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AP Sports WriterACC coaches not fond of league's Friday night showcasesBy JOHN KEKISWhen the Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule was finalized, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson did a double-take - none of his team's first three games would be on a Saturday.''To me it was just circumstantial that we...

AP College Football WriterSEC on ABC: ESPN to be exclusive TV home, starting 2024By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Southeastern Conference's signature mid-afternoon Saturday game will move from CBS to ABC starting in 2024 as part of a new 10-year contract announced Thursday with ESPN and the powerhouse football league.The deal...

Texas to allow recruit Leitao to join team after arrestAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas will allow a football recruit whose felony drug charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in a plea deal to join the team.Athletic director Mike Perrin said Tuesday he met with Reese Leitao and his parents...

Alabama is overwhelming media choice to win SEC championshipATLANTA (AP) Reigning national champion Alabama has been picked to win the Southeastern Conference championship in a preseason media poll.Alabama was selected by 193 of the 284 voters this week at SEC media days. Georgia, last year's SEC champion which...

Briles officially out at Baylor after sexual assault scandalWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against football players which led school regents to suspend...

AP College Football WriterNCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches onBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA called off fall championship events - a move Thursday that does not effect major college football - because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men's and women's soccer and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 10 Hoosiers used culture change to steadily progressBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) When Indiana coach Tom Allen reflects on that mid-October afternoon now, it all seems vividly clear.Last season's 34-28 victory at Maryland gave the Hoosiers a badly needed confidence boost, sent expectations soaring and renewed...

AP Sports WriterGa Tech football team takes in different kind of footballBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's football team took in a different kind of football Saturday.The Yellow Jackets' players, coaches and staff attended the Major League Soccer game between Atlanta United and LA Galaxy at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,...

Associated PressBaylor settles lawsuit with woman who alleged sexual assaultBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation's largest Baptist school of fostering a ''hunting ground for sexual predators'' and mishandling her alleged attack in...

Associated PressUtah State football player accused of rape at partyBy LINDSAY WHITEHURSTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah State football player has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party, marking the latest in a string of similar cases at the school in recent years.Jamaal A. Evans,...

Clemson relaxes alcohol rules for national title partyCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The city surrounding Clemson University is again relaxing its open container of alcohol laws for a street party as the school's football team plays in the national championship game Monday night.City of Clemson Police will close downtown streets...

Michigan says DT Aubrey Solomon can speak to other schoolsANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan has given permission to defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon to speak with other schools, giving him the opportunity to transfer.Solomon signed with the Wolverines in 2017 as a highly touted recruit from Leesburg, Georgia. He...