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Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) grabs the face mask of Nebraska cornerback Quinton Newsome (6) as he carries in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
No. 4 Oklahoma opens Big 12 play vs. West Virginia

By Cliff Brunt 4 hrs ago

Vice President Kamala Harris walks on to the field with her husband Doug Emhoff before an NCAA college football game between Howard and Hampton at Audi Field in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Harris attended Howard University and graduated in 1986. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
USC at Washington State 9/18/2021

Sep. 18, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

Virginia Tech running back Raheem Blackshear (5) attempts to evade Middle Tennessee linebacker Jurriente Davis (6) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Blacksburg Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
No. 15 Virginia Tech, WVU battle for Black Diamond Trophy

By John Raby Sep. 16, 2021 11:12 AM EDT

Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson watches during the second half of a NCAA college football game against the Norfolk State Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Demon Deacons host struggling Seminoles to start ACC play

By Aaron Beard Sep. 16, 2021 11:09 AM EDT

Navy players raise their fists after singing "Navy Blue and Gold" after an NCAA college football game against Air Force, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
Navy keeps Jasper in dramatic reversal, other assistant out

By Noah Trister Sep. 13, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

A Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan holds a sign during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall

By Tom Murphy Sep. 11, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, UAB players celebrate after defeating Marshall in the Conference USA Football Championship at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. UAB will go after its third Conference USA championship in the past four seasons. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)
No. 2 Georgia pumped for big crowd in home opener vs UAB

By Paul Newberry Sep. 09, 2021 05:45 PM EDT

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral (2) drops back to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Louisville Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Kiffin returns for No. 20 Ole Miss game with Austin Peay

By John Zenor Sep. 09, 2021 02:54 PM EDT

Georgia coach Kirby Smart and tailback Zamir White celebrate the team's win over Clemson in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
College coaches dealing with breakthrough COVID cases

By Gary B. Graves Sep. 07, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

Carter Francis, right, of Broken Arrow, Okla., smashes a pie into the face of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity member Matthew Arends, left, of Naperville, Ill., in the name of charity, before an NCAA college football game between Missouri State and Oklahoma State, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. Proceeds will be donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Missouri State at Oklahoma State 9/4/2021

Sep. 04, 2021 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2021 file photo, Mississippi NCAA college football coach Lane Kiffin gestures towards his players during practice in Oxford, Miss. Kiffin will miss the opener against Louisville with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Kiffin announced the positive test on Saturday, Sept. 4, two days ahead of the Rebels' opener in Atlanta. Kiffin, his staff and his players are all fully vaccinated. He said no other members of the team are expected to miss the game because of COVID-19.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Kiffin to miss Ole Miss opener with positive COVID-19 test

By The Associated Press Sep. 04, 2021 10:03 AM EDT

Washington State wide receiver Kassidy Woods (84) looks on as wide receiver Robert Lewis (15) celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Eastern Washington in Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 15, 2018. Woods, a former football player for Washington State University, contends in a lawsuit, filed Friday Aug. 20, 2021, in federal court for the northern district of Texas in Dallas, that his civil rights were violated when he was kicked off the football team after complaining about potential exposure to COVID-19 and for joining an association of Black student-athletes. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Former player sues WSU, football coach over dismissal

By Nicholas K. Geranios Sep. 02, 2021 02:40 PM EDT

FILE - Charlotte coach Will Healy walks on the sideline during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Clemson on Sept. 21, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. Healy and the 49ers open the season Friday against Duke. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, file)
Duke aims to move past 2020 struggles in opener at Charlotte

By Aaron Beard Sep. 02, 2021 11:10 AM EDT

Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman stands on the field before an NCAA college football game against Utah State in Winston-Salem, N.C., Aug. 30, 2019. Hartman and the Demon Deacons host Old Dominion in Friday's season opener. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Rahne makes debut, Old Dominion returns at Wake Forest

By Aaron Beard Sep. 02, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

FILE - North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell takes a snap during an NCAA college football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., in this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, file photo. The Tar Heels return 18 starters from an eight-win team and are picked to win the ACC's Coastal Division. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
No. 10 Tar Heels, Hokies meet in pivotal early ACC matchup

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2021 08:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, Maryland football quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa throws during NCAA college football practice in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
Expectations not a burden for Maryland's Tagovailoa

By Noah Trister Sep. 01, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney answers a question during an NCAA college football news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C. Atlantic Coast Conference coaches are counting on high program vaccination rates to minimize risks of illnesses or lineup-depleting contact tracing for the upcoming season. That's meant teams working through the offseason's final weeks toward an 85% threshold of vaccinated players, coaches and staffers. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
ACC teams hope vaccinations reduce COVID-19 setbacks in '21

By Aaron Beard Sep. 01, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, Tennessee players and coaches take part in the Vol Walk at Neyland Stadium before the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia in Knoxville, Tenn. Pre-game traditions are making a return this season, like Tennessee's pre-game Vol Walk, minus the high-fives or any other physical contact with players. No masks will be required--just encouraged--inside Neyland Stadium, the nation's fifth-largest stadium. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)
From burgers to ballgames, SEC fans aiming for normalcy

By John Zenor Sep. 01, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

Georgetown cancels game vs. Marist after virus pause in camp

Aug. 31, 2021 06:54 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown canceled its season opener against Marist that had been scheduled for Saturday after the school said a coronavirus-related pause...

Fans wave from the stands during an NCAA college football game between Hawaii and UCLA on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Heading to Oregon for college football? You'll need a mask

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 31, 2021 06:34 PM EDT