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Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill (8) runs to the end zone for a touchdown against LSU cornerback Eli Ricks (1) and safety Todd Harris Jr. (4) on a pass reception in the second half an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Mississippi State won 44-34. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Orgeron: LSU star defender Stingley expected back vs Vandy

By Brett Martel Sep. 28, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, right, is tackled by Missouri's Ennis Rakestraw Jr.,left, during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Big Ten back in poll, not on field

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 28, 2020 03:09 AM EDT

Baylor Freshman Line run on to the field during their season opener with Kansas at an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 65, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
Ebner dominates in Aranda debut as Baylor tops Kansas 47-14

By Schuyler Dixon Sep. 26, 2020 11:20 PM EDT

Texas defensive back Chris Brown and wide receiver Kai Money celebrate their win over Texas Tech after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, Saturday Sept. 26, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mark Rogers)
AP Top 25 Takeaways: LSU gets Air Raided; No. 3 OU upset

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 26, 2020 10:23 PM EDT

Mississippi State quarterback K.J. Costello (3) passes in the first half an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Saturday's best

By The Associated Press Sep. 26, 2020 10:03 PM EDT

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches on from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game Florida on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Mississippi State at LSU 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 01:59 PM EDT

Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) releases a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Florida at Ole Miss 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 12:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (24) intercepts the ball from Georgia wide receiver George Pickens (1) during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, in Atlanta. LSU says Stingley Jr. has been ruled out of the No. 6 Tigers’ opener Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 against Mississippi State because of an illness. LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette says Stingley’s illness is not COVID-19 and that the sophomore is expected to rejoin football activities after concluding medical treatment evaluation by doctors. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
LSU star cornerback Derek Stingley out vs Mississippi State

Sep. 26, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, LSU Tigers quarterback Myles Brennan (15) passes during an NCAA football game against Georgia Southern in Baton Rouge, La. LSU enters Saturday's season opener with Myles Brennan taking over at quarterback for Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow while Mississippi State has a new coach in Mike Leach whose reputation for high-flying offenses precedes him. (AP Photo/Michael Democker, File)
No. 6 LSU and Miss. St. clash in test of new faces, systems

By Brett Martel Sep. 24, 2020 04:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, New Mississippi State NCAA college football head coach Mike Leach speaks at a news conference in Starkville, Miss., after being officially introduced as the head coach. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. 6 LSU and the Rebels hosting No. 5 Florida. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
No. 6 LSU opens title defense vs. Mississippi State

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 02:22 PM EDT

Hector Aguilar rides Traveler VII during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Southern California and Utah, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Los Angeles. Football is being played in the Power Five conferences, but many of the longstanding traditions that go along with the games are on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Games go on, but many traditions on hold in college football

By Eric Olson Sep. 24, 2020 01:32 AM EDT

FILE -In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Florida quarterback Kyle Trask throws a pass against Georgia during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Isolated from coaches, teammates and friends during the coronavirus pandemic, Kyle Trask found plenty of extra free time this offseason. He reviewed each of his performances from his breakout year, trying to find and fix every flaw in hopes of improving the eighth-ranked Gators’ chances of becoming Southeastern Conference and national championship contenders in 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Media picks Alabama to top Florida in SEC championship game

Sep. 23, 2020 04:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Lane Kiffin speaks to Mississippi fans after being announced as the new head football coach during a introductory press conference in Oxford, Miss. In attendance were his children, daughters Presley Kiffin, 13, left, Landry Kiffin, 15, second from left, and son Knox Kiffin, 10. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. 6 LSU and the Rebels hosting No. 5 Florida. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
College Football Picks: SEC start in most unusual season

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 23, 2020 03:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban reacts during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama allowed 18.6 points per game nationally last season, good enough for 13th nationally. But it’s still the most the Tide has given up since 2007, Saban’s first year in Tuscaloosa. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
SEC football opens minus big crowds, tailgating, some stars

By John Zenor Sep. 23, 2020 02:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields throws a pass against Clemson during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal in Glendale, Ariz. When Fields got together with some of his teammates last Saturday to watch college football on TV, the mood was dark. “Distraught,” Fields said. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Who's eligible? Who's playing?

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 21, 2020 01:49 AM EDT

Marshall linebacker Brian Cavicante (16) celebrates after a stop against Appalachian State during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
AP Top 25: No. 12 Miami rises; Marshall jumps into rankings

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 20, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Minnesota football players hold up the Governor's Victory Bell after winning 31-26 against Penn State during an NCAA college football game in Minneapolis. Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 23-24. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)
Column: College football whiffs in tackling the coronavirus

By Paul Newberry Sep. 16, 2020 06:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a LSU touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the rare SEC team whose schedule might have gotten a tad easier by playing a conference-only slate. The SEC opponents added to LSU’s schedule last month were Missouri (6-6 last season) and Vanderbilt (3-9). LSU had to drop a scheduled home date with No. 14 Texas, though its other non-conference games would have been lackluster matchups with Rice, Nicholls and Texas-San Antonio. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Orgeron: Most LSU players have had, recovered from COVID-19

By Brett Martel Sep. 15, 2020 07:30 PM EDT

The Latest: MLB has 1 positive virus test out of 11,669

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2020 04:26 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Major League Baseball says no...

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, in Clemson, S.C. Lawrence is a candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy award. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
No. 1 Clemson opens season at Wake Forest in ACC matchup

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:55 PM EDT