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#1 Clemson at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m. #2 Alabama at S. Carolina, 3;30 p.m. Ark. St. at #3 Georgia, Noon
NW St at #4 LSU, 7:30
#5 Oklahoma at UCLA, 8 p.m.
#6 Ohio State at Indiana, noon
N. Mex. at #7 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Kent St. at #8 Auburn, 7 p.m.
#9 Florida at Kentucky, 7 p.m. Idaho St. at #11 Utah, 4:15 p.m. Rice vs. #12 Texas, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at #13 Penn State, noon Montana vs. #15 Oregon, 10:45 p.m. Lamar at #16 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. Stanford at #17 UCF, 3:30 p.m. Ariz. St. at #18 Mich St, 4 p.m.
#19 Iowa at Iowa State, 4 p.m.
#21 Maryland at Temple, Noon Portland St. at #22 Boise St., 10:15 p.m. Hawaii at #23 Washington, 7:30 p.m. #24 USC at BYU, 3:30 p.m. Florida St. at #25 Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
Catholic at Georgetown, Noon Stetson at Marist, Noon Merrimack at St. Francis (Pa.), Noon NC St. at W. Virginia, Noon Sacred Heart at Lafayette, 12:30 p.m. Fordham at Bryant, 1 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Delaware, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Monmouth (NJ), 1 p.m. Dayton at Robert Morris, 3 p.m. E. Carolina at Navy, 3:30 p.m. Lincoln (Pa.) at Delaware St., 4 p.m. Hampton at Howard, 4:30 p.m. Villanova at Bucknell, 6 p.m. Wagner at Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Towson at Maine, 7 p.m.
Kansas St. at Mississippi St., Noon Chattanooga at Tennessee, Noon Furman at Virginia Tech, Noon
The Citadel at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m. Norfolk St. at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. Morgan St. at James Madison, 3:30 p.m. Memphis at S. Alabama, 3:30 p.m. N. Greenville at W. Carolina, 3:30 p.m. E. Washington at Jacksonville St., 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Miami, 4 p.m. SE Louisiana at Mississippi, 4 p.m.
Louisville at W. Kentucky, 4 p.m. Kennesaw St. at Alabama St., 6 p.m. NC A&T at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. UMass at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Fort Vall. St. at Florida A&M, 6 p.m. NC Cent. at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Liberty, 6 p.m.
Elon at Richmond, 6 p.m.
SC St. at S. Florida, 6 p.m.
S. Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m.
Colgate at William & Mary, 6 p.m. Samford at Wofford, 6 p.m.
Ohio at Marshall, 6:30 p.m. WV Wesleyan at Davidson, 7 p.m. New Hampshire at FIU, 7 p.m. Alcorn St. at McNeese St., 7 p.m. Austin Peay at Mercer, 7 p.m. Duke at Middle Tenn., 7 p.m. Alabama A&M at N. Alabama, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Edward Waters at Southern, 7 p.m. Jackson St. at Tennessee St., 7 p.m. Virginia-Wise at Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m. VMI at ETSU, 7:30 p.m.
Texas S. at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati, Noon E. Michigan at Illinois, Noon E. Kentucky at Indiana St., 1 p.m. FAU at Ball State, 2 p.m.
CCSU at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Duquesne at Youngstown St., 2 p.m. Akron at Cent. Michigan, 3 p.m. Illinois St. at E. Illinois, 3 p.m. Houston Baptist at S. Dakota, 3 p.m. Georgia S. at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. UNLV at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. Montana St. at W. Illinois, 4 p.m. La. Tech at Bowling Green, 5 p.m. UT Martin at S. Illinois, 7 p.m. Murray St. at Toledo, 7 p.m. Georgia St. at W. Michigan, 7 p.m. SE Missouri at Missouri, 7:30 p.m. TCU at Purdue, 7:30 p.m.
N. Illinois at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at Tulsa, 3:30 p.m. Army at UTSA, 3:30 p.m. Colorado St. at Arkansas, 4 p.m. Nicholls at Prairie View, 7 p.m. Texas St. at SMU, 7 p.m.
Air Force at Colorado, 1 p.m.
N. Texas at California, 4:15 p.m.
Cal Poly at Oregon St., 4:15 p.m. Idaho at Wyoming, 5 p.m.
Weber St. at Nevada, 7 p.m.
San Diego St. at New Mexico St., 8 p.m. Texas Tech at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.
Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions.
Before the practice session, coach Bill Belichick declined to answer numerous questions about Brown, including his status for Sunday’s road game against the Dolphins. He deferred to the Patriots’ statement late Tuesday in which they said they were aware of the lawsuit and “take these allegations very seriously.”
“Antonio and his representatives have made statements, so I’m not going to be expanding on any of those,” Belichick said. “They are what they are. We’ve looked into the situation. We’re taking it very seriously all the way through the organization. I’m sure there are questions, but I’m not going to enter into the discussion about that.”
Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The AP his client plans to countersue. The NFL has declined to comment but will open an investigation into the matter.
Belichick was asked specifically about the possibility of Brown being placed on the commissioner’s exempt list by Roger Goodell. That special designation, which is used at the discretion of Goodell to allow the league to conduct investigations into possible violations of the league’s personal conduct policy, would prevent Brown from practicing or attending games while on the list.
Brown would, be eligible to continue being paid on the one-year deal he signed Monday with the Patriots that could pay him $15 million.
Brown wasn’t present in the locker room during the 45-minute period open to reporters. Bucs (0-1) at Panthers (0-1) 8:20 p.m. | Panthers by 7 | O/U 491⁄2 Panthers 31, Buccaneers 23
Enunwa out rest of season: Quincy Enunwa’s season is over after his second neck injury in just over two years.
The Jets receiver was hurt Sunday in the season-opening loss to the Bills and told the team’s medical staff Monday that he wasn’t feeling right physically and had several tests.
Enunwa was placed on IR, and the Jets claimed former Bengals defensive lineman Jordan Willis.
The 27-year-old Enunwa missed the entire 2017 season after injuring his neck in training camp. He had bulging disks in his neck that required surgery, but it wasn’t immediately certain if the two injuries are related.
Extra points: Chargers TE Hunter Henry will miss four to six weeks after suffering a tibial plateau fracture to his left knee during Sunday’s win over the Colts. He missed all of the 2018 regular season with a torn ACL, playing just 14 snaps in the AFC divisional playoff loss to the Patriots. ... Petara Cordero, the girlfriend of Browns DE Chris Smith, was killed Wednesday morning on a highway in Cleveland. Smith had pulled over after his vehicle, a 2019 Lamborghini in which Cordero was a passenger, had a tire malfunction and hit the median. Cordero exited the vehicle and was standing on the road’s shoulder when a car driven by a 47-year-old woman smashed into the passenger side of Smith’s car. Police said the other driver admitted to drinking.