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CFP puts off decisions on format tweaks with Pac-12 still in limbo, hears from potential TV partners
The number of spots reserved for conference champions when the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams next year remained open for discussion Wednesday as administrators who manage the postseason wrapped up meetings that mostly focused on potential television partners. The CFP...
Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract
Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with an activist and rape survivor. The school said it terminated what's...
Deion Sanders still winning in Black community after first loss at Colorado
One of Trevon Hamlet’s core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman year and being able to count on one hand how many Black people he'd see in a day. Hamlet, who played lacrosse at Colorado from 2014-19 and still lives in the area, was...
No. 11 Notre Dame heads to No. 17 Duke looking to rebound from emotional loss to Ohio State
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has endured this kind of week before. Last season a blown second-half lead against Ohio State in college football's game of the week, led to a letdown and another loss — that one at home to Marshall. Now,...
Ole Miss tight end Michael Trigg no longer with program
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi tight end Michael Trigg has left the program amid his second season since transferring. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin confirmed on Wednesday previous reports that Trigg had left the team. Trigg had played in 10 games since transferring from USC along...
Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman to miss remainder of season with foot injury, coach Jimbo Fisher says
Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman will miss the remainder of the regular season with a right foot injury he sustained during last week's win against Auburn, coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday. Weigman limped off the field in the second quarter of Saturday's game at College...
The Southeastern Conference seems to be seeking an identity in up-and-down start to the season
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has an identity crisis. Turn on SEC game tape the past few decades and themes jump off the screen — a league stacked with talented runners; fierce, strong, fast defenders or elusive, accurate passers who lead their teams to...
No. 17 Duke tops the list of ACC teams with defenses thriving early under new coordinators
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — To listen to linebacker Dorian Mausi, Duke's defensive players don't mind the challenge of stopping an offense that has pushed deep into the Blue Devils' end of the field. “When it gets super hard, we'll smile because that's what we enjoy,” Mausi said....
College football picks: 'Hoops' schools No. 17 Duke, No. 24 Kansas, Kentucky try to stay unbeaten
It feels a little like March Madness in September as basketball blue bloods command the spotlight in Week 5 of the college football season. No. 17 Duke (five), No. 24 Kansas (four) and Kentucky (eight) have won 17 total NCAA championships in men's basketball. They have had sporadic...
Deion Sanders' impact at Colorado raises hopes that other Black coaches will get opportunities
Floyd Keith has waited half a century for a Black coach with Deion Sanders’ swagger and success to shake up college football. The fanfare and hoopla surrounding the Colorado program since Sanders' arrival has been well documented, but Keith, who for more than a decade was executive...
