Mike Norvell, who in four seasons has taken Memphis' football program to unprecedented heights, has agreed to a deal to become Florida State's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Chris Low.

Without confirming a name, FSU said in a statement Saturday that the school will introduce its next coach at a news conference at noon ET on Sunday.

Norvell guided Memphis (12-1) to its first AAC title in its third straight conference championship game. Eight days after beating Cincinnati 34-24 at home in the regular-season finale, Memphis rallied for another win, 29-24, on Saturday.

The Tigers now wait for an invitation to the Cotton Bowl as the highest-ranked Group of 5 team.

Asked in his postgame news conference if he would coach Memphis in its bowl game, Norvell replied, "That's the plan."

The transformation of Memphis' program under Norvell has been stunning. The Tigers have won eight or more games for six straight seasons, and Norvell has been at the helm for the past four. From 1974 to 2013, the Tigers had just two seasons of eight or more wins.

One of the youngest head coaches in the country when he took over at Memphis, Norvell, 38, would replace Willie Taggart at Florida State. Taggart was fired nine games into his second season at FSU earlier this year. He was 9-12 in 21 games as FSU's coach.

Norvell is one of the most respected offensive minds in college football. Memphis has set multiple school records on offense and scored 30 or more points in 43 of the 53 games of his tenure.

He was the offensive coordinator at Arizona State under Todd Graham before getting the Memphis job and before that worked under Graham at Pittsburgh as the co-offensive coordinator and at Tulsa as the passing game coordinator.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NASSAU, Bahamas – After tying for 44^th two weeks ago at the European Tour’s finale in Dubai, Henrik Stenson headed straight to the range for an emergency session with swing coach Pete Cowen.

“For once we managed to pick the right things to work on, I guess, and I came here with certainly a better feeling,” said Stenson, who needed a special exemption to qualify for this week’s Hero World Challenge.

He’ll leave the Bahamas feeling even better.

Stenson ended a two year winning drought by shooting 6-under 66 Saturday and notching a one-shot victory over Jon Rahm, his first win since the 2017 Wyndham Championship.

“I haven't played bad golf, but I haven't put myself in contention enough,” Stenson said. “It's just been a very average season, but it finished on a high and this should give us some good momentum. … Looking forward to the challenges ahead, because as we all know, this game is filled with challenges and you've just got to keep on working hard in keeping your patience and good things will come.”

At age 43, Stenson has had to navigate several hurdles. Back in 2001, Stenson overcame the full-swing yips to reach top 10 in the world. Ten years later, he experienced another dark period, dropping outside the top 200, but again battled back, climbing to world No. 2 and winning the 2016 Open Championship.

Now, after two surgeries in three years – a right-knee operation in 2016 and a left-elbow procedure about a year ago – and a dip to No. 40 in the world, Stenson continues to show an ability to persevere.

“The way that Henrik has fought his way back, the countless hours he's hit golf balls to figure it out, there aren't a lot of guys who lose their golf swing and come back,” said Tiger Woods, who knows a thing or two about comebacks. “You can lose a putting stroke, change a grip and come back, but you lose a golf swing and he can't find a map off the tee, that's way harder to come back from.

“What he's done, what he's shown over his career is very impressive, especially he's in his 40s now, and he's worked very hard to get here.”

The most recent slump wasn’t nearly as severe as his previous two, Stenson said, but he did admit that in the past couple of years he’s played to “probably 75 percent of my capacity.” But he was able to find something that Sunday in the Middle East, focus less on the details and more on the “bigger picture” of his swing, getting his body more engaged and swing in a better position to regain some speed that he had lost.

“I'm not going to give you all the secrets, obviously,” Stenson quipped.

But there is no secret Stenson’s confidence is higher.

“It's easy to let go and not trust what you're doing when you're struggling, not getting the results you want in terms of where the ball starts and which sidespin it has,” Stenson said. “Of course, you're going to feel a little more insecure and doubting what you're doing. … It's more a question of being enough in the right direction to be able to play and feel comfortable, and clearly this week we were on the right side of the fence with that.”

While Stenson wants to get further away from that fence – “still some ways to go in confidence and when you really feel like you can hit the perfect shots,” he admitted – Saturday’s 5-wood into the par-5 15^th green to set up a tap-in eagle and take command of the tournament at 18 under was, well, pretty perfect.

So was two-putting for par to clinch his first victory in what felt like ages.

“This win feels really nice given the hard hours, because even if you're not getting the results … you're still working hard and you've got to put the work in,” Stenson said. “If you don't do that, you're not going to get the rewards, for sure. This feels like a good gratification for the patience and hard work that we've done.”

