Several teams name top QB for first game

Kelly Bryant was named Clemson’s starting QB, holding off freshman Trevor Lawrence. Several other teams named starting QBs Monday: transfer Joe Burrow didn’t need long to convince LSU, named the starter for the season opener vs. Miami; Feleipe Franks landed the starting job at Florida, edging Kyle Trask; Cole Kelley will start for Arkansas; Deondre Francois will start for Florida State; Kentucky picked Terry Wilson; and senior transfer AJ Bush was named starter for Illinois. Also, Nebraska picked freshman Adrian Martinez and Tristan Gebbia, who he beat out, is no longer enrolled at the university, the registrar said. Elsewhere:

New Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead said starting QB Nick Fitzgerald is suspended for Saturday’s game vs. Stephen F. Austin because of a “violation of team policy.” Moorhead also said DL Cory Thomas won’t play.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said receiver Tarik Black will be out for weeks with a broken right foot.

UCLA coach Chip Kelly identified six players who will be suspended for the Bruins’ opener. OL Boss Tagaloa, TE Devin Asiasi, RB Soso Jamabo, DL Osa Odighizuwa, DB Mo Osling and DL Moses Robinson-Carr won’t play vs. Cincinnati because of unspecified policy violations. Tagaloa and Asiasi are suspended for the first three games of the season.

Ex-Illinois QB Jeff George Jr. transferred from Michigan to Pittsburgh. It is not immediately clear if he’ll be eligible to play this season.

Arizona transfer linebacker Santino Marchiol was dismissed from the team after a video surfaced of him appearing to use a racial slur to describe former teammates at Texas A&M.

ODDS AND ENDS

NBA: Manu Ginobili announced his retirement, with the 41-year-old wrapping up a career in which he helped the Spurs win four NBA titles in 16 seasons. The left-handed guard from Argentina played 23 seasons in all, starting in Italy and Argentina. Ginobili averaged 13.3 points and 3.8 assists in 1,057 NBA regular-season games. He was a two-time All-Star and the Sixth Man of the Year for 2007-08.

Cycling: Italian Elia Viviani won the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta with Michal Kwiatkowski keeping the leader’s red jersey, 14 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde.