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Cougs fall in midweek game at Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — The Washington State Cougars (7-12) fell short to Utah 8-5 Tuesday after an unsuccessful late pus…
Games go on, but many traditions on hold in college football
To the delight of fans young and old, an English bulldog named Uga has been stationed on the sideline at all but one Georgia home football game since 1956.
No. 19 Cajuns open home slate vs untested Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Lafayette coach Billy Napier is about to see what his No. 19 Ragin-Cajuns learned from a nearly stumbling out of the rankings only one week after a landmark victory had earned them some long-coveted natio…
Mond leads No. 10 Texas A&M in opener against Vanderbilt
No. 10 Texas A&M took two big hits when top receiver Jhamon Ausbon and starting linebacker Anthony Hines opted out of the season before Saturday’s opener against Vanderbilt.
Dave Aranda set for long-awaited Baylor debut against Kansas
WACO, Texas (AP) — Dave Aranda's off-and-on wait for his debut as Baylor coach may finally be over.
AP Sources: The Pac-12 will play football this fall, reversing an August decision to postpone until spring.
NEW YORK (AP) — AP Sources: The Pac-12 will play football this fall, reversing an August decision to postpone until spring.
TCU jumps into Big 12 play vs Iowa State in delayed opener
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Taye Barber and his TCU teammates have been together on campus for more than three months, and now jump right into Big 12 play after having their only non-conference game wiped out because …
No. 20 Hokies finally getting started vs. the Wolfpack
North Carolina State (1-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 20 Virginia Tech (0-0, 0-0), Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (ACCN).
Wilson leading No. 23 Kentucky into opener at No. 8 Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson has waited for football's return even longer than most of his Southeastern Conference brethren.
Pruitt gets raise, extension from Tennessee after 2 seasons
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 16 Tennessee has given coach Jeremy Pruitt a raise and a contract extension through 2025 after two seasons on the job.
No. 18 BYU takes on Troy in return after COVID-19 outbreak
Troy (1-0) at No. 18 BYU (1-0), Saturday at 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN).
No. 21 Pitt faces speedy test against No. 24 Louisville
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The warm-up portion of No. 21 Pittsburgh's schedule is over and coach Pat Narduzzi knows it.
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Syracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated Dome
Syracuse coach Dino Babers didn't see the big improvement he expected when his Orange dropped their second straight road game to start the season. He remains upbeat.
Virginia finally gets to suit up against winless Blue Devils
Virginia is finally set to open its season after three scheduled openers were scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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