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Oregon State dismisses player after racist chat surfacesCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State has dismissed a tight end after a recording surfaced of the player making racist and bigoted comments some three years ago.Upon learning of the comments made by redshirt freshman Rocco Carley, Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith...

AP Sports WriterIowa State seeking progress on offense with No. 19 Iowa nextBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State entered this season with more hype than ever before and then almost lost to Northern Iowa in the opener.The Cyclones know they will need to be much better to...

Furman has FBS opponents through 2025(STATS) - Furman announced the addition of South Carolina to its 2023 schedule on Thursday, which gives the Paladins an FBS opponent in each season through 2025.The matchup at South Carolina on Sept. 9, 2023 will be the 50th between the two programs and...

Clemson trustees approve $775,000 in new football salariesCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's board of trustees has approved staff raises for seven returning football assistant coaches.Defensive coordinator Brent Venables earned a raise of $275,000, bringing his salary to $1.7 million next season. Venables' deal was extended a year through 2020....

AP Sports WriterVirginia QB Benkert healthy again, ready to start the seasonBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert says he's not the same player he was a year ago.That player was heavier, injured and admittedly too quick to abandon the pocket. Benkert is now healthy,...

Wake adds Villanova to 2020 schedule in series of changesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added Villanova to its 2020 schedule while its game with Tulane that season has been pushed back to 2027.Wake Forest officials announced a series of schedule changes Wednesday.The Demon Deacons were scheduled to...

Associated Press2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rapeBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her this month.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen...

AP Sport WriterVols' Fulmer says he's comfortable, confident in AD roleBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer says his new position didn't require much in the way of on-the-job training.Fulmer was hired in December to salvage a football coaching search that had gone awry. Fulmer,...

RB Karan Higdon carrying a new load for No. 19 MichiganANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Karan Higdon has been delivering the goods for a long time.The junior running back posted career highs in carries (25), rushing yardage (200) and touchdowns (three) as No. 19 Michigan beat Indiana 27-20 in...

AP Sports WriterCoastal coaster: No. 20 Virginia visits struggling MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division has seven teams, and there's been a different champion in each of the last six seasons.Virginia is the outlier.It might be the Cavaliers' turn.The 20th-ranked Cavaliers (4-1,...

AP Sports WriterBuckeyes' Sermon breaks out ahead of national title gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) During the first four games of Ohio State's pandemic-shortened season, transfer running back Trey Sermon was easy to overlook on a team full of big names and future NFL draft picks.Nobody is overlooking...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson playing under sunny sky with Florence loomingBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters for the only major conference football game being played Saturday in the Carolinas and Virginia while...