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No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama only have one loss between them this season. So asking opposing coaches how to beat the Tigers and Crimson Tide is a difficult question.There are two things everyone can agree upon about the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night in...

The plan was for a Clemson coming out party.The Tigers had finished strong in 2007 and entered the 2008 season with a Top 10 ranking. It seemed like the perfect time for the Tigers to take on a marquee Southeastern Conference opponent at an NFL stadium in a nationally...

ESPN will broadcast 14 alternate productions of the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night.It will be the second year ESPN will use its so-called Megacast.The main broadcast for No. 1 Clemson against No. 2 Alabama will be on ESPN. ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic,...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Larry Coker, who built the Texas-San Antonio football program from scratch in 2009, stepped down Tuesday after five seasons.The 67-year-old Coker had a 26-32 record at UTSA, including 3-9 this past season.Coker was considered a major hire for the fledgling program. He won a national...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Purdue quarterback Austin Appleby is transferring to Florida.A fourth-year junior who graduated last month, Appleby announced his intentions on his Twitter page Monday. He would be eligible to play for the Gators next season under the NCAA's graduate-transfer rule.''It is now time for me to...

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he is ''very optimistic'' All-American Shaq Lawson will play in the national title game against Alabama after the defensive end missed most of the Tigers' semifinal victory with a knee injury.Lawson leads the Tigers (14-0) with 10 1/2 sacks and is tops in the...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) New Georgia coach Kirby Smart has hired James Coley as wide receivers coach, Dell McGee as running backs coach and Marshall Malchow as recruiting director.Coley was Miami's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the last three years. McGee was Georgia Southern's running backs coach the last...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's offensive line has conquered challenges all season. Its final one - and perhaps biggest - will come in the national championship game against Alabama's dominating defense.''We've always been a question mark around here,'' Tigers center Jay Guillermo said.There certainly will be more questions about...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise, who led the Fighting Irish in rushing with 1,032 yards this season, has announced he will skip his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.Prosise made the announcement Saturday with a message posted on Instagram and...

(STATS) - There's an odd factor with North Dakota State's attempt to become the first team in NCAA history to capture five straight national championships.As NDSU gets sets to face Jacksonville State in the FCS title game Jan. 9 in Frisco, Texas, it's the Gamecocks - not the reigning...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Stanford left tackle Kyle Murphy thinks the bowl performances of two Big Ten teams demonstrated what's still wrong with the College Football Playoff.Television ratings were down for the playoff semifinals Thursday, but Murphy was clearly among those watching as Michigan State was dismantled by Alabama....

We're down to two.And, boy, they both look impressive.Top-ranked Clemson and No. 2 Alabama will face off in the desert for the national championship after dominating wins in the College Football Playoff semifinals Thursday. The Tigers romped in the second half for a 37-17 win over No. 4 Oklahoma...