ORLANDO, Fla. - Retief Goosen and 16-year-old son Leo shot a 14-under 58 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Father Son Challenge scramble event for majors champions.

Bernhard and Jason Langer and David and Brady Duval opened with 60s in the 36-hole competition at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes.

The Goosens birdied five of the first six holes and closed with eight straight, with Leo making a number of putts.

''Last night, he said he would put a new putter in the bag and he made everything,'' Retief said. ''Hopefully, he will hang on to this one for more than a week.''

The 50-year-old Retief won the Senior Players Championship this year for his first PGA Tour Champions title. The two-time U.S. Open champion was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in June.

Annika and father Tom Sorenstam were tied for 17th in the 20-team field at 66. Annika is the first female professional to play the event.

''The first tee will stay in my memory,'' Annika said. I was nervous for about three holes. I'm so proud of my dad. He stepped up when he needed to and our goal was 6-under, so we should be pleased with that.''

Jack Nicklaus and grandson G.T. shot 67.

The Lane Train is headed back to the SEC.

Ole Miss confirmed Lane Kiffin has signed on to become the Rebels next coach on Saturday, shortly after he led Florida Atlantic to its second Conference USA championship in his three seasons as coach with a 49-6 win over UAB.

Kiffin, who informed FAU's team of his move following the game, recorded 10 or more wins in two seasons with the Owls and finished with a 26-13 record. Kiffin also had been a strong candidate for the coaching vacancy at Arkansas, but pivoted to Ole Miss earlier in the week, sources said.

"I couldn't be more excited to welcome Coach Kiffin to the Ole Miss family," Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter said in a statement. "As we entered this process, we were looking for energy, innovativeness and a program builder who could excite our student-athletes and fans. Coach Kiffin checked every box and is a home run for our program. I look forward to locking arms with him to take Ole Miss Football to a championship level."

The Ole Miss job will be the fifth head-coaching job for Kiffin, 44, who also coached Tennessee, USC and the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

"I am truly honored and humbled to join the Ole Miss family, and recognize this as a special opportunity to lead Rebel Football into the future," Kiffin said in a statement. "... Our staff and I will work tirelessly to recruit and develop successful players for this program, and I look forward to producing many exciting memories to add to Ole Miss' storied football legacy.

"I am excited to get to Oxford and begin the groundwork of building a championship program that Mississippi's flagship university deserves, and I'm thrilled to be back in the greatest athletics' conference in the nation. Hotty Toddy!"

Kiffin spent 2014 to 2016 as Alabama's offensive coordinator, helping the Crimson Tide to an SEC championship in 2014 and a national championship in 2015. Kiffin was named FAU's coach prior to the College Football Playoff in 2016, and Alabama coach Nick Saban parted ways with him following the Tide's CFP semifinal victory over Washington.

It's been a wild ride for Kiffin, known for trolling anybody and everybody on Twitter, including fans and former bosses, and for putting together high-powered and entertaining offenses on the football field.

"I'm never going to apologize for having fun. Who says you can't have fun and still win football games?" Kiffin told ESPN earlier this year. "But I've learned along the way and am not the same person I was when I was younger. None of us are. I've been so fortunate to learn under two guys like Pete Carroll and Nick Saban, both of whom are great coaches, but have different styles. I think I've been able to combine those styles."

Kiffin's first head-coaching job came in 2007 with the Raiders, who hired the 31-year-old USC assistant. Al Davis fired Kiffin four games into his second season, and Kiffin was scooped up to be Tennessee's head coach in 2009. He went 7-6 during his only season with the Vols, which featured plenty of fireworks both on and off the field.

After 13 months in Knoxville, Kiffin left for what he called his "dream job" at USC when Carroll went to the NFL. With the Trojans facing heavy NCAA sanctions, Kiffin went 28-15 at USC and was fired five games into his fourth season following a loss to Arizona State.

Florida Atlantic's win Saturday over UAB means Kiffin has been a part of five conference championships in the past six years with five different quarterbacks.

Kiffin replaces Matt Luke at Ole Miss and will become the Rebels' fourth different head coach in the past 10 seasons. Luke was fired after just three seasons at Ole Miss, the first of which he was the Rebels' interim coach before being named the permanent coach following the 2017 season. Luke was 15-21 as Ole Miss' coach, including a 4-8 finish this season.

Kiffin becomes the fifth current SEC head coach who has served as an assistant for Saban.

Ole Miss hosts Alabama on Oct. 3, 2020.

