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Kelly adds 3 assistants, retains 4 on UCLA coaching staffLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA head coach Chip Kelly finalized his staff with the addition of three more assistants Tuesday, including quarterbacks coach Dana Bible.Kelly also retained four assistants from Jim Mora's 2017 coaching staff in Westwood.Kelly won't have an...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Urban Liar is a perfect symbol for college athleticsBy PAUL NEWBERRYIn less than a month, Urban Liar will be back on the job.Never mind the deceiving, the conniving, the covering up.Coach Liar (you might know him as Meyer, but let's stick to a more suitable moniker)...

Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam was found dead Monday night in a Boulder park less than two miles from Folsom Field, where he carved his name into the University of Colorado record books as one of the greatest players in the program's history. The Boulder County coroner's office was still...

AP Sports WriterGeorge Perles, longtime Michigan State coach, dies at 85By LARRY LAGEGeorge Perles, who coached Michigan State to a Rose Bowl victory in 1988 and was a key defensive assistant for the dominant Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 85.Perles played football at Michigan...

Virginia Tech loses 2 cornerbacks, including AlexanderBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Virginia Tech announced cornerback Adonis Alexander is no longer with the team and junior college transfer cornerback Jeremy Webb will miss the season with an Achilles tendon injury.Alexander posted on Twitter on Friday he had been ruled academically ineligible...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida defensive back John Huggins has been dismissed from the football program. A team spokesman declined to say what prompted the sophomore's dismissal. Huggins had missed all of preseason camp while dealing with what the Gators called a ''family issue.'' According to a police report released earlier this...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) The player who serves as the heart of Wisconsin's defense speaks with the authoritative voice of a general, and wears a scowl on his face on the field.Senior safety Michael Caputo fits the role of captain perfectly for the 23rd-ranked Badgers.''It's been a pleasure to...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten football season set to begin on Labor Day weekendBy ERIC OLSONThe Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned Wednesday there is no certainty games will be played.The Big Ten was the last of the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=MEAC great Leonard seeks Senior (Bowl) momentsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Darius Leonard has plenty of people to call upon for advice as he heads toward a potential NFL career.Former South Carolina State teammates Antonio Hamilton, Javon Hargrave, Temarrick Hemingway and Joe Thomas are all at the...

Auburn's Malzahn returns home to face old friend at ArkansasFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Like most football players who grew up in Arkansas, Gus Malzahn dreamed about wearing the cardinal helmet with the running Razorback on the side.As a star at Fort Smith Christian School, Malzahn walked on at Arkansas...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS review: Different take on Sam Houston?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It will be interesting to see what the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee thinks of the potential playoff field later this week.What the rest of us think doesn't matter.On Thursday, the selection committee will release...

Associated PressFormer Florida State lineman accused of striking girlfriendBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Former Florida State offensive lineman Jauan Williams, who is planning to transfer, is facing misdemeanor battery charges that he struck his then-girlfriend two years ago, allegations he vehemently denies.Williams, 23, was arrested Wednesday in...