CFB

AP Sports WriterEscape artist Thomas keeps Georgia Tech's ACC hopes aliveBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech is entering back-to-back games against ACC Coastal Division co-leaders North Carolina and Virginia Tech with a chance to still contend in the race.For that, much credit goes to Justin Thomas, the escape...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Amid abuses, college sports sometimes gets it rightBy PAUL NEWBERRYTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Deshaun Watson wanted to be first.We're not talking about anything he's done on the football field.The Clemson quarterback may be going for a national championship Monday night, but he's already scored one of...

Morgan State to host five, face Rutgers(STATS) - Morgan State will play five home games and make a trip to Big Ten member Rutgers as part of an 11-game 2017 schedule that was announced Tuesday.Last year, the Bears finished 3-8 overall and 3-5 in the MEAC under interim coach...

AP College Football WriterArmy's Jackson remembered for life of 'promise and purpose'By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Ten bus-loads of Army cadets attended funeral services Monday for teammate and classmate Brandon Jackson, the sophomore cornerback remembered for his uplifting smile, quiet confidence and for a life filled with...

Fresno State, USC agree to 3-game football seriesFRESNO, Calif. (AP) Fresno State and Southern California have agreed to a three-game football series, all in Los Angeles at the Coliseum.Fresno State said Friday that it will play at USC on Aug. 31; Sept. 17, 2022; and Aug. 30, 2025.The...

Father of Texas Tech QB arrested for public intoxicationFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Police say the father of Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested on a charge of public intoxication during the Red Raiders' game at TCU over the weekend.Officer Tamara Valle of the Fort Worth Police Department...

Police: Ex-Clemson QB Boyd charged with shoving club bouncerGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd has been arrested after authorities say he pushed a bouncer who told him he couldn't enter a crowded bar in Greenville.Greenville Police said in a news release that Boyd turned himself in...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jerrod Heard had committed to Texas but wasn't signed yet in late 2013 when Mack Brown was fired as the Longhorns head coach.So Heard cast his name about, taking a look at other Big 12 schools who might want a two-time state-championship winning quarterback with...

Virginia to open 2020 season against Georgia in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) Virginia and Georgia will open the 2020 season in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The matchup in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will be played on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.Georgia leads the all-time series with Virginia 9-7-3, including a split...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Chris Bonner threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, Cameron McDondle ran for 113 yards and Colorado State-Pueblo relied on its stingy defense to beat Minnesota State 13-0 on Saturday for its first Division II national championship.Paul Browning had five catches for 84 yards...

Associated PressComing home the hard part for Cal after Australia tripBy GIDEON RUBINBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) The 7,500 mile trip, 17-hour time difference, and all the hoopla surrounding the first college football game played in Australia in three decades was easy.The hard part for the Cal Bears was coming...

Chancellor apologizes for delayed reaction to domestic abuseBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The chancellor of the University of Colorado is apologizing for the university's failure to act quickly enough when it learned of domestic abuse allegations against assistant coach Joseph Tumpkin.Chancellor Philip DiStefano issued a statement Friday saying he, athletic...