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AP College Football WriterSEC hired Deloitte to review its football officiatingBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Southeastern Conference hired international accounting firm Deloitte to conduct a review of its football officiating, reacting in part to what Commissioner Greg Sankey called the intense, often opinionated view of referees by the public and...

Alcorn's Simmons, Grambling's Christmas top All-SWAC picksBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alcorn State running back P.J. Simmons and Grambling State linebacker De'Arius Christmas are the favorites to win Southwestern Athletic Conference player of the year honors.The two highlighted the SWAC's preseason all-conference teams which were released at media day on...

AP Sports WriterTeam effort makes No. 16 Memphis productive on kick returnsBy TERESA M. WALKERTony Pollard set the standard on kickoff returns during his career at Memphis.He turned kickoffs into scoring threats and Pollard scored seven touchdowns in three seasons on kickoffs. Now that Pollard has moved on to...

Bethune-Cookman, Nebraska to play Oct. 27(STATS) - Bethune-Cookman has added a 12th game against Nebraska on Oct. 27, the MEAC university announced Thursday.Nebraska sought to a complete a 12-game schedule after having its season opener against Akron on Sept. 1 canceled by severe weather. To accommodate Nebraska, the NCAA...

AP College Football WriterHoping for clarity, NCAA adjusts transfer waiver guidelinesBy RALPH D. RUSSOFollowing fresh concerns about the handling of athletes switching schools, the NCAA approved several adjustments Wednesday to the guidelines used to determine when waivers can be granted to transfers seeking immediate eligibility to play.The adjustments approved...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Georgia can handle adversity but wants to start fasterBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Georgia's Kirby Smart has the typical coach's reaction to his team's recent second-half surges.''It says we need to start better,'' Smart said Saturday night after the third-ranked Bulldogs scored the final...

AP Sports WriterMaryland faces uncertainty at QB against No. 21 MichiganBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The quarterback carousel at Maryland keeps churning round and round, and again this week there is uncertainty about who will be on board when it stops.Former third-stringer Max Bortenschlager is recovering from...

QB Quentin Dormady transfers from Tennessee to HoustonHOUSTON (AP) Former Tennessee quarterback Quentin Dormady has transferred to Houston, where he will be eligible to play this seasonDormady played in 16 games and made five starts in three seasons with the Volunteers. He began last season as Tennessee's starting...

Washington State coach Mike Leach gets one-year extensionPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State and coach Mike Leach have agreed on a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2023 season.The school said Wednesday that Leach will be paid $3.75 million in 2019, and $4 million per year the following...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Big 12 teams post top 3 passing totals of weekBy ERIC OLSONBig 12 teams posted the top three passing totals of the weekend in the Football Bowl Subdivision, highlighted by Spencer Rattler's sensational debut and Sam Ehlinger's career night.Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 FCS vs. FBS: Big SkyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Who's next?The Big Sky is known to have a hand in the success when FCS teams count up the wins over the larger FBS programs. Idaho State provided one of the nine overall upsets last year by...