Texas A&M signed the nation’s top-ranked class three years ago believing it had built a potential national title contender.

Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Ward threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Xavier Restrepo on a record-setting day for both of them, and No. 5 Miami erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53-31 and stay unbeaten.

The Miami sideline was loaded with talent this past weekend.

Duke has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as its head coach.

Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida church for a forum on the state's new standards for teaching Black history.

Florida Democrats are set to choose a new party leader after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state.

The head of the Florida Democratic Party has resigned after a disastrous midterm election in the onetime battleground state.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has four new coaches for this season, all in the same division.

Former Miami coach Manny Diaz has been hired as defensive coordinator at Penn State less than a week after he was fired by the Hurricanes.

Miami welcomed new coach Mario Cristobal with an introductory news conference in Coral Gables, Florida.

Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami.

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson and Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett headline The Associated Press' list of midseason football honorees for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Miami quarterback D’Eriq King has a shoulder injury that will need further evaluation this week in the latest blow to the reeling Hurricanes.

Payton Thorne passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns, two of those scoring throws going to Jalen Nailor, and Michigan State extended its unbeaten start by topping No. 24 Miami 38-17 on Saturday.

The No. 24 Miami Hurricanes, unimpressive in both of their games this season, will look to reverse that trend on Saturday afternoon.

Top-ranked Alabama looks very much like a team capable of making another run at a national title.

Atlantic Coast Conference coaches are counting on high program COVID-19 vaccination rates to minimize risks of illnesses or lineup-depleting contact tracing for the upcoming college football season.

College football coaches around the country are spending much of the offseason urging their players to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Former Georgia and Miami football coach Mark Richt has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

The Florida Panthers entrusted their season to a rookie goalie making his playoff debut.

Miami quarterback D'Eriq King (1) looks for a receiver as Oklahoma State defensive tackle Sione Asi (99) rushes during the first half of the Cheez-it Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami quarterback D’Eriq King tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Hurricanes’ loss this week in the Cheez-It Bowl. The Hurricanes went 8-3 this season, the best record among the seven FBS schools in the state of Florida. King, in first season at Miami following his transfer from Houston, was a big reason for that. King completed 64.1 percent of his passes, the second-best single-season completion percentage for any Miami quarterback and one that qualifies him as, for now anyway, the most accurate passer in Hurricanes history. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

The annual question in Coral Gables — “Is Miami back?” — might finally have an answer Hurricanes fans will like. 9 Miami gets its first ACC championship, a drought that’s now 17 years and counting, but the Hurricanes (8-1, 7-1 ACC, No. Just finishing the right way, that’s really, really, really important. “We were taken away from each other for almost two weeks and didn’t really get back as an entire football team — I mean, not even an entire football team, but anything resembling a football team — until this past Monday. Odd as this sounds, that’s Miami’s second-longest ACC streak; the Hurricanes won 11 consecutive league games spanning 2016 and 2017.

The number of games across major college football scheduled for this weekend that have already been called off is up to six, after three went down Monday, including Mississippi at No. So we can complain about this and this and that but, listen, we’re still getting to play football,” Fisher said. Major college football conferences have been tweaking policies to provide their schools flexibility to schedule games on short notice. That probably won't work for LSU-Alabama, which was among four SEC games postponed last week. __Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Zonovan Knight had a 100-yard kickoff return to put NC State (4-3, 4-3) on top in the third quarter. NC State led at halftime on the strength of Hockman’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Cary Angeline with 2:49 left. NC State: Angeline, a redshirt senior, has caught at least one touchdown pass in five of the Wolfpack’s games. With a victory, NC State would have been a candidate to climb back into the rankings. NC State: Hosts Florida State next Saturday.

Facing questions about whether he would fulfill his promise, Bloomberg moved over the weekend to direct $100 million to Florida alone in support of Joe Biden. “Mike Bloomberg is an impact player,” said former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who served as a co-chair of Bloomberg’s presidential campaign. After spending $1 billion on his own campaign, Bloomberg won just one primary contest: American Samoa. And they say that, beyond Florida, Bloomberg is one of the Democratic Party’s biggest funders. Many say Biden, who visited the state on Tuesday for the first time since becoming the nominee, has not reached out enough to Hispanics in particular.

LINE: Florida State -3"It's Florida State week, which always creates a little bit of a different atmosphere in the building, a little different sense of urgency," Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz told reporters. You'll always be asked what your record is against Florida State while you're here at Miami." Well keep expanding that, Florida State offensive coordinator Kendal Briles told reporters. Miami owns a slim 33-30 series advantage over Florida State, but the Seminoles are 20-17 at home. PREDICTION: Florida State 24, Miami 20

Mike Harley #3 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates after a touchdown reception against the Bethune Cookman Wildcats during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. LINE: Miami -18"There's a lot of pride in the guys that play on that defense," Miami head coach Manny Diaz told reporters. The series is tied 12-12, but Miami has won three of the last four meetings, with the lone loss coming last year when Georgia Tech came away with a 27-21 victory. Opponents have converted 10 of 12 fourth downs against Georgia Tech this season. PREDICTION: Miami 30, Georgia Tech 10More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

... Now, we just have to look at how we can fix some of our issues and our self-inflicted wounds which are keeping us from being a good football team right now. "We have to get our defense playing like the Miami Hurricanes defense. Miami leads the series 9-7 but Virginia has won five of the last nine meetings, including a 16-13 decision at home against a ranked Hurricanes team last season. The Hurricanes showed big-play ability against Virginia Tech with three of their five touchdowns covering at least 25 yards. PREDICTION: Virginia 27, Miami 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Mike Harley #3 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates after a touchdown reception against the Bethune Cookman Wildcats during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. LINE: Miami -29.5"I think that we have confidence now that we have a win," Diaz told reporters. Now we have a chance to improve, move on and try and get this feeling week in and week out." Miami has never faced Central Michigan but the Hurricanes are 7-0 against the MAC, including a 49-24 victory at Toledo last season. PREDICTION: Miami 51, Central Michigan 3More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

MIAMI - It's been a heartbreaking start to the 2019 season for Miami and new head coach Manny Diaz. ET, ACC Network"Everybody's ready to play next week and the week after that," Hurricanes linebacker Shaquille Quarterman told reporters. "It feels good going home to our crowd and our stadium and it gives us time to reflect." Dallas is one of just four running backs in the ACC averaging more than 100 yards per game (100.5). PREDICTION: Miami 40, Bethune-Cookman 10More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - After opening their seasons with identical 24-20 decisions against SEC opponents, Miami and North Carolina begin ACC play on Saturday in Mack Brown's first home game in his second go-round with the Tar Heels. North Carolina comes in with confidence after rallying to defeat South Carolina while the Hurricanes showed fight but fell short in a mistake-prone outing against then-No. LINE: Miami -4.5Both teams are counting on fresh new faces at quarterback making a difference. "I've never seen a happier group in the dressing room than they were tonight," said Brown, who had a 69-46-1 mark in his first stint at North Carolina (1988-97) but hasn't coached since leaving Texas at the end of the 2013 season. PREDICTION: Miami 26, North Carolina 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.