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AP College Football WriterWeek 2 Preview: Trevor Lawrence launches Heisman campaignBy RALPH D. RUSSOThis college football season is already so odd that it's unclear whether this is Week 1 or Week 2.Was Labor Day weekend Week 0, with a handful of games and no Power Five conferences involved?No matter...

AP College Football Writer'Clinical judgments' key in college football contact tracingBy RALPH D. RUSSOA planned scrimmage at Tennessee last weekend turned into a scaled-down practice when the Volunteers were without about 35 players due to COVID-19.Coach Jeremy Pruitt said seven or eight players were in isolation after being infected...

USC OL Alijah Vera-Tucker opts out to prepare for NFL draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker has opted out of the upcoming season to enter the NFL draft.Vera-Tucker started 13 games at left guard for the Trojans last season, making the All-Pac-12 first team. He...

AP Sports WriterWhy not us?: Ohio State's Day wants answers from Big TenBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day is pushing the Big Ten for answers about when the conference plans to play a football season.In a statement released by the school on Thursday, Day...

AP Sports WriterWhy not us?: Ohio State's Day wants answers from Big TenBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day is pushing the Big Ten for answers about when the conference plans to play a football season.In a statement released by the school on Thursday, Day...

Eligibility waiver denied for Syracuse OL Chris BleichSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The NCAA has denied a transfer waiver seeking immediate eligibility for Syracuse offensive lineman Chris Bleich.That means the former Florida lineman, a redshirt sophomore, won't be able to play this fall unless he wins an appeal.''To all the...

AP Sports WriterWhy not us?: Ohio State's Day wants answers from Big TenBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day is pushing the Big Ten for answers about when the conference plans to play a football season.In a statement released by the school on Thursday, Day...

Stanford LT Walker Little to opt out to prepare for draftSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford left tackle Walker Little will start preparing for the 2021 draft instead of playing a possible senior season.Little said Thursday that the uncertainty surrounding the season led to his decision to opt out. The...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Tar Heels open season against Orange in ACC matchupBy AARON BEARDNorth Carolina coach Mack Brown hasn't tried to dismiss the high expectations that are following his 18th-ranked Tar Heels entering Saturday's season-opening visit from Syracuse.The Tar Heels closed last season with three straight blowout wins,...

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...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Former FCS All-Americans Chinn, Trautman set for NFL debutsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There's a good sign why NFL teams traded up for Jeremy Chinn and Adam Trautman in the draft this spring:The first two FCS selections are intent on doing whatever their teams ask...

Texas Tech, Wells deal with more than usual opener concernsLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech coach Matt Wells admittedly has all of the normal ''first-week concerns'' he has every season going into an opening game.There is also that new variable that no coach can control, something the Red Raiders...