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Associated PressTar Heels, Yellow Jackets trying to snap losing streaksBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) North Carolina coach Mack Brown is concerned about a letdown after a narrow loss to the nation's No. 1 team last week.Heading into Saturday's game at struggling Georgia Tech, Brown's mindset might sound unusual for...

Texas gives football coach Herman 2-year contract extensionAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman's Texas Longhorns won 10 games for the first time in a decade. Now the school is giving him a guaranteed contract extension worth an extra $13 million.University of Texas System regents on Thursday approved a two-year...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 LSU sees hope for maligned defense in SEC title gameBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU safety Jacoby Stevens and his defensive teammates sound determined to disprove the notion that they represent the top-ranked Tigers’ greatest liability as college football’s postseason arrives.Their most recent...

Backup QB Jake Haener leaves No. 13 WashingtonSEATTLE (AP) Backup quarterback Jake Haener is leaving No. 13 Washington after losing a camp battle for the starting job to Georgia transfer Jacob Eason.Washington released a statement on Saturday announcing Haener was leaving the program effective immediately. There were no...

Roughly 1,500 attend memorial for Nebraska punter SaturdayGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) Roughly 1,500 people attended a memorial service for Nebraska punter Sam Foltz to remember a talented young man who mourners said had an outgoing yet humble personality and was willing to help others.The crowd at Blessed Sacrament...

Associated PressTrial starting in false-rape case involving football playersBy DAVE COLLINSHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A young woman accused of making up rape allegations against two college football players to gain the sympathy of another student she wanted to date is going on trial this week, and claims that she...

AP College Football WriterAnalysis: Commitment in football is simply self-preservationBy RALPH D. RUSSOCollege football needs to place a moratorium on the use of the words loyalty and commitment.Everybody involved, coaches, administrators and, yes, even players have ceded the right to demand it from others.''I think what we have created...

Woman soccer player will dress, poised to play for VandyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Women's soccer player Sarah Fuller will don a football uniform Saturday for Vanderbilt and is poised to become the first woman to play in a Power 5 game when the Commodores visit Missouri.''Let's make history,'' senior...

Eastern Kentucky adds three FBS games(STATS) - Eastern Kentucky is loading up on games against FBS opponents.FBSchedules.com reported Tuesday the Ohio Valley Conference member has agreed to games at Louisville (Sept. 11, 2021), Kentucky (Sept. 9, 2023) and Mississippi State (Aug. 31, 2024). The matchup against Mississippi State is...

AP Sports WriterBabers prepares for year 4 at Syracuse after 10-win seasonBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse is coming off a breakthrough season that even surprised coach Dino Babers a little bit. Keeping the momentum going is of paramount importance.''There has to be a sense of urgency of...

AP Sports WriterTucker trying (remotely) to help people get to know himBy NOAH TRISTERIn the middle of a discussion about recruiting during a pandemic, Mel Tucker went off on a bit of a tangent.What followed was lengthy explanation ... of why he gives such lengthy explanations when talking to...

AP Sports WriterWilliams' departure leaves Whaley as Arkansas' top RBBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas was expected to have one of the most talented running back tandems in the Southeastern Conference this season with an experienced Rawleigh Williams and up-and-comer Devwah Whaley.The depth will now be unexpectedly tested...