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New Tennessee NCAA college football head coach Josh Heupel is shown after arriving in Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. New Tennessee athletic director Danny White announced Wednesday that he has hired Heupel as Tennessee’s 27th head coach overall. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
NCAA probe is 'speed bump' to Vols' new coach Josh Heupel

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 27, 2021 08:34 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 01:10 PM EST
Jan. 8 1944 — Toronto’s Babe Pratt becomes the first NHL defenseman to get six assists in a game as the Maple Leafs pound the Boston Bruins...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 05:02 PM EST
Jan. 6 1951 — The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in six overtimes, the longest game in NBA history. ...

FILE - Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy (15) is sacked by Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto (11) during the second half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, in this Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, file photo. Bonitto is well aware that the Sooners defense, for all the drastic improvements made over two seasons with its “Speed D” scheme, needs to prove itself outside the Big 12. After winning a sixth conference title in a row, the No. 8 Sooners (8-2) will again end the season in a New Year's Six bowl game against a high-powered SEC offense. This time they face national passing leader No. 10 Florida. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)
Florida-Oklahoma in Cotton Bowl dozen years after title game

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 29, 2020 03:36 PM EST

The San Francisco 49ers play the Dallas Cowboys in the second half of an NFL football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)
Cotton Bowl: Big 12 champ Oklahoma vs SEC runner-up Florida

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 20, 2020 03:06 PM EST

Oklahoma to unveil Baker Mayfield statue at Spring Game

Mar. 10, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma will unveil a statue of 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield at its spring game April 18. Oklahoma coach...

New Boston College coach Jeff Hafley hires coordinators

Jan. 06, 2020 03:42 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — New Boston College coach Jeff Hafley has hired Tem Lukabu as defensive coordinator and Frank Cignetti Jr. as offensive coordinator and...

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, Heisman Trophy finalist Dwayne Haskins, from Ohio State looks on during a press conference in New York. Record-setting Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. says he is leaving school to enter the NFL draft. The third-year sophomore announced Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, on Twitter that he will depart the program after one year as a starter in which he broke most school and Big Ten single-season passing records. He also finished third in Heisman Trophy voting. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins declares for NFL draft

By Mitch Stacy Jan. 07, 2019 03:03 PM EST

Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins smiles, with a rose between his teeth, after Ohio State defeated Washington 28-23 in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ohio State's Haskins savors Rose Bowl win, is mum on future

By Joe Reedy Jan. 01, 2019 11:19 PM EST

Rattler, Kendall likely next from Oklahoma's QB factory

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 21, 2018 02:45 PM EST
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley recalls an odd request from fellow assistant Tim Kish a few years ago. Kish asked Riley, then...

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray holds the Hesiman Trophy after winning the award Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Oklahoma's Murray beats Alabama's Tagovailoa for Heisman

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 08, 2018 09:11 PM EST

Georgia defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter (13) goes in for a sack on Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) in the second half of the Southeastern Conference Championship game between Georgia and Alabama in Atlanta, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Georgia lost 35-28. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Heisman Trophy: Stock soared for 1st-time starting QBs

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 07, 2018 06:06 PM EST