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AP Sports WriterNo. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton BowlBy PAT GRAHAMPreparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights.For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the...

AP Sports WriterAP Exclusive: Power Five spend big on lobbying CongressBy BEN NUCKOLSThe Power Five conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated effort to influence Congress on legislation affecting...

AP Sports WriterBeamer off to bumpy start as South Carolina's football coachBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Shane Beamer can't look at his phone these days without worrying if it's bad news.Player transfers, de-commitment by recruits and offensive assistants Beamer hired opting to leave for a...

Associated PressJoe Paterno's son elected to Penn State's board of trusteesBy KRISTEN DE GROOTA son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and staunch defender of his father's legacy has been elected to the university's board of trustees.Jay Paterno received the most votes in the alumni elections for...

(STATS) - The hiring of former Virginia and Richmond coach Mike London at Howard on Monday continued the recent flurry of coaching changes in the FCS. Fifteen schools have made a change since the end of the regular season, and only one remains without a coach as Indiana State is...

QB Bentley doesn't start for South Carolina with knee injuryCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley didn't start against Missouri because of a knee injury sustained at Kentucky last weekend.With Bentley on the sideline, backup Michael Scarnecchia made his first college start.Bentley left the Kentucky game in...

South Alabama fires football coach Steve CampbellMOBILE, Ala. (AP) South Alabama has fired football coach Steve Campbell a day after a shutout loss to rival Troy.Jaguars athletic director Joel Erdmann announced the decision on Sunday.''I met with Coach Campbell this morning and informed him that we will be...

The Latest: Report says UM used inadequate cooling devicesTOWSON, Md. (AP) The Latest on investigation of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair (all times local):6:05 p.m.The findings of an independent investigation into the death of Maryland football player Jordan McNair were released Friday and the report stated...

Associated PressGeorgia Tech exploring options to replace leading rusherBy ANDY BUHLERATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's triple-option offense has a group of fresh faces in the backfield.After the school dismissed leading running back Dedrick Mills last week for violation of unidentified athletic department rules, and has little game experience behind...

Hawaii Bowl returns to Christmas Eve for 2019HONOLULU (AP) The Hawaii Bowl will be back on Christmas Eve this year after being played on Dec. 22 last season, only the fourth time in the game's history that it had not been held on Dec. 24.The game will feature...

Associated PressTaylor and Deal carry No. 23 Wisconsin past Illinois 49-20By JIM HOEHNMADISON, Wis. (AP) Jonathan Taylor rushed for 159 yards and Taiwan Deal ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Wisconsin took advantage of five first-half turnovers to rout Illinois 49-20 on Saturday.Wisconsin (5-2,...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Miles tries to put a hopeful spin on first-game flopBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles is back in damage-control mode while he tries to fix LSU's offense.The embattled 12th-year coach can only hope he gets the Tigers' problems straightened out soon. His team...