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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo,Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn. Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she has been invited to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration

Jan. 17, 2021 04:32 PM EST

Avalos comes full circle from player to coach at Boise State

By Tim Booth Jan. 10, 2021 06:10 PM EST
Andy Avalos was still in the middle of his playing career at Boise State when he was first told coaching was in his future. “I said, ‘No,...

Coming home: Boise State hires Andy Avalos as head coach

Jan. 09, 2021 12:46 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Andy Avalos is taking over as head coach at Boise State, returning to the school where he was a standout linebacker and defensive...

FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU in New Orleans, in this Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, file photo, Alabama won 21-0. Saban's dominating run at Alabama is more than just wins and championships. He's also ruined the careers of many of his fellow SEC coaches and cost the league's other 13 schools more than $100 million in buyouts -- all in search of someone who can knock the game's greatest coach from his perch.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Column: Let's just get college football season over with

By Paul Newberry Jan. 08, 2021 05:52 PM EST

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields throws during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Lawrence, Fields land on title stage after lobbying to play

By Pete Iacobelli Dec. 28, 2020 01:32 PM EST

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book throws a pass against Clemson during the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Siner/The News & Observer via AP)

Alabama to meet Notre Dame in relocated CFP semifinal game

By Greg Beacham Dec. 20, 2020 01:04 PM EST

Army beats Air Force 10-7, wins Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

By John Kekis Dec. 19, 2020 06:45 PM EST
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — With the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy at stake, Jakobi Buchanan made sure the prized hardware returned to West Point. ...

FILE - Then-Democratic presidential candidate Corey booker speaks during the National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis, in this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo. A bill being introduced Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, by four Democratic lawmakers would grant college athletes sweeping rights to compensation, including a share of the revenue generated by their sports, and create a federal commission on college athletics. The College Athletes Bill of Rights is sponsored by U.S. Senators Corey Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). If passed it could wreak havoc with the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics, and the association's model for amateurism.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 17, 2020 07:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 photo, The Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

High court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case

By Jessica Gresko Dec. 16, 2020 12:26 PM EST

Tennessee quarterback Harrison Bailey (15) throws to a receiver during warmups of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Tennessee at Vanderbilt 12/12/2020

Dec. 12, 2020 04:15 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 1971, file photo, Baltimore wide receiver Ray Perkins is surrounded by Cleveland Browns defenders including Jim Houston (82) and John Garlington (50) after picking up 13-yards in the second half of the AFC Championship game in Cleveland. Perkins, who replaced Hall of Famer Bear Bryant as Alabama’s football coach and started the transition with the New York Giants that led to two Super Bowl titles, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2020, in Tuscaloosa. He was 79. The school announced his passing on Wednesday, and daughter Rachael Perkins posted news of his death on her Facebook page. (AP Photo/File)

Former Alabama, NY Giants coach Ray Perkins dies at 79

Dec. 09, 2020 02:40 PM EST

Wisconsin safety Scott Nelson tries to stop Indiana's Jack Tuttle during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Madison, Wis. Indiana won 14-6. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

The Latest: SEC championship game to have crowd of 16,500

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 10:50 AM EST

Official: Trump to attend the Army-Navy game at West Point

By Brian Witte Dec. 07, 2020 06:18 PM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend this weekend's Army-Navy football game in New York, the U.S. Naval Academy's athletic...

James Madison head coach Mark Byington talks with his team as they walk off the court at the end of the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Radford in Harrisonburg, Va., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP)

The Latest: NC State-UConn hoops canceled amid positive test

Dec. 03, 2020 07:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, Texas head coach Tom Herman, center, walks on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State in Austin, Texas. Herman batted away questions about his future with the program on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, and insisted on trying to keep the focus on the Longhorns' players trying to win their last two games of the season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas heads to K-State with Herman's future in spotlight

By Dave Skretta Dec. 03, 2020 02:02 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump honors football coach Holtz as 'one of the greatest'

By Kevin Freking Dec. 03, 2020 09:46 AM EST

FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, reinstated Spanier's conviction for child endangerment over his handling of a report that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy in a football team shower. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Ex-Penn St. president's Sandusky-related conviction restored

By Mark Scolforo Dec. 01, 2020 02:24 PM EST

The Latest: Florida heads to 'Bubbleville' for hoop games

By The Associated Press Nov. 30, 2020 12:27 PM EST
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Florida's men's basketball team...