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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart have fielded some of the most formidable, suffocating defenses modern college football has seen since the pair arrived in Tuscaloosa together in 2007.The 2014 Crimson Tide defense won't likely be remembered among them. There have already...

STATS Editor=North Dakota, Cal Poly off to sputtering startsBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Back in July, Big Sky coaches and media were in agreement that North Dakota was the league's team to beat. Cal Poly also figured to challenge for the conference title, picked to finish fourth in each poll...

Clemson, Swinney honored by South Carolina state lawmakersCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and the national champion Tigers were honored by state lawmakers on Tuesday.Swinney spoke to the general assembly, challenging legislators to find that ''little extra'' to get along with those colleagues they might disagree with...

AP College Football WriterIn summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?By RALPH D. RUSSOCollege athletes come and go, cycling through their programs and campuses in about four years. Organization has been difficult to attain. Motivating people to band together and fight for reforms when they might not be...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in SeptemberBy DAVE SKRETTAThe Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic.The move came one...

Police: Ex-Clemson QB Boyd charged with shoving club bouncerGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd has been arrested after authorities say he pushed a bouncer who told him he couldn't enter a crowded bar in Greenville.Greenville Police said in a news release that Boyd turned himself in...

AP Sports WriterDynamic Do-Over? Hall and Ollison look to rebound at PittBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Darrin Hall and Qadree Ollison said all the right things last summer. Tasked with stepping in after James Conner took his school and Atlantic Coast Conference record 56 touchdowns to the NFL, the...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Too much strength of schedule talkBy RALPH D. RUSSOJust about every college football argument eventually gets around to somebody exclaiming: 'Y'all ain't played nobody."Eds: APNewsNow.By RALPH D. RUSSO=AP College Football Writer=Just about every college football argument eventually gets around to somebody exclaiming:...

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...

Koenning out as WVU coordinator after player accusationsMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia has parted ways with defensive coordinator Vic Koenning a month after a player alleged the assistant coach made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics.The school announced Koenning's departure by mutual agreement, which athletic director...

Associated PressArkansas' Morris, Auburn's Malzahn put friendship on holdBy ERIC W. BOLINFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) The last time Arkansas coach Chad Morris felt this much pressure to win was nearly 20 years ago.His first year at Stephenville High School in East Texas resulted in the Yellow Jackets missing the...

Associated PressHeisman motivates Jackson to be more valuable for LouisvilleBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rewarding as it was to win the Heisman Trophy last season, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson didn't end the year the way he had envisioned.Jackson's selection as the school's first Heisman winner was preceded by...