Anthony Joshua spent much of the past six months soul-searching, figuring out what went so wrong in his first encounter with Andy Ruiz Jr. and vowing to be better in the rematch.

He was better. Much better, as he completely shut down Ruiz in a dominating tactical masterpiece to regain his three heavyweight world title belts by lopsided unanimous decision Saturday at the rain-soaked, 15,000-seat open-air Diriyah Stadium in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

British judge Steve Gray scored it 119-109 and Glen Feldman of the United States and Benoit Russell of Canada each had it 118-110 for Joshua.

ESPN had it 119-109 for Joshua, who sent Ruiz into boxing history as a one-hit wonder like heavyweights Buster Douglas and Hasim Rahman, both of whom also had one big night to win heavyweight titles by upset knockout.

"Man, the first time was so nice -- I had to do it twice," a jovial Joshua said. "A man like me don't make no excuses, my boy [heavyweight contender] Dereck Chisora said I could do this if I am ready to die. And look, this is about boxing. I am used to knocking guys out.

"Last time, I hurt the man and I got caught coming in. I gave that man his credit. There was no excuses. I respect Andy and his family and his trainers so much. I just wanted to put on a great boxing master class and also show the sweet science of this lovely sport. It's about hitting and not getting hit."

On June 1, Joshua had come to Madison Square Garden in New York for his heavily hyped United States debut to face the late substitute Ruiz, who had gotten the fight on a month's notice when Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller was dropped from the card for failing four random drug tests.

They turned in a classic fight in which Joshua knocked him down hard in the third round but then got dropped by Ruiz twice later in the round and twice more in the seventh round, when the fight was stopped, giving Ruiz the massive upset.

Joshua immediately exercised his right to an immediate rematch and went back to the drawing board with trainer Robert McCracken to figure out a game plan to handle Ruiz. He also took advice from former heavyweight champion, good friend and former opponent Wladimir Klitschko, who told him he should focus more on boxing rather than lifting weights and other forms of exercise. Joshua did that, working on his technique throughout the summer and fall while Ruiz partied, celebrated and enjoyed his newfound celebrity.

It showed in the fight as Ruiz, who was a fleshy 268 pounds for the first fight, was a mountainous 283.7 pounds for the rematch, the heaviest of his career since he was in the 290s for his first two pro fights in 2009. He was the heaviest fighter to ever enter the ring for a heavyweight title defense other than 7-foot Nikolai Valuev, who was regularly over 300 pounds for his defenses over two reigns in the 2000s.

"It was his night," Ruiz said. "I don't think I prepared as good as I should have. I gained too much weight but I don't want to give no excuses. He won, he boxed me around but if we do the third, best believe I will come in the best shape of my life."

Joshua, meanwhile, who was 247.75 for the first fight, was a slimmer and trimmer but still rock-solid 237.8 pounds for the rematch. He was fit and able to box circles around Ruiz.

"Never a change in mentality. You know the saying, 'Stay hungry, stay humble.' I have stayed hungry and I have stayed humble," Joshua said. "I am humble in defeat and I will remain humble in victory. Thank you again to Andy Ruiz and his family, to Saudi Arabia and all of the traveling fans, all of my supporters."

Joshua's game plan was clear from the outset - box, jab and move and he was supreme doing so for the entire 12 rounds.

He boxed Ruiz from the outside throughout the first round, landed a good right hand and picked him apart before opening a cut over his left eye in the final seconds of the round. He never stopped fighting in that style, never allowed Ruiz to get to him in any meaningful way.

He schooled Ruiz, although Ruiz did manage to inflict a small cut over his left eye in the second round.

"It kind of affected me a lot," Ruiz said of the weight gain. "I thought I would come in stronger and better. But you know what, next time I am going to prepare better with my team. This time I tried to train myself at times to get prepared but no excuses. Anthony Joshua did a hell of a job."

Joshua never allowed Ruiz to get on the inside against him in any meaningful way. By the end of the fifth round Ruiz's face was marked up from eating so many clean jabs from Joshua, who was on his toes boxing, boxing, boxing and jabbing, jabbing, jabbing.

Joshua continued to pick apart Ruiz in the sixth round and also landed a powerful left hook to the head that shook Ruiz and forced him to hold on. Ruiz tried to launch a few haymakers but they missed by a wide margin.

Referee Luis Pabon warned a frustrated Ruiz in the ninth round for illegal punches, but he still had his best round as he finally landed a few hard rights that backed up Joshua and made Joshua hold on.

But Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), 30, of England, got back to sticking and moving in the 10th round, refusing to allow Ruiz to drag him into a slugfest.

Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs), 30, of Imperial, California, who had become the first fighter of Mexican descent to win a heavyweight world title, didn't seem to have much urgency in the 12th round even though it was obvious he needed a knockout to win. Joshua continued to box and jab and also fired some heavy right hands in an effort to leave no doubt as blood streamed down the side of Ruiz's face.

According to CompuBox statistics, Joshua landed 107 of 373 punches (29%), including 65 of 270 jabs. Ruiz connected with 60 of 261 blows (23%) and outlanded in every round except for the eighth.

"It's all about preparation," Joshua said. "Like I said, one day when I release a book I will walk through my career's experience. It's just about creating great memories. I took my [loss] and I bounced back. Life is a roller coaster. I heard some people say that we should retire if we lose. Hey, Andy, are you ready to retire?"

Ruiz responded, "No way, let's go again."

"I think I was chasing him too much instead of cutting off the ring," Ruiz said. "I just felt like I couldn't throw my combinations. But who wants to see this third fight?"

Joshua said he was open to it, but it seems doubtful to happen anytime soon. Joshua will be ordered to make mandatory defenses, one against Kubrat Pulev and one against Oleksandr Usyk. If the sanctioning bodies insist he make theirs next, one of the belts likely will become vacant.

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn didn't want to get into the specifics of the plan for Joshua.

"We are going to celebrate," Hearn said. "Anthony Joshua is an amazing ambassador for the sport. He has given everything to this sport. Tonight, in Saudi Arabia, he becomes the two-time heavyweight champion of the world and that is beautiful. They wrote him off. They said he was all hype. He had to come back from humiliation at Madison Square Garden. Tonight, he is the governor. The governor of the division."

Whatever happens to the belts and with mandatory orders, that will be sorted out in coming months. On this night, Joshua, just wanted to avenge his loss, show he was the better man and regain what was his. When the final bell sounded and it was clear who had won, Joshua wore a look of contentment rather than go into full celebration mode.

He had come to the desert of Saudi Arabia for the first heavyweight world title fight to take place in the Middle East on a mission and it was mission accomplished.

DALLAS -- Luka Doncic scored 28 points in 26 minutes, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 130-84 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.

The Mavericks' 46-point win wasn't the largest margin of victory this season -- they outscored the Golden State Warriors by 48 last month.

Dallas (18-8) has won five in a row and 10 of 11 for the first time since winning is its only NBA championship in 2010-11.

Meanwhile, New Orleans is on an eight-game losing streak.

Doncic didn't play in the fourth quarter after the Mavericks ran up a 38-point lead at 104-66.

Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kristaps Porzingis scored 14 and 13 points before taking a seat with Doncic.

Off the bench, Boban Marjanovic had season highs of 15 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 14.

J.J. Redick led New Orleans with 15 points. Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday scored 14 each and Jaxson Hayes had 11.

Dallas led 64-52 at halftime. Doncic had 20 points and Marjanovic 11, nine in the second quarter.

The Pelicans were scoreless for 4:07 of the third quarter while the Mavericks scored 14 points for a 97-60 lead. They outscored New Orleans 40-14 in the quarter.

In the second quarter, Holiday put the Pelicans in the lead at 38-36, but the Mavericks came back with a 15-1 run. Seth Curry finished it with a 3-point shot.

TIP-INS

Pelicans: Redick had a 4-point play 3:27 into the game. Only Jamal Crawford and James Harden have more career 4-point plays in NBA history than Redick. . The Pelicans shot 25 percent (5 for 20) in the third quarter. ... F/C Derrick Favors, who is on a personal leave, missed his 11th straight game.

Mavericks: G Delon Wright didn't play after the first quarter because of a right adductor strain. . C Dwight Powell was in the starting lineup after leaving Wednesday's game with an injury to his left wrist. ... Dallas scored a season-high 104 points in the first three quarters. ...The Mavericks' 40 points were the most in the third quarter this season. ... They are 10 games over .500 for the first time since 2014-15.

UP NEXT

Pelicans: Home Tuesday against Detroit.

Mavericks: Complete three-game homestand on Sunday against Sacramento.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – California’s Jeremy Doss has brought Alan Kulwicki’s famed Underbird livery back to the motorsports scene this weekend at Five Flags Speedway in a big way.

Doss continued that charge on Saturday afternoon by leading final practice for the 52nd annual Snowball Derby, positioning himself as a top contender to take home the Tom Dawson Trophy.

The driver of the Earnest Performance/Hooter’s No. 75 turned a best lap of 16.782 seconds (107.258 mph) to lead 52 drivers who took time during Happy Hour.

