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AP College Football WriterAP source: Arizona hires Pats assistant Fisch as head coachBy RALPH D. RUSSOArizona is hiring New England Patriots assistant Jedd Fisch as its head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Fisch is filling the vacancy created when Arizona fired...

South Florida football player dies after being hit by trainDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) A star high school football player in South Florida who had signed with Georgia Tech was killed Monday after he was hit by a freight train.Bryce Gowdy, 17, died at a hospital after he was...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 LSU and Miss. St. clash in test of new faces, systemsBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) No. 6 LSU begins its national title defense with a game featuring numerous new faces on both sidelines.The Tigers have Myles Brennan taking over at quarterback for Heisman...

Aranda optimistic Baylor will play Big 12 opener vs KansasWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Dave Aranda expressed optimism Monday that his team will be able to play its Big 12 opener against Kansas on Saturday after having to call off a game last weekend because of positive COVID-19...

AP Sports WriterSeveral SEC running backs making their presence feltBy GARY B. GRAVESPower football is alive and well in the Southeastern Conference with several backs putting up impressive numbers running through and around defenders.Kentucky's Benny Snell Jr. is one of four SEC backs ranked in the top 20 in...

DALLAS (AP) - Illinois needed to win its last two games to become bowl eligible, then had to wait another week before finding out if there would be more football.Louisiana Tech knew after winning six of seven at the end of the regular season that it was going to...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's Jones feeling heat going into opener vs Ga TechBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Butch Jones is feeling the heat on Rocky Top.Heading into his fifth season as Tennessee's coach, Jones desperately needs a breakout performance to show he's got the Volunteers on the right track.A loss...

Kansas hires Air Force assistant Wallace for special teamsLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has hired Jonathan Wallace to coach special teams and running backs, completing an overhaul of Les Miles' staff as the Jayhawks head into Year 2 of the former national championship-winning coach's regime.Miles announced the hiring in...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New Missouri State coach Dave Steckel has hired four assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley.Steckel was hired Sunday to his first head coaching job after 14 years under Missouri's Gary Pinkel. He also added former Missouri player Kenji Jackson...

AP Sports WriterTrask, Pitts help No. 3 Florida top South Carolina 38-24By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 3 Florida was nearly flawless on offense in its season opener, a 51-point, 642-yard barrage that set a school record. Two turnovers a week later made the Gators look vulnerable.Kyle Trask...

The Latest: Ole Miss coach quizzed more on off-field issuesHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:20 a.m.Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze wanted to talk about football on Thursday at SEC media days.Instead, he spent much of his time at the podium taking questions about...

The VIRGINIA TECH and the FLORIDA ST will both be gunning for a victory on 9/3/2018 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. VIRGINIA TECH vs FLORIDA ST When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, September 3, 2018 Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 219 VIRGINIA TECH -7.5 (-110) 56.5 (-110) 250 -330 220 FLORIDA ST TV: 8:00 PM LINE: -7.5 PREDICTION: FLORIDA ST , VIRGINIA...