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Montana advances to FCS semifinals with 35-28 victory over Furman in OT
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Junior Bergen returned two kicks for scores and Clifton McDowell threw a touchdown pass to Keelan White in overtime to send Montana to the FCS Championship semifinals with a 35-28 victory over Furman on Friday night. Montana (12-1), the second seed, will host...
USC WR Brenden Rice declares for NFL draft; Georgia WR-PR Mekhi Mews enters transfer portal
Southern California receiver Brenden Rice will forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. The son of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice made the announcement Friday on social media. Rice was seventh nationally with 12 receiving...
Jayden Daniels honored as top QB in college football, Payton Wilson named best defender
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels continued to collect postseason awards when the honors were handed out Friday night. Daniels, named The Associated Press player of the year on Thursday, won the Davey O'Brien Award as the top quarterback in college football, and Payton Wilson of North...
Oregon's Bo Nix, UCLA's Laiatu Latu headline AP All-Pac-12 honors
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix is The Associated Press Pac-12 offensive player of the year and UCLA's Laiatu Latu is the defensive player of the year. Washington's Kalen DeBoer earned Pac-12 coach of the year honors and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is the newcomer of the year in...
Tulane selects Troy's Jon Sumrall as its next coach
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane has decided to fill its coaching vacancy with Troy's Jon Sumrall, who like his predecessor has posted consecutive seasons with more than 10 wins. Sumrall, whose hiring was announced Friday by incoming Athletic Director David Harris, replaces Willie Fritz,...
This year's Heisman finalists are an ode to college football's portal/NIL era with 3 transfer QBs
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Heisman Trophy ceremony will be an ode to the new era of college sports, transformed by the transfer portal and NIL. Three of the four Heisman finalists are quarterbacks who blossomed into stars at their second schools and were having so much fun in...
TD-scoring Texas DT T'Vondre Sweat and Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon top AP All-Big 12 team
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year and touchdown-scoring, 362-pound Texas tackle T'Vondre Sweat is the league's top defensive player. Third-year Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was voted the league's top coach after...
Duke hires Penn State DC and ex-Miami coach Manny Diaz to lead Blue Devils
Duke hired Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as its head coach on Thursday night. The school announced Diaz's hiring in a news release and is finalizing plans for a news conference Saturday to introduce Diaz as the replacement to Mike Elko, who was hired by Texas A&M. ...
Bronco Mendenhall gets 5-year $6 million contract to lead New Mexico's football team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bronco Mendenhall signed a five-year contract worth at least $6 million to take over New Mexico's football team, making him the highest-paid coach in program history. The university released details of the agreement Thursday. It includes an annual base...
Kansas hires former Baylor and BYU assistant Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hired former Baylor and BYU assistant Jeff Grimes to be its assistant head coach and offensive coordinator on Thursday. Grimes has twice been a finalist for the Broyles Award, given to college football's top assistant. He replaces Andy Kotelnicki, who...