Doss was already in street clothes by the time the checkered flag waved on practice, content with where his team sits going into race day on Sunday.

“I think it’s pretty good, and we made a lot of gains on it today,” Doss said of his race car. “We made about four runs … and a long run there at the end, and I know we’re on top of the charts, but it’s probably a top-five car when it comes to the long run stuff. We’re pretty happy with it.

“We have a lot of adjustments we can make during pit stops tomorrow,” he added. “We just figured ‘hey, let’s not wear the car out and save her for tomorrow.’”

Of his paint scheme for the weekend, which pays homage to 1992 NASCAR Cup Series champion Alan Kulwicki’s title-winning Hooter’s livery, Doss couldn’t help but light up when discussing the tribute.

“Yeah, it’s super cool. I love it,” Doss smiled. “I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the car this weekend, which is really neat. But I’ve been a part of the Kulwicki Driver Development Program the last two years, and we were fortunate enough to actually win it this year. So it’s pretty neat. But we just wanted to pay our respects, you know, and do something to represent Alan and his legacy … and we figured what better way than to bring his 1992 championship scheme to the biggest super late model race there is?”

Current NASCAR Cup Series star Corey LaJoie was second-quick in final practice at 16.961 seconds (106.126 mph), followed by Harrison Burton, who must race his way in through the Last Chance Showdown and finally found speed to go third overall with a time of 17.009 seconds (105.826 mph).

Ty Majeski and Blizzard Series provisional starter Lucas Jones completed the top five, ahead of Josh Berry, Travis Braden, Bubba Pollard, Gio Bromante and Chandler Smith.

Snowball Derby polesitter Derek Thorn ended final practice in 27th on the speed charts.

For Doss and the others who are already in the show, the focus now turns to 300 laps on Sunday, with one goal at the end of the road in the form of a Snowball Derby victory.

“We have to keep our nose clean,” said Doss. “Last year, I got in a scuffle pretty early on. It put us behind the eight ball. So we just need to keep the nose clean, be patient, and make sure we just play the race smart. You could have the fastest car here and still not win it. So we just have to be smart about it and have a little bit of luck on our side.

“I think we’ll be strong and have a shot at bringing that Tom Dawson Trophy back to the West Coast.”

BATAVIA, Ohio – Wright Motorsports has announced its to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GT Daytona class.

Ryan Hardwick and Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long will be the full season drivers of the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R, sponsored by sports nutrition company 1st Phorm and motorcycle and powersports retailer Mountain Motorsports.

Fresh off his rookie season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Hardwick return to the GT Daytona class in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship. Announced in October, the 2018 Super Trofeo and SRO America GT Cup champion will bring 1st Phorm and Mountain Motorsports to the Wright program and the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

“I am literally counting down the days until the green flag waves at the Rolex 24 in Daytona,” said Hardwick. “I couldn’t be more excited about how things came together during the off season with Wright Motorsports and Porsche Motorsport North America. This team is truly where I belong. I immediately felt comfortable and right at home with these guys. I’m also super stoked to have the opportunity to share the driver seat this season with Patrick Long. As a long time Porsche enthusiast, I’ve been a fan and watched Pat compete for years. Getting the chance to actually race alongside and learn directly from him, is a real honor. Daytona can’t come soon enough. I’m ready to get after it.”

Returning to Wright Motorsports for another year of competition, Long will continue to race with the fan favorite Porsche team. The three-time American Le Mans Series GT champion also holds three Pirelli World Challenge titles, and currently has an impressive 27 wins in IMSA, placing him in the top 25 of more than 1,000 drivers to earn at least one victory in the series over the years.

“We know the model of consistency gets you in championship contention, but sheer performance and victories are likely going to have the final say,” said Long. “I revel the chance to mount a challenge for a title, but I have no doubt we are in the most competitive era of GT racing this country has ever seen. I really like where we ended up in 2018 with Wright Motorsports in IMSA with our GTD effort. It’s great to get back into the groove and the plan is to pick up where we left off. Ryan is a refreshing personality and he seems as driven and focused as any driver on the grid, pro or not. That’s a great combination and I like where we have been able to get as teammates in a very short span of time. I am grateful to our partners in believing in our combination of a driving pair.”

The No. 16 Porsche will feature a predominately black, blue, and grey livery, with the traditional Wright Motorsports chevron showcasing the flowing design of the 550 horsepower rear-engine machine. The distinctive 1st Phorm blue will set the car apart from the field through the duration of the twelve race season.