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AP Sports WriterOle Miss begins spring practice, deals with 1-year bowl banBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze swiveled around in a chair behind his desk a couple weeks ago, getting together a small stack of papers before diving into some formations, personnel and strategy.''I'm going...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Baker Mayfield won't miss games after arrestBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield won't miss any game time after his arrest in February.The school will require Mayfield, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, to do 35 hours of community service and participate in an alcohol education...

Brief melee along Syracuse sideline with Boston CollegeBy The Associated PressA brief fight broke out on the Syracuse sideline between Orange quarterback Eric Dungey and a couple of Boston College players early in the first quarter of the game Saturday.It started after Dungey was intercepted by BC defensive back...

Bucknell to open 2019 season at Temple(STATS) - Bucknell and Temple have signed a contract to open the 2019 season against each other in Philadelphia.The first meeting between the two former rivals since 1970 will be played Aug. 31, 2019, at Lincoln Financial Field.Bucknell and Temple, former members of...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Notre Dame, Texas positioned for turnaround in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThe premise is simple: Close games are often decided by good fortune as much as good play. Therefore, a team that loses a lot of close games one season is likely to add wins...

Correction: Oklahoma-Mixon storyBy The Associated PressIn a story Feb. 10 about a woman who was struck by Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, The Associated Press erroneously reported the sequence of events. The woman, Amelia Molitor, said her friends used a racial slur to describe Mixon after he punched her...

AP Sports WriterRun game still a priority for Utah despite new offenseBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Most of the talk about Utah during spring practice has focused on its new pass-heavy offense led by quarterback guru Troy Taylor. The new offensive coordinator brought a system that puts...

AP Sports WriterEx coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful terminationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles ripped his former employer Thursday, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university...

Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham entering NFL draftNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham is bypassing his final year of eligibility and entering the NFL draft.Cunningham confirmed his decision Sunday after first announcing his plans Saturday night at an event in Connecticut.The fourth-year junior was named an All-American after...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

Suspended Minnesota players get their turn in hearingsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The 10 Minnesota football players suspended after an alleged sexual assault last fall presented their case Friday in the final day of hearings in front of a panel of university members.The university presented its side of the case on...

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...