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AP Sports WriterNo 2-a-days means early start for Mississippi State practiceBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald isn't mourning the death of two-a-day practices, even if it means an earlier start to preseason practice.The Bulldogs opened camp Tuesday with several days left in July, which...

The Latest: Oregon's Herbert focused on conference titleLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on Pac-12 media day (all times local):3:15 p.m.Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert remembers watching as a boy as Jeremiah Masoli, Darron Thomas and Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota led the Ducks to conference titles.After deciding to return...

Associated PressNo. 21 Oklahoma State adjusts after key injuriesBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State’s offense has remained productive enough to win since losing its top receiver and starting quarterback to season-ending injuries.Dillon Stoner has stepped up at receiver since Tylan Wallace’s ACL injury a month ago. Backup...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 TCU focused on Big 12 play after loss to Ohio StateBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Within minutes after TCU's loss to Ohio State, coach Gary Patterson was asked what he would want people to say about that game should the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 sets Sept. 26 start for 10-game football scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 on Friday set Sept. 26 as the start of its 10-game, conference-only football schedule, joining the Southeastern Conference in pushing back its season by nearly a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Pac-12...

Baylor denies allegations of racism, cover-up in lawsuitAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University says a former athletic director's claims that the school used black football players as scapegoats to cover up a school-wide sexual assault scandal are bizarre and ''blatantly false.''The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the school responded in court...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A preseason quiz for FCS 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The arrival of conference media days this month marks the unofficial start to the college football season, so it's time to get in the FCS game.Sure, North Dakota State and James Madison have become the national powers,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A man arrested in connection with the theft of a copy of O.J. Simpson's Heisman Trophy more than 20 years ago from the University of Southern California pleaded not guilty Wednesday to receiving stolen property.Lewis Eugene Starks Jr., 56, of Apple Valley, was arrested Monday,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Michigan State shuts down Tulsa in 28-7 winBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Kenny Willekes recovered two fumbles, including one in the end zone for a touchdown, and No. 18 Michigan State manhandled Tulsa 28-7 on Friday night.Willekes, back on the field after breaking...

AP Sports WriterCactus Bowl could be finale for Kansas State's Bill SnyderBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Bill Snyder has coached Kansas State for 26 seasons, returning once from retirement to coach at the stadium that bears his name.Tuesday night's Cactus Bowl against UCLA could be his grand finale.Snyder has...

Five-star DT Jordan Burch signs with South CarolinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Highly regarded, five-star defensive tackle Jordan Burch has ended the suspense and signed with South Carolina.Burch, a 6-foot-5, 275 pound tackle from Columbia, had committed to the Gamecocks in December, but did not send in his letter of...

AP College Football WriterThe Gap: Superpowers hoard talent, leaving ND, others behindBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame coach Brian Kelly is clearly tired of the question: Do the Fighting Irish have something to prove as they again prepare to take on one of college football's elite teams in the College...