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AP Sports WriterTennessee seeking breakthrough season from QB GuarantanoBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee needs a breakthrough season from Jarrett Guarantano as the Volunteers attempt to bounce back from two straight last-place finishes in a division loaded with experienced quarterbacks.Guarantano took a step forward this spring while showing...

Associated PressAudit finds mismanagement in Washington State athleticsBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) An internal audit has found extensive mismanagement within the budget-challenged Washington State athletic department, including the possible inflation of home football attendance figures and the improper distribution of free tickets to football games.''The environment within...

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in the Big Ten? It has a certain ring to it, like the glory days when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes battled for control of the league.That day is coming.The 51-year-old Harbaugh, a star quarterback for the Wolverines in the mid-1980s, has signed a...

AP Sports WriterClemson RB Etienne, LB Simmons lead AP All-ACC teamsBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Third-ranked Clemson once again dominated the Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams and individual awards released Tuesday.The five-time ACC champions swept the top offensive and defensive player of the year awards and placed...

Vols open practice looking to CFL for tips to handle seasonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Butch Jones and the Tennessee Volunteers are looking North of the border to help them prepare for a rough stretch of three games in 13 days.Tennessee opens Sept. 4 against Georgia Tech at the new...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was cleared of the accusations he faced at a student code of conduct hearing involving an alleged sexual assault two years ago, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday.Former Florida Supreme Court judge Major Harding wrote in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky, NDSU-SDSU highlight FCS Week 10By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The deep Big Sky race took greater shape on Saturday, but the number of contenders could really decrease next Saturday as part of the Week 10 schedule in the FCS.There are big matchups with Eastern Washington...

Austin Peay to play at Georgia in 2025(STATS) - Austin Peay is headed back "Between the Hedges."The Ohio Valley Conference university announced a Sept. 6, 2025 game at Georgia on Thursday.The Governors lost 45-0 in Athens to open the 2018 season.The 2025 game against Georgia precedes Austin Peay's Sept....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Savannah State banned, but APRs improve at HBCUsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Savannah State is ineligible for the 2017 postseason under NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate penalties announced Wednesday, but the overall picture for both the FCS level and its historically black colleges and universities was...

AP Sports WriterFlorida enjoying defensive turnaround after early lossBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) CeCe Jefferson's eyes filled with tears as he tried to explain what it felt like to watch Kentucky beat Florida for the first time in more than three decades last month.The Gators defensive end who...

Associated PressDarnold keeps No. 12 USC on streak toward major bowl berthBy DAN GREENSPANPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Sam Darnold was using his laptop at the team hotel to watch the game that would determine whether Southern California's Pac-12 title hopes were still alive when he heard cheers indicating that...

AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota State and James Madison back in FCS title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) North Dakota State and James Madison are both finishing up their first season with new head coaches. The Bison even have a freshman quarterback.Yet here they both are again. The teams...