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Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis ‘excellent’ after his surgeryTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama’s team surgeon said Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis was “excellent” after the quarterback underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip, although there is no timeline for Tagovailoa’s recovery.Dr. Lyle Cain said Tagovailoa is expected to recover fully after Monday’s surgery...

Former Texas football standout and Olympian Jones dies at 60AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former University of Texas wide receiver and track standout Johnny ''Lam'' Jones, who won an Olympic relay gold medal in 1976, has died after a long bout with cancer, the school announced Friday. He was 60.Jones...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

Hurts, Alabama players top coaches preseason All-SEC teamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alabama placed a league-high 15 players on the coaches preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams, including quarterback Jalen Hurts.The SEC released the teams on Wednesday with all 14 members represented.Alabama had four players on the first-team offense and four on...

AP Sports WriterIowa State end zone project set to start in 2019By LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says construction on its new football performance center is expected to start next spring.The complex, which the Iowa Board of Regents approved in April, will include an academic and nutrition...

AP Sports WriterTexas Tech's Air Raid to test McNeill's Oklahoma defenseBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) So far, so good for Ruffin McNeill.Oklahoma's interim defensive coordinator has looked like a savior the past two weeks while helping a once-struggling unit find its groove. After the Sooners gave up 493...

AP Sports WriterFlorida, McElwain agree to part ways after 3rd straight lossBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and coach Jim McElwain have agreed to part ways a day after a third consecutive loss and nearly a week after he said his players and their families had received death...

AP Sports WriterVandy coach still mum on his starting QB vs No. 3 GeorgiaBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Derek Mason has heard the question about this starting quarterback for a month, and the Vanderbilt coach still isn't talking - at least not publicly.Everyone will apparently have to...

AP Sports WriterPitt Preview: Panthers looking to take the next stepBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Pat Narduzzi considers himself a bit of a sloganeer. The Pitt football coach adopted ''Earn The Jersey'' during his first season in 2015. Last fall the Panthers rallied around ''The Pursuit.''This time around, Narduzzi...

Tennessee adds Brumbaugh, Felton to coaching staffKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt continued revamping his staff by hiring Jimmy Brumbaugh as co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach and Shelton Felton as outside linebackers coach.Brumbaugh spent the last two seasons as Colorado's defensive line coach. He also has coached at...

AP Sports WriterACC teams, players tossed in state of flux by Irma's wrathBy HANK KURZ Jr.The Atlantic Coast Conference has been tossed into a state of flux by Hurricane Irma.Games have been postponed, practices suspended and players throughout the conference have been left wondering about their families' welfare as...

Charges dismissed against Tennessee lineman Darel MiddletonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton no longer faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication for an incident with his girlfriend in February.Middleton faced a date in Knox County General Sessions Court in August, but the misdemeanor charges have...