Florida WR Rick Wells signs deferred prosecution agreement

Florida receiver Rick Wells has signed a deferred prosecution agreement with the State Attorney's Office, meaning he can avoid a conviction on his record if he meets a number of conditions.

Charleston Southern suspends 14 for Florida State game

Charleston Southern has suspended 14 players for its game at No. 3 Florida State on Saturday for violating NCAA rules by using financial aid meant for books to purchase other items.

Bristol Motor Speedway to host Virginia Tech-Tennessee football game

The speedway that calls itself the "last great Colosseum" now will be temporarily transformed into the world's largest football stadium.

Florida State receiver gives jersey to autistic friend

Florida State wide receiver Travis Rudolph reunited with Bo Paske on Monday before the fourth-ranked Seminoles face No. 11 Mississippi.

No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 4 Florida State meet in Orlando

Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze has been joking for months about how neutral his team's neutral-site game against Florida State in Orlando, Florida really is. After all, Camping World Stadium is right in the backyard of many Florida State fans. For most Ole Miss fans, it's at least a 10-hour car ride to central Florida.

Baylor receiver suspended 3 games for beating dog

Baylor sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora has been suspended for the first three games of the season after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer. Zamora apologized for his actions, saying he was sorry that he took out his frustrations on his dog.

UCF opens season at home Saturday night

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As much as this offseason has been about a fresh start for UCF, it also has been about Scott Frost. New coach. New offense. New look. New energy. But with the Frost regime's official kickoff just days away, the 41-year-old coach wants the focus off him and on his team. UCF, which plays South Carolina State on Saturday night, is coming off a 0-12 season that saw...

No. 25 Florida rules out WR Worton for opener vs UMass

No. 25 Florida has ruled out receiver C.J. Worton for its season opener Saturday against UMass.  

College football player eats lunch with boy with autism who was sitting alone

 When Florida State University football players visited a Tallahassee middle school, one of them noticed a boy eating lunch by himself in the cafeteria.

Alabama, LSU lead way on coaches preseason All-SEC teams

SEC West rivals Alabama and LSU each had 13 players make the coaches preseason all-conference teams.

Gators name Luke Del Rio starting QB for season opener

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — After attending three colleges in three years, quarterback Luke Del Rio is finally getting a chance to be the guy. Florida coach Jim McElwain named Del Rio his starter for the Sept. 3 season opener against UMass on Thursday, giving the college journeyman the nod over Purdue graduate transfer Austin Appleby.

McElwain hopes to help Callaway after marijuana admission

If Florida receiver Antonio Callaway's marijuana usage "becomes habitual," coach Jim McElwain said, there will be consequences.

FSU's QB Francois focused on himself, not Winston

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Deondre Francois realizes he isn't going to escape comparisons to Jameis Winston. But as Florida State wraps up its first week of preseason practices, Francois is trying to gauge his progress by the expectations he has set. "If people want to compare me to Jameis they can do that. I'm not comparing myself to anyone," Francois on Sunday....

AP source: Florida's Riles out for season with knee injury

A person familiar with the program tells The Associated Press that Florida will be without guard Antonio Riles for the season because of a knee injury.

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has no timetable for selecting Quarterback

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has a quarterback competition for the third time in four years. But as the Seminoles began practice on Tuesday, he isn't in a rush to select a starter. Three years ago, Fisher announced Jameis Winston won the job 10 days before the opener. Last year, he cut it a little closer, waiting until the Monday before the opener in deciding on Everett Golson.