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AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

AP Sports WriterMayfield, Allen embracing scrutiny at Senior BowlBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen are getting plenty of looks from the pros this week.Mayfield, college football's top player, and Allen, a potential No. 1 overall draft pick, are competing at the Senior Bowl's North...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

Tennessee State sets 2018 schedule(STATS) - Tennessee State will seek a third straight winning season in 2018, but the Tigers' 11-game schedule includes only four home dates.One of the away games is across Nashville as the Ohio Valley Conference program will play Vanderbilt.Coach Rod Reed's Tigers, who finished 6-5...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

The Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at M & T Bank Stadium. Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2016 Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 103 Army Black Knights -6.5 (-110) 48 (-110) 210 -270 104 Navy Midshipmen TV:...

No. 1 LSU's Burrow's 7 TD passes ties record for bowl gameATLANTA (AP) Joe Burrow has tied the bowl record with seven touchdown passes for No. 1 LSU against No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal.In just the first half, Burrow tied the record set by...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus says injuries caused him to decide this week to end his football career. Niehaus (pronounced KNEE-house) tweeted Thursday that ''due to sustained injuries and the overlapping wear on my body, I have decided to retire from the game that has taken...

Arizona had an unimpressive game last week posting 4.3 ave yards rushing and 6.4 passing. Defense gave up 32 points at home. But they didn't have much to play for in the opener. Nevada posted better numbers (5.9 rushing/7.1 ave passing) but Cal Davis isn't the caliber of Arizona. Like Arizona,...

Chattanooga, Eastern Illinois set two-game series(STATS) - Chattanooga and Eastern Illinois will play a home-and-home series in the 2019 and 2022 seasons.The two programs have never met previously. They will meet on Aug. 31, 2019 in a season opener at Chattanooga. In 2022, they will play a return game...

LSU AD expected schools to seek out coordinator Dave ArandaBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Top LSU officials anticipated efforts by other college football programs to lure away second-year defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and were prepared to respond.LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said Thursday that coach Ed Orgeron made it...

AP College Football WriterGetting tough: Frost wants Huskers' practices to be physicalBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Scott Frost often harkens to his playing days in the 1990s when the Tom Osborne-coached Nebraska teams used brute force to impose their will on overmatched opponents. Three national championships in four...