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Last season at this time, Oregon State coach Mike Riley was focusing on choosing a starting quarterback.

The Knights reported for preseason camp Thursday after going 12-1 with a Fiesta Bowl win last season.

Quick look: Amway Coaches Poll college football top 25 USA TODAY Sports colleges poll editor Eddie Timanus breaks down the top 25. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://usat.ly/1rTmTVx Defending national champion Florida State will open the 2014 college football season at No.

The team picked up the rights to both players in a draft-night trade with Chicago that sent high-scoring Creighton forward Doug McDermott to the Bulls along with forward Anthony Randolph, who was later dealt to Orlando.

Spurrier says Clowney became the center of college football once he popped the helmet off Michigan tailback Vincent Smith at the 2013 Outback Bowl.

The Bengals are building their defense around linebacker Vontaze Burfict, a sign of how much he means to the franchise as he enters his third season.

UALR said Thursday in a release that all conference games will be doubleheaders with the men's and women's teams.

The Huskies, who went 40-0 last season en route to a record ninth national title, will be making their fourth appearance in the game at Madison Square Garden.

In this Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, former Colorado Buffaloes and current Broncos defensive lineman Will Pericak poses for a photo.

Josh Fortune will have to sit out the upcoming season after transferring to CU from Providence.

That's just fine for the Mississippi State signal caller, who reported for preseason camp on Wednesday afternoon along with the rest of his teammates.

Coggins, who is from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., averaged 16 points last season for Air Force, but decided to leave the school at the end of his sophomore season.

Buffalo Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham is trying to stay positive after learning he'll be suspended for the first game of the 2014 season for an incident stemming back to last summer.

Mayo is leaving before his senior season and Steve Wojciechowski's first year as head coach.

Dani Cogswell was found in her apartment complex on the campus of Louisville earlier this week.

Preseason Amway Coaches Poll set for Thursday release With the season 4 weeks away, USA TODAY Sports unveils the top 25. Check out this story on jconline.com: http://usat.ly/1n3y1Yd Auburn coach Gus Malzahn during the first half of the 2014 BCS National Championship game against the Florida State Seminoles at the Rose Bowl.

Division favorites Alabama and South Carolina will be banking on new starters. Ditto for Texas A&M, Georgia and defending East Division champion Missouri.

A University of New Mexico football player has been suspended from the team following his arrest in a domestic violence case.

The Gamecocks are coming off a 29-5 season in which they won the Southeastern Conference regular season title and earned the program's first-ever No.

Atkins had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee last season and the team was easing him back into action.