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AP Sports WriterDuke's Jones sparks North to 34-24 Senior Bowl winBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Daniel Jones got his bad Senior Bowl moments out of the way long before kickoff.The Duke quarterback threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score in the third quarter to lead the...

Georgia State quarterback cleared to play, no virus issuesATLANTA (AP) After initially being ruled out for the season with a coronavirus-related heart condition, Georgia State freshman quarterback Mikele Colasurdo has been cleared to play.The school announced Thursday that follow-up cardiac evaluations showed Colasurdo does not suffer from Myocarditis...

No. 18 Broncos seek more Las Vegas Bowl success vs. HuskiesBy The Associated PressLas Vegas Bowl: No. 18 Boise State (12-1 Mountain West) vs. Washington (7-5 Pac-12), Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)Line: Washington by 3 1/2.Series Record: Tied 2-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEWashington's Chris Petersen will end his six-year coaching...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=10 QB competitions to watch in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - If and when preseason camps open across FCS college football in the next month, the most-watched position battles will be behind center.Quarterback, of course, is considered the most important position in the sport,...

Dick Tomey, former Arizona head football coach, dies at 80TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dick Tomey, the winningest football coach in University of Arizona history, has died of cancer. He was 80.Tomey's family and the university said he died Friday night in Tucson. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) New Purdue coach Jeff Brohm says five football players have enrolled in school for the spring semester and will be eligible for spring practices. Defensive end Kai Higgins, cornerback T.J. Jallow and offensive lineman Ethan Smart are all junior-college transfers. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Jallow and 6-6,...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: 'Noles, Spartans more than spoilersBy RALPH D. RUSSOIt is way too early in the season to relegate Florida State and Michigan State to the role of spoilers.The Seminoles and Spartans go into rivalry games this Saturday against No. 13 Miami and No. 7...

Teams not playing in '20 will not be ranked in coaches' pollTYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) The coronavirus pandemic that has altered the upcoming college football season will also change the way the weekly coaches' poll published by USA Today is conducted.The preseason coaches' poll released Aug. 6 included...

High-scoring UCF squares off vs Marshall in Gasparilla BowlBy The Associated PressGasparilla Bowl: Central Florida (9-3, 6-2 American) vs. Marshall (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA), Monday at 2:30 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: UCF by 17 1/2.Series record: UCF 8-3.WHAT'S AT STAKEConcerns about a letdown may be tempered with UCF playing about...

Associated PressUtah survives late rally, edges Oregon State 30-24By JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Ty Jordan ran for a career-high 167 yards and a touchdown to help Utah survive a late rally and beat Oregon State 30-24 for its first win of the season.The Utes (1-2, 1-2 Pac-12)...

AP College Football WriterFrost, Smart, Swinney voted AP coach of year finalistsBy RALPH D. RUSSOUCF's Scott Frost, Georgia's Kirby Smart and Clemson's Dabo Swinney are the finalists for The Associated Press Coach of the Year award.The winner will be announced Monday.Frost led the Knights to an unbeaten regular season...

AP Sports WriterOff target: UNC QB Elliott trying to solve accuracy issuesBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Nathan Elliott hasn't had the accurate start North Carolina needs from its starting quarterback.The junior has been frequently off target, prone to mistakes and unable to get the Tar Heels' offense...