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FILE - In this March 20, 2018, file photo, Tennessee's athletic director Phillip Fulmer watches during the first day of spring NCAA college football practice, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer says his new position didn’t require much in the way of on-the-job training. Fulmer was hired in December to salvage a football coaching search that had gone awry. Fulmer, a Tennessee alum who coached the Volunteers’ football team to the 1998 national title, understands his No. 1 goal is to make sure the football program becomes competitive again. Now that he’s had nearly nine months on the job and has watched first-year football coach Jeremy Pruitt at work, Fulmer’s more comfortable than ever in his new role. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

Vols’ Fulmer says he’s comfortable, confident in AD role

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Standing beside her lawyer Ryan O'Neill, Nikki Yovino is sentenced one year in jail in Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 for making false rape accusations against two Sacred Heart University football players. Police say Yovino made up the claims because she thought the consensual encounter would damage her relationship with another student. (Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

Woman who made false rape claim gets 1 year in jail

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FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick (72), and his wife Kaylee, right, pose for a photo as their son Oliver, reaches out to the NFL Man of the Year team nominee award presented to Frederick before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Arlington, Texas. Frederick's revelation that he is battling a rare neurological disorder will reverberate on and off the field for the Dallas Cowboys. They're likely to begin the season without their stalwart at center, and without knowing what will happen with their teammate's recovery. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

Cowboys move on at center with ill Frederick on their mind

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray talks with the media following an NCAA college football practice in Norman, Okla. Murray has been picked as Oklahoma's starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma names Kyler Murray starting quarterback

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Former Auburn NCAA college football coach Gene Chizik poses for a photo, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Auburn Ala. Chizik now works for ESPN but also owns a commercial building and three Auburn-area restaurants. He set up a section in one to honor former player Philip Lutzenkirchen, who died in a 2014 car crash. (AP Photo/John Zenor)

Ex-Auburn coach Gene Chizik loving life doing dad things

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2017, file photo, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer walks on the field before an NCAA college football game against Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. Ohio State trustees are set to discuss the future of football coach Urban Meyer. The 20-member board plans to meet in private on Wednesday morning, Aug. 22, 2018, in Columbus to decide whether Meyer should be punished for his handling of domestic-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) **FILE**

Ohio State suspends Urban Meyer for three games for mishandled abuse case

By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2017, file photo, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer stands along the sideline during the first half of the team's Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Indianapolis. The investigation of how Meyer handled domestic violence accusations against an assistant has drawn attention to his contractual obligation to report violations of Ohio State’s sexual misconduct policy. It’s a type of specificity becoming increasingly common in college athletic contracts, especially for highly paid coaches who are standard-bearers for their universities. Sports law experts say such provisions clarify expectations for those employees and can make it easier for schools to fire them without compensation if they fall short. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Urban Meyer doubted abuse claims, removed texts

Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a Nov. 13, 2017, file photo, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick watches an NCAA college basketball game between Notre Dame and Mount St. Mary's in South Bend, Ind. Second from left, in a March 29, 2016, file photo, Tulane University athletic director Troy Dannen speaks at a news conference in New Orleans. Second from right, in a Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin smiles in Gainesville, Fla. And at right, in a Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, ChrisDel Conte smiles as he is introduced as the new athletic director at the Univ. of Texas, in Austin. Ask athletic directors what they are trying to accomplish when they build a nonconference football schedule and the objectives are mostly the same: Come up with a slate of games that allows the school to meet its competitive and financial goals. (AP Photo/File)

Athletic directors striking delicate balance with schedules

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Report: Former Texas A&M LB alleges possible violations

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Denver Broncos cornerback Isaac Yiadom (41) breaks up a pass intended for Chicago Bears wide receiver Kevin White during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Broncos place oft-injured Menelik Watson on IR

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) celebrates his touchdown with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

FANTASY PLAYS: Busts not necessarily awful, just expensive

By CHRIS MITCHELL - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2018 photo Texas Tech's Dakota Allen (40) runs down the field during NCAA college football practice in Lubbock, Texas. Allen still feels this is his last chance, even after a successful return to Texas Tech following a well-documented season at an East Mississippi junior college. After being Tech's second-leading tackler as a freshman in 2015, the linebacker was involved in an off-field incident which led to him being kicked off the team and out of school. He thought his football career was over. But he spent the 2016 season with the first team featured in Netflix's &quot;Last Chance U&quot; series, then got the opportunity to return to Texas Tech. He was a team captain last season and now goes into his senior year as a preseason All-Big 12 pick. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

Allen goes from ‘Last Chance U’ to 2nd chance at Texas Tech

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

Army coach Jeff Monken striving to keep success going

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

Kiffin, Singletary looking to take FAU to new heights in ‘18

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FIU looking for a QB, as Year 2 under Butch Davis looms

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich during a joint practice at the Colts NFL football training camp in Westfield, Ind., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Practice scuffle puts Colts, Ravens in opposite corners

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Jamaica's Usain Bolt waves as he arrives in Sydney, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Olympic gold medalist sprinter, Bolt is hoping to impress the coaching staff enough to earn a contract with the Central Coast Mariners for the 2018-19 season in Australia's top-flight soccer competition.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Usain Bolt arrives for trial in Australian soccer’s A-League

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FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1999, file photo, New Orleans Saints linebacker Keith Mitchell (59) deflects a pass away Dallas Cowboys tightend David LaFleur (89) during the fourth quarter in New Orleans. Mitchell deflected the ball to teammate Mark Fields (55) who intercepted the pass, sealing the Saints 31-24 victory. On a routine tackle on Sept. 14, 2003, Keith Mitchell wound up flat on his back unable to move. His playing career was over. He had a spinal contusion. Now Mitchell is a certified yoga instructor with more than a decade of experience. He founded the Light It Up Foundation and the KM59 wellness movement that helps children, trauma survivors, first responders and veterans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

Former NFL linebacker credits yoga for saving his life

By TERRIN WAACK - Associated Press

Man United women's team manager Casey Stoney smiles during an interview with the Associated Press at Manchester United's AON Training Complex in Manchester, England, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Stoney has rebuilt the Man United women's soccer squad and the rebooted women’s side plays its first game upcoming Sunday Aug. 19, 2018, against Liverpool, with Stoney as coach. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

A squad built in weeks: Man United women’s team is revived

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2018, file photo, Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn is shown during their NFL training camp football practice in Flowery Branch, Ga. Quinn said he's had a spot &quot;removed or checked on&quot; in annual skin cancer checks during physical exams. He and some of his assistants normally wear long shirts under their T-shirts during practice _ despite the Georgia heat and humidity. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

NFL players, coaches protecting skin on every given sun day

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press