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Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy still speaking his mind after 20 years as head football coach
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Mike Gundy's focus shifted from a reporter’s question to a whirring noise that was interrupting his weekly media session. The veteran Oklahoma State football coach figured out that the sound was a failing compressor on a nearby refrigerator. “There’s...
No. 21 Clemson and NC State are both eager to put aside early season blowouts to start ACC play
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said he won't let his team's season be defined by one bad early loss to Tennessee. He sure sounds a lot like his Clemson counterpart, Dabo Swinney, after the Tigers were manhandled by Georgia to start the season. The Wolfpack (2-1)...
Napier's plan to fix Florida is now bust, but the Gators aren't quite ready to fire him
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier was supposed to have answers. Or at least some new ideas. Napier was hired in Gainesville in 2021 partly because he had a detailed plan for the Gators to close the gap on Alabama and Georgia in the powerhouse Southeastern...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: While trying to escape ACC in court, Florida State falls from top 10 to 0-3
Since suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, and essentially announcing to the world that it is too good to be associated with the likes of Georgia Tech and Boston College, Florida State has not won a football game. The Seminoles have gone from preseason top 10 to 0-3 after losing at...
Clemson's Swinney says backup LB McCloud out for the season with knee injury
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson second-string linebacker Kobe McCloud will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in the 22nd-ranked Tigers' win over Appalachian State last weekend, coach Dabo Swinney said Monday. Swinney said McCloud would need surgery on his right knee....
Former Clemson receiver Overton shot and killed at a party in Greensboro, sheriff's department says
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton was shot and killed at a party in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the Guilford County Sheriff's Department. A release from the agency said the 26-year-old Overton was found by deputies responding to a loud noise...
Cade Klubnik, No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a 66-20 victory over Appalachian State
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for a career-high 378 yards and five touchdowns as No. 25 Clemson cranked up an offense that was missing a week earlier against top-ranked Georgia and routed Appalachian State 66-20 on Saturday night. “It's electric,” Klubnik said....
Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton, member of 2 national title teams, dies at 26
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton, a reserve on national title teams in 2016 and 2018, has died. He was 26. Clemson announced Overton's death Saturday. A university official said the school had heard about Overton's death and reached out to police in...
No. 25 Clemson looks to move past critics, get in win column against tricky foe Appalachian State
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Amid the upset and angst, the critical voices and demands for change, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he focuses on one thing — getting the 25th-ranked Tigers to rise to their potential. That starts this week against Appalachian State on Saturday night. ...
Live fan calls can be minefields in tough times, but some SEC coaches still take them on radio shows
Gathered at a local restaurant for his weekly coaches’ show, Nick Saban took his traditional first call from Pee Wee of Grand Bay, Alabama. Fresh from a loss to Texas last season, the now-former Alabama coach faced a rare situation where he might expect a critical question on his...
