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AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Oregon looking for better start against ArizonaBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Oregon's bid to win the Pac-12 North took a hit with last week's loss to No. 14 Washington State.The No. 19 Ducks are still in the hunt, but a loss at Arizona on...

Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before they could begin using team facilities during the pandemic. The document SMU is requiring its athletes to sign is much more direct: Acknowledgment of Risk for COVID-19 Summer 2020. Across the...

AP Sports WriterTexas coach Tom Herman avoids talking about his futureBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Tom Herman batted away questions about his future with the program on Monday, trying to keep the focus on his players trying to win their last two games of the regular...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SWAC reinstates championship game in BirminghamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference called an audible Thursday, announcing it will host a conference championship game this year, reversing an earlier decision.The 10-member conference of historically black colleges and universities will play its 20th championship game on...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten quarterback carousel keeps spinning out changesBy MICHAEL MAROTHalfway through the season, the Big Ten's quarterback carousel is still spinning.Nearly half the teams in the conference have already made QB changes for a variety of reasons - injuries, poor play or a coach just looking to...

Associated PressOregon offense, UCLA defense: One will solve its problemsBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Oregon's injury-depleted offense and UCLA's battered defense have to be glad to be facing one another at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.The Ducks have scored a total of 17 points in two games since...

King, Byrd help Ga. Southern beat ULM 35-30MONROE, La. (AP) J.D. King ran for a career-high 196 yards and a score, Rashad Byrd had a tackle at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds, and Georgia Southern held on for a 35-30 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.Wesley...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stephen F. Austin preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Stephen F. Austin is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the Southland postponed...

AP College Football WriterAP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season - including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving weekend.The conference...

AP Sports WriterNew Washington offensive coordinator facing extra challengesBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Before college football was thrown off course by the coronavirus pandemic, new Washington offensive coordinator John Donovan was already stepping into a challenging situation.It had been nearly five years since he last coached on a college...

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 College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3; Florida to 7thBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory.No. 1 Alabama and No. 2...