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AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina upperclassmen out to prove a pointBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Elliott Fry hasn't given up on a successful final season, even if most of what he's heard and read since last year has told him he should.The South Carolina senior kicker, who's 42 points...

AP Sports WriterSteve Spurrier returns 'home' as ambassador, consultantBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Just call him the Head Ball Consultant.Steve Spurrier, who already has a statue outside Florida's football stadium and recently had the field named after him, will now serve as ambassador and consultant for the school's...

AP College Football WriterEast Carolina wants everyone to know it hopes to join Big 12By ERIC OLSONEast Carolina's athletic department social media hashtag is ''ECUndaunted.''The Pirates, for sure, are undaunted when it comes to their approach to pursuing membership in the Big 12. You can throw in unabashed and...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinals on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play most of its semifinals on New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure...

AP Sports WriterMAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite campsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher is calling for some limits on when and where football satellite camps can be held.Steinbrecher suggested a 15-day window to hold the camps and a requirement that they take place...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinal on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play most of its semifinals on New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinal on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play its semifinals on most New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure they...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Playoff moves most future semis off Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff is moving the dates of future semifinals to ensure the games will be played either on a Saturday or a holiday.The changes will start with the 2018 season and come...

AP College Football WriterPick Six: Pivotal players who could help decide Big 12 titleBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs Charlie Strong has learned in two years as Texas coach, the Big 12 is not a conference for a team trying to find an offensive identity. In a league filled with fast-paced...

AP Sports WriterMAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite campsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck would love to be able to go toe to toe with Jim Harbaugh, bouncing around to all sorts of satellite camps in the offseason.''If we had the budget, I would...

NCAA recommends 1 live-contact football practice per weekBy The Associated PressThe NCAA football oversight committee recommended Division I football programs hold only one ''live-contact'' practice per week.The current guidelines, which are not enforceable rules, allow two live practices per week. The new guidelines announced Wednesday will take effect this...

Michigan State scholarship to honor SadlerEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State's athletic department is establishing a scholarship fund to honor Mike Sadler, the former Spartans punter who died in a car accident Saturday in Wisconsin.Sadler and Nebraska punter Sam Foltz died in a crash after attending a kicking...