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AP Sports WriterGeorgia QB Newman opting out of season to prepare for draftBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jamie Newman, the Wake Forest transfer who was projected to start at quarterback for No. 4 Georgia, is opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.Newman announced...

Virginia linebacker Malcolm Cook ends playing careerCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall says sixth-year linebacker Malcolm Cook has decided to end his playing career.Mendenhall says the oft-injured Cook will have a medical procedure for a sports hernia that would cause him to miss the remainder of the...

Associated PressPenn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossedBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A federal appeals court grilled lawyers Tuesday about whether Penn State's former president deserved to have his misdemeanor child endangerment conviction, related to his response to a complaint about Jerry Sandusky, overturned last year.The 3rd U.S....

AP Sports WriterMcNair lawyer calls for Maryland coach DJ Durkin to be firedBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The attorney for the family of the University of Maryland football player who died after a strenuous offseason workout is calling for Terrapins coach DJ Durkin to be fired, citing the abusive...

AP College Football WriterAP College Football Poll: LSU back to No. 5; Michigan to 6thBy RALPH D. RUSSOAfter four of the top eight teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll had a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to...

Iowa suspends DBs Creamer, Hankins for Purdue gameBy The Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa reserve defensive backs Trey Creamer and Matt Hankins have been suspended for a week after being cited for disorderly conduct.The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes announced on Sunday that Creamer and Hankins, who received citations for...

Baylor WR Cannon says surgery on right knee went wellWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor receiver KD Cannon has had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.Cannon said Tuesday on his Twitter account that ''surgery went well.'' He included a photo of his bandaged knee.Baylor officials had indicated the procedure was...

The UTAH ST and the BYU will both be gunning for a victory on 10/5/2018 at 9:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. UTAH ST vs BYU When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, October 5, 2018 Where: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah ROT TEAM PS OU ML 311 UTAH ST -2.5 (-110) 55.5 (-110) 120 -140 312 BYU TV: 9:00 PM LINE: -2.5 PREDICTION: BYU , UTAH ST Oddsmakers currently have the...

AP College Football WriterLow-tech: College football yet to embrace sideline computersBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo years ago, the NCAA passed a proposal that encouraged college football to embrace technology by putting tablet computers on sidelines and cameras in helmets.Two years later, college football is still behind the times when it...

AP Sports WriterWest Virginia gets challenge of playing Army in Liberty BowlBy TERESA M. WALKERCount West Virginia coach Neal Brown among those wanting to see Army play a bowl game.He will get the chance when his Mountaineers take on Army in the Liberty Bowl after the Black Knights were...

AP Sports WriterWashington's Jimmy Lake says Pac-12 postponement right moveBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington coach Jimmy Lake said Friday that the Pac-12 made the correct decision in postponing the football season, even as the Huskies athletic program faces a potentially massive financial hit from not having football in...

Associated PressDabo Swinney signs largest college football contract everBy JEFFREY COLLINSClemson football coach Dabo Swinney has agreed to the biggest contract in college football history, paying him $92 million over the next 10 years.Trustees approved the contract Friday, which runs through 2028. Swinney has led the Tigers to...