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Boston College's Dennis Grosel, right, breaks away from Syracuse's Alton Robinson, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Interim coach, Florida St. aim to turn things around at BC

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 08, 2019 03:19 PM EST

Oregon head football coach Mario Cristobal, right, yells encouragement to his team during warm ups before their NCAA college football game against California Saturday, Oct.. 5, 2019, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
No. 12 Oregon's defense off to historic start

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 16, 2019 07:57 PM EDT

Seminoles hire former South Florida coach Leavitt as analyst

Sep. 12, 2019 10:49 AM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former South Florida coach Jim Leavitt has been hired by Florida State as a senior defensive analyst. Coach Willie Taggart...

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt, left, congratulates quarterback Justin Herbert after the team's NCAA college football game against Arizona in Eugene, Ore. Florida State coach Willie Taggart is hiring former Oregon defensive coordinator Leavitt as an analyst to help fix a flailing defense, a person involved with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday night, Sept. 11, 2019. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the hiring was still being finalized. Leavitt worked with Taggart in 2017 during the one season Taggart was head coach at Oregon. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch, File)
Arizona at Oregon 11/18/2017

Sep. 11, 2019 09:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt, left, congratulates quarterback Justin Herbert after the team's NCAA college football game against Arizona in Eugene, Ore. Florida State coach Willie Taggart is hiring former Oregon defensive coordinator Leavitt as an analyst to help fix a flailing defense, a person involved with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday night, Sept. 11, 2019. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the hiring was still being finalized. Leavitt worked with Taggart in 2017 during the one season Taggart was head coach at Oregon. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch, File)
AP Source: FSU's Taggart hiring Leavitt as defensive analyst

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 11, 2019 09:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert throws a pass during the first half of the Redbox Bowl NCAA college football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Herbert is among the top returning talents in the Pac-12, and the Ducks' hopes of league title contention in coach Mario Cristobal's second season could hinge on whether his quarterback improves on last year's 3,000-yard campaign. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Justin Herbert, Troy Dye are back to complete Oregon's rise

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 14, 2019 03:41 PM EDT

File-This July 24, 2019, file photo shows Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal answering questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day in Los Angeles. Cristobal figures the Ducks will have 19 days of traditional fall camp before they start preparing for Auburn. Oregon’s opener, a rematch of sorts of the 2011 national championship game, is set for Aug. 31 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Auburn looms as Oregon opens fall camp

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 02, 2019 07:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz. As a soon-to-be senior, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert knows this about spring football: It's a process and it's rarely smooth. A Eugene native, Herbert will be joined this coming season by his younger brother Patrick a tight end out of Thousand Oaks, California, who was among 10 early enrollees who are taking part in spring practice with the Ducks.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Justin Herbert gives Ducks some continuity amid new faces

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 09, 2019 07:34 PM EDT

Oregon parts ways with defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt

Feb. 14, 2019 03:43 PM EST
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon and defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt have mutually parted ways. The two sides reached a financial settlement that will pay...

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2005, file photo, Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder holds back tears as he announces that he will step down and retire after a game with Missouri, in Manhattan, Kan. Kansas State has gone through the unenviable process of replacing a legend once before, and results were so disappointing that Bill Snyder came out of retirement to put the program back on track. Now, the Wildcats get a do-over. The 79-year-old Snyder announced in a statement Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, he was retiring for a second and final time as the coach at Kansas State. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jeff Tuttle, File)/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
K-State begins search for Snyder's successor (again)

By Dave Skretta Dec. 03, 2018 03:25 PM EST

Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 42-38. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
K-State coach Snyder retiring after 27 seasons, 215 wins

By Dave Skretta Dec. 02, 2018 02:06 PM EST