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Associated PressArkansas eager to shed reputation for blowing late leadsBy ANDREW EPPERSONFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) The 10-point lead for Arkansas in the fourth quarter at Colorado State might have felt secure in some places. Not so much to those familiar with the Razorbacks under coach Bret Bielema.Sure enough, the...

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...

New Mexico to pay $825K buyout to football coach Bob DavieALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico will pay former football coach Bob Davie an $825,000 buyout over the next 30 months.School officials said Davie agreed to step down at the end of this season, but the former Notre Dame...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 A&M could use signature win against No. 8 AuburnBy KRISTIE RIEKENCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Coach Jimbo Fisher wouldn't agree that No. 17 Texas A&M's game against eighth-ranked Auburn could set the tone for the rest of the season.''I don't know if it's a tone...

Heisman winner Joe Bellino, the 'Winchester Rifle,' 81, diesBy The Associated PressThe New England Patriots say Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino has died.Bellino died on Thursday at the age of 81. Neither the team nor the Heisman Trophy Trust, which reported the death on its website, specified a cause...

Florida gives DC Shannon $400K raise to go with new titleGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's Randy Shannon got a $400,000 raise to go along with his promotion to defensive coordinator.Shannon was promoted to defensive coordinator in January, four days after the Gators beat Iowa 30-3 in the Outback Bowl....

(STATS) - Quickness, power and athleticism link the seven nominees to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Wednesday. All upperclassmen, they've enjoyed exceptional seasons while disrupting offenses on a weekly basis. The nominees for the Buchanan Award, which honors the FCS defensive player of the year: ---= Darien Anderson, Alcorn...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech moving 5 home games from 2020-24 off campusBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech on Tuesday announced plans to move five home games - one each in five consecutive seasons, including dates against Notre Dame in 2020 and 2024 - to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The stadium, home...

AP Sports WriterACC: Replay should've added 1 second to end of UNC-Wake gameBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference says the replay official erred on the final play in Friday's North Carolina-Wake Forest game by failing to initiate a review that would have put 1 second...

AP Sports WriterCal-Stanford stagger into very different Big Game on FridayBy JANIE McCAULEYBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) This Big Game will be drastically different for so many reasons.California and Stanford both come into the rivalry matchup with both teams winless for the first time. They're also playing on a Friday...

AP Sports WriterUnsightly Swamp: Florida's next coach inherits daunting taskBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's next coach will have quite a mess to clean up - on both sides of the ball.The Gators don't have a capable quarterback on the roster and now have the program's worst scoring...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Geologists measuring vibrations caused by boisterous Ohio State football fans say the Buckeyes' game-winning touchdown in double overtime against rival Michigan had Ohio Stadium rocking more than any other time this season. Ohio State and Miami University professors teamed up with the Department of Natural Resources to...