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LOS ANGELES (AP) When Gary Andersen left Big Ten powerhouse Wisconsin for Oregon State and the Pac-12 last December, the veteran coach made a move that would have been unthinkable - or at least a bit illogical - just a few seasons ago.Andersen knew exactly where he was...

AP College Football WriterHeupel takes over talented UCF team with great expectationsBy RALPH D. RUSSOJosh Heupel has either the most difficult job of any head coach in the country taking over a new team or the easiest. Maybe it's both.Hired to replace Scott Frost at Central Florida, Heupel takes...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=NCAA: Playoffs up to FCS membersBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA's board of governors punted on the decision to conduct postseason events such as the FCS playoffs this fall, instead telling the schools and conferences on Wednesday to make the call.The governing body set...

AP Sports WriterAir Force coming off big win, confident facing Boise StateBy TIM BOOTHBOISE, Idaho (AP) In the aftermath of arguably its biggest victory in at least five years, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond III was immediately ready for the next challenge.Beating Power Five team Colorado on the...

Tennessee State QB indicted on rape, sexual battery chargesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery.The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4.The...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

AP Sports WriterClemson's dominance provides lift for struggling ACCBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson is once again sitting atop the Atlantic Coast Conference - and the third-ranked Tigers are putting the struggling league on their back and bringing the ACC along for the championship ride.The ACC hasn't had...

AP Sports Writer100 years later, Harvard's Rose Bowl win still surprisesBy JIMMY GOLENCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Potential Harvard football players can expect to be sold on the school's elite academics and a history that includes eight U.S. presidents, more than 150 Nobel laureates and too many CEOs to count.What...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has given Butch Jones a $500,000 raise that will increase his annual pay to $4.1 million.The school announced the raise Monday. Jones' contract continues to run through the 2020 season.Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement, ''We have the right leader to...

Tennessee OL McBride giving up football for health reasonsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Melvin McBride is giving up football for medical reasons.Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday that a ''personal medical condition'' was discovered during McBride's physical after the offensive lineman arrived on campus. Pruitt didn't...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh-led Michigan making transition to no-huddle spreadBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh has handed the keys to Michigan's new-look offense to Josh Gattis , who is implementing a no-huddle, spread scheme.How different is it?''It's night and day,'' quarterback Shea Patterson said Saturday after the...

Ex-Florida QB Harris planning transfer to Tennessee StateNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Florida quarterback Treon Harris plans to transfer to Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee State.Tennessee State athletic department spokesman Jose Garcia said Friday via email that ''I can inform of his intention to enroll at Tennessee State, but...