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Virginia to open 2020 season against Georgia in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) Virginia and Georgia will open the 2020 season in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The matchup in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will be played on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.Georgia leads the all-time series with Virginia 9-7-3, including a split...

Clemson receivers Williams, Scott officially leave for NFLCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott made it official on Wednesday, both declaring they will give up their final year of college for the NFL draft.The two helped the Tigers to a 35-31 victory over No. 1...

Mississippi State hires Grantham as defensive coordinatorSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State has hired Todd Grantham to be its fourth defensive coordinator in four seasons.The 50-year-old Grantham replaces Peter Sirmon, who lasted just one season with the Bulldogs. Grantham, who will also be the linebackers coach, comes to Mississippi...

AP Sports WriterFootball coaches favor adding 2nd signing day in DecemberBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Coaches unanimously support creating an early signing period for college football in December, but the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association says none of them want a third signing day...

Washington State QB Luke Falk to return for senior yearPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State quarterback Luke Falk said Wednesday he will return for his senior season and will try to lead the Cougars to a third consecutive bowl game.Falk, a two-time All-Pac-12 selection, had flirted with declaring for...

(STATS) - Former Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson, the 1999 Walter Payton Award winner, was named Monday to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017.Peterson, who rushed for 100 or more yards in 48 consecutive games, is the NCAA Division I all-time leading rusher with 6,559...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) New Purdue coach Jeff Brohm says five football players have enrolled in school for the spring semester and will be eligible for spring practices. Defensive end Kai Higgins, cornerback T.J. Jallow and offensive lineman Ethan Smart are all junior-college transfers. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Jallow and 6-6,...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has named offensive line coach and son Brian Ferentz as his new offensive coordinator. Brian Ferentz played for the Hawkeyes before getting into coaching. He later spent four seasons in various roles on the coaching staff of the New England Patriots, serving...

(STATS) - Former Charleston Southern offensive tackle Erik Austell has been selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Austell made the STATS FCS All-America second team as a senior, playing left tackle for the Big South...

(STATS) - There's been a surge of media exposure for James Madison University since its football team finished off an FCS national championship season on Saturday. In the coming months, alumni contributions and applications to the university are also certain to rise. For coach Mike Houston, the impact on recruiting is...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Peyton Manning and his Southeastern Conference nemesis, former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, will go into the College Football Hall of Fame together. The rest of the new Hall of Fame class of 13 players and coaches announced Monday includes Southern California Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, San...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has brought former San Francisco 49ers assistant Eric Wolford back to the Gamecocks coaching staff. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp announced the hire Monday. Wolford takes over for Shawn Elliott, who was South Carolina's offensive line coach before leaving last month to become Georgia State's head...