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AP College Football WriterPlan B as in BYU: Cougars face Chanticleers on short noticeBy RALPH D. RUSSOWord came to Coastal Carolina on Wednesday that the most significant home game in the history of the program was in serious jeopardy.The 14th-ranked Chanticleers were scheduled to face No. 25 Liberty on...

Oklahoma to face Missouri State week early Aug. 29NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma has moved its football opener against Missouri State up a week to Saturday, Aug. 29.The Sooners said the NCAA approved a waiver request from both schools to change the date to allow more schedule flexibility amid...

AP Sports WriterAfter Harvey scrapped opener, Houston to start at ArizonaBy BOB BAUMHurricane Harvey delayed the head coaching debut of Major Applewhite at the University of Houston.Now, while the massive cleanup continues at home, the Cougars open their season Saturday night at Arizona.The Cougars canceled their season opener at...

Associated PressAttorney: Abused clients were Ohio State football playersBy MARK GILLISPIECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who claim they were sexually abused by a team physician told The Associated Press on Saturday that most...

Tyson Summers out as defensive coordinator at ColoradoBOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tyson Summers is out as defensive coordinator at Colorado after two seasons.Summers was hired under former Buffaloes coach Mel Tucker in December 2018, and was one of the staff members retained by current Colorado coach Karl Dorrell.Summers is...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Lookahead to 2019 FCS championship gameBy CRAIG HALEYThe Matchup - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) vs. No. 2 seed James Madison (14-1)Kickoff - Noon ET on Jan. 11 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TexasSeries - NDSU leads 2-1 (all three meetings in the postseason...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Samford seeks improvement in 2019(STATS) - Samford hopes its early start to the 2019 season will serve as a springboard to success.The Southern Conference program announced a 12-game schedule on Wednesday, beginning with the previously announced FCS Kickoff against Youngstown State Aug. 24 in Montgomery, Alabama.The...

Ex-Tennessee QB Dormady says he's transferring to HoustonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee quarterback Quinten Dormady says on Instagram that he's transferring to Houston.Dormady issued an Instagram post of himself in a Houston uniform with the word ''Committed'' below it. Dormady announced in mid-January he would earn his degree...

AP Sports WriterUConn becomes 1st FBS program to cancel football over virusBy by PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn canceled its 2020-2021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, after other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and...

AP College Football WriterWeek 3 Preview: ACC quarterback matchup tops light scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe college football schedule is still looking light, with the Southeastern Conference a week away from starting and the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference still just warming up.For the teams that are playing, it's...

AP Sports WriterMatt Luke tries to pull together shattered Ole Miss programBy DAVID BRANDTThe task of pulling together Mississippi's shattered football program is now in the hands of interim coach Matt Luke.The 40-year-old was promoted from co-offensive coordinator on Thursday night in the stunning aftermath of coach Hugh Freeze's...

AP Sports WriterClemson RB Etienne, LB Simmons lead AP All-ACC teamsBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Third-ranked Clemson once again dominated the Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams and individual awards released Tuesday.The five-time ACC champions swept the top offensive and defensive player of the year awards and placed...