American Athletic teams start chase of Central Florida at spring practice

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(Photo: Brett Davis, USA TODAY Sports)College football is back – sort of. Spring football is the imitation crab meat of college football, but it’s better than the alternative: no football at all.

Two months after Alabama beat Georgia for the national championship, teams from across the Football Bowl Subdivision are reconvening on practice fields and inside cold-weather bubbles to begin preparations for the 2018 season.

USA TODAY Sports’ overview of what to expect this spring from each FBS league continues with the American Athletic Conference, where Central Florida looks to fend…