The Tigers (8-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) can lock up a berth in the conference championship game – and a rematch with unbeaten No. 2 Notre Dame – with a victory. The Hokies are coming off a bye week that coach Justin Fuente said allowed him to give many of his veteran players a much-needed break. The teams last met in 2017, a 31-17 Clemson victory, and Virginia Tech (4-5, 4-4) comes into the game having lost three in a row.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick offered some unprompted praise for a high school football coach this week, in comments that weren’t surprising to anyone who has followed both coaches’ careers. The coach was Kevin Kelley of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock. Belichick was talking about Chargers tight end Hunter Henry, whom the Patriots will face on [more]

Carolina Panthers safety/outside linebacker Jeremy Chinn was the first FCS player selected in the 2020 draft – the Southern Illinois product going last in the second round at No. 64 overall. Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson went undrafted out of Illinois State. Only six FCS players were 2020 draft choices, but plenty of undrafted signees have worked their way onto NFL teams.

Top-ranked Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor will play in Indianapolis on Saturday for the ninth meeting between the top two teams in AP Top 25 since 2005. Gonzaga blew through its first two opponents, beating No. 7 Kansas and Auburn by a combined 35 points. The Zags faced a much stiffer test against No. 11 West Virginia Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

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Starting second baseman Hanser Alberto was let go Wednesday by the Baltimore Orioles, who agreed to one-year contracts with catcher Pedro Severino and infielder Yolmer Sánchez. Severino gets $1,825,000, and Sánchez $1 million. Baltimore also reached one-year deals that avoided arbitration with right-hander Shawn Armstrong ($825,000) and infielder Pat Valaika, who will make $875,000 in the majors and $300,000 in the minors.