-six weeks with a fractured hip.Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday that Greene's injury was ''unusual.''Greene is a 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior from Rocky Mount,...

AP Sports WriterSwinney: Not in favor of social justice messages on uniformsBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney does not support messages of social justice or other issues on player uniforms.Swinney said Tuesday his stance is solely because he's a college football traditionalist who values the historic look of jerseys,...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Alabama preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - North Alabama is one of 17 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that have announced they will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, other programs postponed their schedules until a potential...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma's upset loss to Kansas St. opens up Big 12 raceBy CLIFF BRUNTIt took one week for the Big 12 to bring just a little more strangeness to the year 2020.Five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma opened league play with a shocking home loss to Kansas State, perhaps...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sizzling Houston Baptist QB Zappe back to FCS opponentBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz saw what Houston Baptist quarterback Bailey Zappe had done in the Huskies' first two games this season, so he was pleased when his defense "held" the senior...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma's upset loss to Kansas St. opens up Big 12 raceBy CLIFF BRUNTIt took one week for the Big 12 to bring just a little more strangeness to the year 2020.Five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma opened league play with a shocking home loss to Kansas State, perhaps...

AP Sports WriterOrgeron: LSU star defender Stingley expected back vs VandyBy BRETT MARTELLSU All-America cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. could return to practice as soon as Tuesday and possibly play Saturday at Vanderbilt, coach Ed Orgeron said.Stingley, who also returns punts and is widely considered one of the top players...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Is Trey Lance about to play his final college game?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Whether North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance will play his final game with the Bison is the big question that surrounds Saturday's highly anticipated game with Central Arkansas.NFL scouts are eyeing...

AP Sports WriterAnother week of Bulldogs playing: Who's at quarterback?By PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Get ready for another week of the Georgia Bulldogs playing: Who's at quarterback?Heading into a huge Southeastern Conference game between No. 4 Georgia and seventh-ranked Auburn, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart is again taking a coy...

AP Sports WriterKyle to Kyle gives No. 3 Florida potent passing combinationBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) After the fourth and final Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts touchdown at Ole Miss, ''K2K'' was trending on Twitter.What's been a popular catchphrase around Gainesville for more than a year gained traction...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers lose key defensive starter Ball as practice beginsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Marcelino Ball provided a physical presence in Indiana ' secondary from the moment he first stepped on the field in 2016.Now coach Tom Allen is looking for a replacement.Allen announced Monday that the fifth-year...