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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...

Briles withdraws court filing amid settlement reportsWACO, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles has withdrawn a demand for new lawyers in a federal civil rights lawsuit against him and the university amid reports he has settled a contract dispute with the school.Briles' lawyers had told a federal...

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...

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 WriterAP Top 25: Michigan up to No. 3 as Ohio State holds at No. 2By RALPH D. RUSSOMichigan moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, right behind No. 2 Ohio State, to give the Big Ten rivals their best combined ranking...

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...

Associated PressFamily: Fatally shot UAB running back was always smilingBy TERRY SPENCERDELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) The family of University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant searched for answers Monday, saying they don't know why anyone would fatally shoot him as he drove on Interstate 95.Allen Mosley, Bryant's...

Georgia DT Thompson leaving school, has medical issueATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia star defensive tackle Trenton Thompson is withdrawing from school for spring semester and is dealing with what the school said Thursday is a ''significant'' medical issue that led to him being taken by police to an Athens...

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...

AP Sports WriterAlabama DL Jonathan Allen trying to add to his NFL resumeBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Jonathan Allen's NFL resume already includes awards, championship rings and four years of production at Alabama.Now, the former Crimson Tide defensive lineman is preparing to add his 40 time, vertical jump...

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...

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...