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AP Sports WriterSyracuse QB Tommy DeVito - the Orange's new quiet manBy JOHN KEKISTommy DeVito’s first season as Syracuse’s starting quarterback didn’t exactly turn out the way he had hoped it would, and he’s more than ready to turn the page.Ranked No. 22 in the AP preseason poll and...

AP Sports WriterHokies AD: More than half of football team contracted virusBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock painted a stark picture Tuesday of what the Hokies went through during the football season amid the coronavirus pandemic.''Well over half of our team, maybe three-fourths, contacted COVID since...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: SEC moves raise question: Is season even worth it?By PAUL NEWBERRYIf college football somehow makes it to the field, all we'll get is a shell of a season.Fewer games. Conference bubbles. A limited number of fans in the stadiums - or maybe none at all.Is it...

Tar Heels add LSU grad transfer Brandon Harris to rosterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina says it has added quarterback Brandon Harris as a graduate transfer from LSU.UNC officials announced Friday that Harris signed his scholarship paperwork and is expected to join the Tar Heels this summer after...

Robert Morris signs transfer QB(STATS) - Robert Morris coach John Banaszak announced the signing of former San Diego State quarterback Jimmy Walker on Tuesday.Walker, a 22-year-old native of Redlands, California, has two seasons of eligibility remaining, having redshirted as a walk-on with the Aztecs last year after playing two...

Wake Forest suspends defensive lineman Paris Black 3-gamesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says defensive lineman Paris Black has been suspended three games for violating undisclosed team rules.Coach Dave Clawson announced the suspension Friday.Black will be eligible to play when the Demon Deacons visit Appalachian State on Sept. 23.Black...

AP Sports WriterStidham, Auburn aiming for repeat SEC West title - and moreBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The big question facing Auburn is no longer whether the Tigers can beat rivals Georgia and Alabama.They answered that emphatically last November, wresting the Southeastern Conference Western Division title from the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Kupp, Jerome lead FCS mark at Senior BowlBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It says a lot about Cooper Kupp that a fellow wide receiver - in fact, the nation's leading pass catcher - said he learned a lot from watching the FCS legend perform at the Senior...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform Week 3 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall doesn't slow the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 3 games ending on Sept. 19:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKAbilene Christian...

AP Sports WriterTurpin dismissed from TCU team after 2nd charge surfacesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin was dismissed from the team Tuesday after a second charge surfaced against him following his weekend arrest on an assault charge for an alleged altercation with...

Associated PressFlorida State gets extra motivation from Jackson, LouisvilleBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) If a disappointing start isn't a big enough chip on Florida State's shoulder, the Seminoles can draw some additional incentive from their opponent Saturday.The Louisville Cardinals.Yes, the Cardinals who dealt the Seminoles one of their...

Longtime Tennessee broadcaster John Ward dies at 88KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88.Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletic officials confirmed Ward's death.Ward became Tennessee's radio...