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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 - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall, left, talks with Duke head coach David Cutcliffe after an NCAA college football game in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia is finally set to open its season after three prior scheduled openers were scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the second time in David Cutcliffe’s 13 years at Duke that the Blue Devils have lost their first two games. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia finally set to begin season against Duke after three scrapped openers

By Hank Kurz Jr. - Associated Press

Syracuse head coach Dino Babers calls out to his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 21-10. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Syracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated Dome

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

Wisconsin offensive lineman Jon Dietzen (67) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Wisconsin has welcomed back Dietzen and lost safety Reggie Pearson as it resumes practice to prepare for the pandemic-delayed season. The Badgers released a roster Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 that didn’t include Pearson but added Dietzen, who had announced in February 2019 that he was stepping away from football due to injuries. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Dietzen returns to Badgers; Pearson out for medical reasons

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Auburn to football fans: No TP rolling on replanted oaks

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Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi talks wit Damarri Mathis during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Austin Peay, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Defense ahead of the offense early in ACC season

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

This is a 1970 file photo showing Chicago Bears football player Gale Sayers. Hall of Famer Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77. Nicknamed “The Kansas Comet” and considered among the best open-field runners the game has ever seen, Sayers died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/FIle)

Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77

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Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez, left, and Huddersfield Town's Tommy Smith, during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday Feb. 3, 2018. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

The Latest: Arkansas State postpones game against Tulsa

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman (13) runs the ball down the field for a touchdown against Penn State during an NCAA college football game, in Minneapolis. Bateman has decided to opt back in to the 2020 football season in light of the Big Ten’s resumption of fall competition. That's contingent on the star junior gaining the necessary eligibility clearance. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)

Minnesota star WR Bateman wants to opt back into 2020 season

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

File-Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) throws a pass during the first half of the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game against Iowa State Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Head coach Brian Kelly has seen growth in the 6-foot, 208-pound Book since quarterbacks coach Tom Rees became the team’s new offensive coordinator prior to the team’s Camping World Bow victory over Iowa State. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Notre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fall

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly talks to players at the bench during the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game against Iowa State Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. The 58-year-old Kelly begins his 11th season at Notre Dame when the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish, taking a one-year sabbatical from football independence to join the Atlantic Coast Conference race, open against league rival Duke Sept. 12 at Notre Dame Stadium. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) **FILE**

Notre Dame-Wake Forest game postponed while Mountain West eyes fall season

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney talks with players after a defensive stop against Wake Forest during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

No. 1 Clemson, Swinney worried about COVID during bye week

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Baltimore Ravens linebacker L.J. Fort (58) scores a touchdown on a fumble recovery past Houston Texans offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil (78) and offensive guard Zach Fulton (73) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Unbeaten Ravens look forward to clash with defending champs

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

Minnesota to restart high school football and volleyball

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New York Jets head coach Adam Gase, right, talks to quarterback Sam Darnold (14) during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)

At 0-2, ‘embarrassed’ Jets need to change things in a hurry

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - Louisville quarterback Micale Cunningham (3) plays against Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Last August, Micale Cunningham was recovering from a preseason knee injury that put him behind Jawon Pass on the depth chart. He returned to replace an injured Pass at midseason and didn't look back, passing for 2,065 yards and 22 TDs in 11 starts. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Week 3 Preview: ACC quarterback matchup tops light schedule

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )

Cowboys’ Elliott reveals “painful” new “Feed Me” tattoo

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This rendering provided by MKSK shows the design planned for the NFL dedicated Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton, Ohio. Centennial Plaza, developed with the help of $12 million in funding from the citizens and businesses of Canton, will occupy a two-acre city block formerly known as Market Square. (Courtesy of MKSK/Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP)

Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicates Canton Centennial Plaza

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren paces on the sideline during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Wolfpack will try to regroup after winning just four games last season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

N.C. State parents OK’d to attend Saturday football game

By BRYAN ANDERSON and AARON BEARD - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Indiana tight end Turon Ivy Jr. (84) and place kicker Nathanael Snyder (99) celebrate with the Old Oaken Bucket following an NCAA college football game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. 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/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE**

Big Ten teams start sprint toward unusual football season

By Michael Marot - Associated Press