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FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 file photo, SMU head coach Sonny Dykes, left, talks to his players during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Best to expect the unexpected in the AAC. The league has been fertile ground for fast turnarounds since it rose from the ashes of the old Big East in 2013. SMU under second-year coach Sonny Dykes was in the thick of the West Division race last season until losing its last two. The Mustangs add former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele, among several transfers who could give SMU more staying power. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Rising Again: Fueled by culture, South winning football race

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper holds a football during NCAA college football training camp in Annapolis, Md. Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo decided to make some drastic changes after last year’s disappointing season. Niumatalolo brought in Billy Ray Stutzmann from Hawaii as an assistant coach/offensive assistant to help offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper add more passing elements to the Midshipmen’s traditional triple-option attack. (AP Photo/Tommy Gilligan, File)

Niumatalolo, retooled Navy look for bounce-back season

By TODD KARPOVICH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, file photo, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond III rolls out of the pocket against Colorado State in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Air Force Academy, Colo. The Falcons return seven players on defense and seven more on offense. They certainly have experience at quarterback after Donald Hammond III and Isaiah Sanders split time last season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Ground rules: Run-heavy Air Force looks to get back on track

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2018, file photo, Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Florida, in Tampa, Fla. Edsall doesn’t talk about conference championships or bowl games when he speaks of the Huskies’ goals for their final season in the American Athletic Conference. He just wants to see his football team improve. It would be hard for the Huskies to get much worse than they were a year ago .(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

UConn looks to end losing habits during final year in AAC

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Air Force linebacker Kyle Johnson (40), center, celebrates after a play against Navy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force linebacker Kyle Johnson spent the summer interning at a think tank in Washington, D.C., that provides data-driven analysis on global conflict. He can't get too specific. The information is sensitive and classified. He can certainly reveal his game plan: To lead the Falcons back to a bowl game, attend graduate school, special operations training and one day be a leader in the intelligence community. (Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP)

Secret’s out on hard-hitting Air Force linebacker

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Illinois running back Mike Epstein gets away from Rutgers defensive back Kiy Hester on the way to a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Piscataway, N.J. Epstein is back this year and ready to go, head coach Lovie Smith said. (AP Photo/David Boe, File)

Illini cite improvement, look to better 4-8 record

By TERRY TOWERY - Associated Press

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins reacts before an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. Cleveland won 30-10. (AP Photo/David Richard) ** FILE **

Redskins’ tea leaves about Haskins is anyone’s guess

By Thom Loverro

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2018, file photo, Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim (24) acknowledges teammates and fans after receiving the MVP trophy after Quick Lane Bowl NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, in Detroit. Minnesota returns a major portion of its offense from the strong finish to last season that featured a dominant victory at rival Wisconsin, led by wide receiver Tyler Johnson and running back Mohamed Ibrahim. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

After strong 2018 finish, Gophers enter pivotal season

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Texas A&amp;M head coach Jimbo Fisher watches a replay on the videoboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. As Fisher prepares for his second season at Texas A&amp;M he believes his the Aggies are closer to being an elite team than they were a year ago. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle, File)

Savage schedule looms for Texas A&M in Year 2 under Fisher

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer scrambles out of the pocket before throwing a pass in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Arlington, Texas. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, file)

Brewer clear No. 1 QB after Baylor goes from 1 to 7 wins

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1934 file photo, University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger is shown in the action pose that served as the model for the Heisman Trophy. In the early days of the NFL, college football was king and playing the game professionally was not necessarily something players aspired to do. (AP Photo/File)

NFL at 100: How college football became the pipeline to NFL

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Oregon senior quarterback Justin Herbert talks to reporters during the NCAA college football team's media day Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Eugene, Ore. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP)

Ducks’ Herbert wants to see continued growth in last season

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2013, file photo, former New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington smiles before the team's NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in East Rutherford, N.J. Pennington, the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year for the Jets in 2006 and for the Dolphins in 2008, is a member of the league’s Legends Youth Advisory Committee, which was launched earlier this year. It guides efforts to grow youth and high school football. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

Teaching young players at forefront during Hall of Fame week

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2018, file photo, Jovan Dewitt, Nebraska football outside linebackers and special teams coach, is introduced to fans at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, in Lincoln, Neb. Dewitt’s happy place is on the practice field, and he’s never appreciated being there as much as he does now. Dewitt is back at his job as Nebraska’s outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator following intense treatments for throat cancer that caused him to lost 102 pounds and zapped most of his energy. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Nebraska aide relishing practices following cancer treatment

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y. In Buffalo, Beasley is being asked to play a central role in what had been a patchwork offense that underwent a major overhaul in free agency this offseason. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Beasley enjoying move to Buffalo after 7 years in Dallas

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida Atlantic in Orlando, Fla. Part of the sales pitch that lured Milton from his home state of Hawaii to UCF was a pledge by then-Knights coach Scott Frost to help put the quarterback on a path to a post-playing career in coaching. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Coach KZ: While injured leg heals, Milton still leads UCF

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Several New Mexico football teams struggle to find players

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Ryan Kalil was introduced Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, after signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets at the Jets’ facility in Florham Park, NJ. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak)

Jets’ Ryan Kalil needed to scratch ‘the itch’ to play again

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Friday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Former NFL player Kevin Mawae, left, unveils a bust of himself with his presenter and wife, Tracy Mawae, during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Law, Reed, Mawae, Bowlen, Brandt, Robinson, Bailey in hall

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press