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AP Sports WriterKansas rewards Beaty with contract extension, hefty raiseBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Two wins earned David Beaty at least two more years at Kansas.Earned him a hefty raise, too.The school rewarded the second-year coach for modest but tangible signs of progress Monday with a two-year contract...

AP Sports WriterNick Saban: Lane Kiffin leaving Alabama, going to FAUBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Lane Kiffin has a chance to help Alabama get to 15 wins this season. And then he's going to take over the reins of a program that has won 15 games in...

Kansas rewards Beaty with contract extension, hefty raiseLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has rewarded David Beaty with a two-year contract extension and a significant raise after he took the Jayhawks from a winless record in his first season to a pair of wins in Year 2.The extension keeps Beaty...

Former Oklahoma All-American DE Jimbo Elrod killed in crashCHANDLER, Okla. (AP) James ''Jimbo'' Elrod, an All-American defensive end who played on Oklahoma's 1974 and 1975 national championship teams, died in a car wreck Monday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. He was 62.The single-vehicle crash happened at about 3:45...

Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer to enter NFL draft as juniorSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer declared for the NFL draft Monday, giving up his senior season and opening up the Fighting Irish's starting job next year for Brandon Wimbush.Kizer put together a solid junior...

AP College Football WriterWho will be AP's college football Player of the Year?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Associated Press has been handing out a college football player of the year award since 1998. Five times the AP's award has gone to a player other than the Heisman Trophy winner, including...

AP Sports WriterAlabama in familiar spot with Atlanta trip, Kiffin leavingBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is in familiar territory and not just because of a quick return trip to Atlanta.For the third time in six seasons the top-ranked Crimson Tide head into the playoffs - or previously...

ATLANTA (AP) Louisville's Lamar Jackson added another trophy to his stellar season, claiming the Maxwell Award as the top player in college football. Jackson was honored during a ceremony Thursday night. The other finalists were Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Michigan all-around star Jabrill Peppers. The Cardinals quarterback already picked up...

ATLANTA (AP) Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen has claimed the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player in college football. The other finalists Thursday night were Myles Garrett of Texas A&M and Jabrill Peppers of Michigan. Allen became the first player from Alabama to win the Bednarik Award. He already...

ATLANTA (AP) Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson has won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman.Robinson is a key player on the nation's top-ranked team, which won the Southeastern Conference with a 13-0 record and will return to Atlanta to face Washington in the national semifinals on...

ATLANTA (AP) Utah sophomore Mitch Wishnowsky has captured the Ray Guy Award as the best punter in college football. Wishnowsky is among a wave of punters from Australia who have revolutionized the position in America. He was honored Thursday night, beating out Michael Dickson of Texas and Cameron Johnston of...

ATLANTA (AP) Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook has won the Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver in college football. Westbrook, a senior, picked up the trophy Thursday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He beat out Austin Carr of Northwestern and Zay Jones of East Carolina. Westbrook teamed with...