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AP Sports WriterPruitt's challenge: Instill winning mindset into VolsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jeremy Pruitt's dad says his son suffers from the ''coaching disease.'' It's a 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a year bug.Tennessee's first-year football coach is good at what he does, and he is used to winning. The Volunteers haven't...

AP Sports WriterSpartans could be a force in rugged Big Ten raceBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It's a familiar story at Michigan State: The Spartans are talented, tenacious - and a bit under the radar in the Big Ten.After a 10-win season in 2017, coach Mark Dantonio's...

New Texas AD Del Conte to get 7-year contractAUSTIN, Texas (AP) New Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte will have a seven-year contract starting at $1.3 million per year, according to contract details released Thursday.The University of Texas System Board of Regents is scheduled to approve Del Conte's...

AP Sports WriterMichigan roster finally released via Harbaugh's TwitterBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The Michigan football roster has finally been revealed to the public.Coach Jim Harbaugh announced it via his Twitter account early Wednesday. The roster drew interest mostly because the school waited so long before releasing...

ECU hires Prunty as defensive line coach after Adams' exitGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) East Carolina has hired Robert Prunty as defensive line coach.Prunty had spent the past four years at Cincinnati, where he served as associate head coach, defensive ends coach and co-defensive coordinator at various points.He had also...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

AP Sports WriterTennessee likely to play several freshmen in season openerBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt hopes a theory his father has about the perils of playing freshmen doesn't apply to all situations.''My dad's always had a saying, for every freshman you play is a...

Tennessee OL Locklear undergoes surgery for meniscus tearKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee reserve offensive lineman Riley Locklear has undergone surgery for a meniscus tear.The injury occurred Saturday during Tennessee's 38-12 loss at No. 2 Georgia. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday during the Southeastern Conference coaches' teleconference that Locklear...

Associated PressUSC to start new QB against feisty Arizona StateBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) The recent history between Arizona State and Southern California has been light on competitive games, with only one of the past seven games decided by fewer than 21 points.That could change when the Sun...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Who's calling the plays for the Texas Longhorns this season? It may take a lawsuit by Oklahoma State against Texas assistant coach Joe Wickline to find out. Wickline's former employer has sued him in Payne County, Oklahoma, seeking nearly $600,000 it says he owes the school....

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Arizona State and Duke have a lot of unfinished business - and a lot of similarities - heading into the 81st Sun Bowl.The Blue Devils (9-3) are playing in a bowl for the third consecutive season, but they're still looking for their first postseason...

Division III football player faces murder chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A football player at Division III Maryville (Tennessee) College faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.Knox County Sheriff's Office officials announced Wednesday that William Riley Gaul, a freshman wide receiver, was arrested late...