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AP Sports WriterOklahoma seeks replacement for Biletnikoff winner WestbrookBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) For the second straight year, Oklahoma must replace a star receiver.And again, the seventh-ranked Sooners feel they have the talent on the roster to get it done.Back in 2015, Sterling Shepard posted one of the...

No. 25 Tennessee loses WR Josh Smith to injured collarboneKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith is expected to miss the start of the season after injuring his collarbone.Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Monday there's no timetable on Smith's potential return but added that he anticipates the...

AP College Football WriterAlabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row.The Crimson Tide will start the season ranked in the top...

AP College Football WriterAlabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll for the second straight season and third time in five years.The Crimson Tide, coming off a last-second loss in the national championship game...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Richmond's Huesman has back-to-back challenge vs. BearkatsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Russ Huesman was expecting to walk the Richmond campus and introduce himself when he returned as the new head coach in December.Richmond's defensive coordinator from 2004-08, Huesman left the CAA Football program to become Chattanooga's head...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma State RB Hill could emerge as star this seasonBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Running back Justice Hill isn't as well known to Oklahoma State fans as teammates Mason Rudolph and James Washington. He might be after this season.The Cowboys took off last year when Hill...

AP Sports WriterStrong welcomes high expectations for No. 19 South FloridaBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Charlie Strong is accustomed to high expectations.But the situation is a little different in for him at South Florida. He isn't building or re-building a program in his first season. He is trying...

AP Sports WriterMeyer: Freshman RB J.K. Dobbins earned right to playBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The parents of true freshman running back J.K. Dobbins will get a call soon from an Ohio State coach to say their son will make his college football debut.That's a tradition at Ohio...

Sophomore Tyler Huntley named Utah starting quarterbackSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Sophomore Tyler Huntley will be Utah's starting quarterback after beating out returning starter Troy Williams.The decision to start Huntley was a bit of a surprise since Williams, a senior, started all 13 games last season and was voted...

Sophomore Tyler Huntley named Utah starting quarterbackSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Sophomore Tyler Huntley will be Utah's starting quarterback after beating out senior returning starter Troy Williams.The decision to start Huntley was a bit of a surprise since Williams started all 13 games last season and was voted an...

AP College Football WriterAlabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight yearBy RALPH D. RUSSONo need to overthink it: Alabama is No. 1 in the AP preseason Top 25.The Crimson Tide became the first program in 12 years to take the top spot in The Associated Press preseason media...

AP Sports WriterFor Briles and others, FAU is a second chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Lane Kiffin is the head coach at LSU.No, not that one.Kiffin is still the coach at Florida Atlantic, which has a roster - and coaching staff - featuring many people who have...