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Defending national champion Clemson rose to top of the Associated Press poll. The Tigers jumped from fourth to No. 1 after beating South Carolina 34-10 on Saturday. Clemson received 27 first-place votes and No. 2 Oklahoma had 24. No. 3 Wisconsin received 10 first-place votes. Auburn rose to No. 4 after beating Alabama, which had been No. 1 since the preseason. The Crimson Tide slipped to fifth . ... Florida hired Dan Mullen as its coach. Mullen, 45, was 69-46 in six seasons at Mississippi State. He previously served as offensive coordinator under

Urban Meyer at Florida, including on two national championship teams . ... Texas A&M fired coach Kevin Sumlin after six seasons. The first black head coach in program history was 51-26 and 25-23 in the Southeastern Conference and never had a losing season. This year, the Aggies are 7-5 and went 4-4 in the SEC . ... Arizona State fired coach Todd Graham after six seasons. The Sun Devils went 46-31 during his tenure. They finished this season second in the Pac-12 South . ... Miami senior TE

Christopher Herndon IV will undergo season-ending knee surgery this week, the team announced. Herndon injured the MCL in his left knee during Friday’s loss to Pittsburgh . ... TCU senior S Nick Orr has been suspended for the first half of the Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma, the league announced. Orr threw punches during a bench-clearing skirmish that broke out during Friday’s win over Baylor.