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AP Sports WriterClassic SEC match-up: LSU's offense vs. Georgia's defenseBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) LSU is perfectly comfortable in an offensive shootout, both teams racing up and down the field, throwing caution to the wind and lighting up the scoreboard with big play after big play.Georgia would prefer a...

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night and which teams land in the top four is not all that important.Last year, three of teams ranked in the first top four did not make the playoff.What we might find are clues as...

ASU football returns to training camp after renovationsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State University football players are returning to a newly renovated training camp, restoring a beloved football tradition.The Sun Devils had to cancel the preseason training camp last year at their usual facility near the mountain town of...

Mountain West releases schedule, teams to play 8 gamesCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West released its revised schedule and said the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will meet in the championship game.The league is skipping the traditional two-division format to allow ''maximum flexibility given...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma-Texas showdown to affect Big 12, playoff racesBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts is one of the few people who won't make a big deal about Saturday's showdown with Texas.This whole big game business is nothing new to Hurts. As Alabama's quarterback, he played in three national...

AP Sports WriterSaban, No. 4 Alabama focused on 'how we complete the season'By JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama has been here before, looking to salvage damaged playoff hopes after a competitive loss to No. 1 LSU.The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is hoping for another national championship reprieve following Saturday's...

AP Sports WriterRice & shine: Son of Jerry Rice carving own path at ColoradoBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) Like any other college freshman, Brenden Rice is determined to carve his own path and make a name for himself.What makes his quest so different is he's the son of...

Florida A&M to open at UCF in 2019(STATS) - Florida A&M will open the 2019 season against UCF at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando.Florida A&M won the only previous meeting, 19-14 in Tallahassee in 1987, when both teams played on the FCS level.UCF was the only FBS team to finish...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama looking for 6th title under Saban vs. Ohio StBy RALPH D. RUSSOMIAMI (AP) Trying to figure out which of Nick Saban's Alabama teams is best is akin to picking Michelangelo's greatest work of art or Ernest Hemingway's best novel.They are all excellent...

Dick Tomey, winningest Arizona football coach, dies at 80TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dick Tomey, the winningest football coach in University of Arizona history, has died at 80.He died surrounded by family Friday night in Tucson, his family and the university said. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in December.Tomey...

Miami says senior linebacker Zach McCloud will redshirtCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami coach Manny Diaz says senior linebacker Zach McCloud has chosen to redshirt this season and preserve his final year of eligibility for 2020.McCloud was a three-year starter at Miami but appeared only sparingly in the Hurricanes'...

AP Sports WriterInvestigation finds Maryland culpable in death of playerBy DAVID GINSBURGTOWSON, Md. (AP) An independent investigation into the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair has determined that trainers on the scene did not follow proper procedures after he collapsed on the field.The report provided...