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Associated PressIllinois hoping to ride running attack to win vs RutgersBy JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) The Illinois offense is ranked last in the Big Ten. Don't blame the running game.Even in a 45-16 blowout loss to Iowa last weekend, Illinois rushed for 200 yards at Kinnick Stadium -...

AP Top 25: Record changes in Top 25 after 11 ranked lossesBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 22 Syracuse and No. 23 Virginia broke long runs of being unranked and were among a record seven teams to move into The Associated Press college football poll after a season-high 11 ranked teams...

Auburn receiver Will Hastings has knee ligament surgeryAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn wide receiver Will Hastings has had surgery for a torn knee ligament.Coach Gus Malzahn said Saturday the surgery went well but didn't give a timetable for a return. Hastings injured an ACL during a scrimmage last weekend.Hastings'...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NAU QB Cookus' availability uncertainBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus is expected to be a game-time decision for Saturday's game at Missouri State after he suffered an upper body injury last weekend.Cookus' injury remains under evaluation by team personnel. The redshirt junior was...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal: Kickoff fair catch inside 25 to be touchbackBy ERIC OLSONThe team receiving a kickoff would be allowed to make a fair catch between its goal line and 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback under an NCAA Football Rules Committee proposal.NCAA secretary-rules...

Tennessee State QB Ackerman-Carter out for season(STATS) - Tennessee State quarterback O'Shay Ackerman-Carter will miss the remainder of the season after he tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee Saturday.The redshirt sophomore was trying to avoid the Bethune-Cookman pass rush by running out of bounds when his...

Associated PressUCLA's defensive depth gets a boost from young linemenBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) If not for injuries to two veteran defensive linemen, UCLA freshman Greg Rogers would still be on the scout team this week helping quarterback Josh Rosen and the Bruins' offense prepare to play at...

Penn State is a name brand team with a potential top draft QB in Christian Hackenberg. The O line is looking promising this season but test day is Saturday. Temple hasn't beaten Penn State over the last 31 games - since 1941. The Owls come to their home field with 11...

Oregon to play Georgia in 2022 season opener in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) Oregon and Georgia will meet for only the second time when the schools play in the 2022 season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The teams were announced on Tuesday to play in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff game on Sept....

Associated PressJayhawks lose top recruit to career-ending heart conditionBy JORDAN WOLFLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Octavius Matthews was one of the nation's top running back recruits coming out of Itawamba Community College in Mississippi, and his signing day decision to pick Kansas left coach David Beaty giddy with excitement.Beaty is...

AP Sports WriterFitzgerald putting up huge numbers for Mississippi StateBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has run some variation of the spread offense since he arrived at the school eight years ago.This year's version could be described in two words: Nick Fitzgerald.The 6-foot-5, 230-pound...

WVU safety Martin to sit out season, cites health issuesMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia safety Kerry Martin is opting out of the upcoming college football season due to health concerns.The sophomore made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter, saying he has sickle cell anemia and asthma and that he...