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Louisville quarterback to have season-ending toe surgeryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville says redshirt junior quarterback Jawon Pass will miss the rest of this season after having surgery for an injured right toe that has sidelined him the past four games.Pass started the Cardinals' first two contests and was injured...

AP Sports WriterBack-to-back Heisman? Jackson looks even better this yearBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Lamar Jackson has looked even better than last year, when his performance was good enough to make him the youngest player to ever win the Heisman Trophy.This year, the junior quarterback has posted...

AP Sports WriterWith Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC titleBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The stage is set for a marquee Top 25 showdown in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game this weekend.Everyone watching will be eager to see if Notre Dame can upend Clemson again now...

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach apologizes for tweetJACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized on social media for posting a tweet that drew criticism from Bulldogs players and an assistant professor at the school before it was deleted.The outspoken coach on Wednesday night tweeted...

Mullen gets what he asked for, sort of, after breaking markGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Steve Spurrier gave Florida coach Dan Mullen a small gift Monday, two days after the third-ranked Gators broke one of the Head Ball Coach's offensive records.Spurrier delivered a bottle of wine to Mullen in the...

AP College Football WriterWeek 1 Preview: Pac-12 statement; transfer QBs; USC's startBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe first full slate of the college football season brings with it another referendum game for the Pac-12, highlighting a schedule light on marquee matchups.No. 11 Oregon against No. 16 Auburn in Arlington, Texas, on...

AP Sports WriterEarly period makes for calm national signing day around ACCBy JOEDY McCREARYSigning day was a lot less frantic than usual around the Atlantic Coast Conference.Schools mostly topped off their recruiting classes Wednesday, roughly two months after most programs took care of refilling their rosters during the inaugural...

Criminal homicide charge against ex-Indiana player dismissedMARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A criminal homicide charge against former Indiana football player Camion Patrick has been dismissed.Blount County (Tennessee) General Sessions Judge William Brewer dismissed the charge Tuesday after a preliminary hearing.Patrick, 23, was one of four men facing criminal homicide charges...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new lookBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse University's Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands.Pete Sala remembers when the Dome was just an idea on paper.It was...

Grad transfer Collin Hill to start as South Carolina QBCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Graduate transfer Collin Hill will start at quarterback for South Carolina when it opens against No. 15 Tennessee on Sept. 26.Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp announced the decision Thursday. Hill arrived at South Carolina from Colorado State...

AP Sports WriterReport: Maryland football not 'toxic,' but has problemsBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) An external investigation of the Maryland football program under coach DJ Durkin has determined that the team ''did not have a toxic culture,'' but was problematic enough to where players feared speaking out.The...

No. 2 Clemson forges ahead, playing game with storm loomingBy The Associated PressSecond-ranked Clemson is the only major conference school in the Carolinas and Virginia that will play its scheduled football game this weekend as Hurricane Florence looms.Several schools across the three states canceled, re-scheduled or relocated games ahead...