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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner has undergone surgery on his left foot, requiring a four-month recovery that will limit him in spring practices.The university announced Wednesday that Leidner's procedure went as planned.Leidner did not miss any games this year. He had 2,701 yards passing for the fourth-most...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors have resumed deliberations in the child endangerment trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur). The panel deliberated for six hours Thursday without reaching a verdict but did ask the judge for a couple of legal clarifications. Spanier is accused of conspiracy and two counts of...

HONOLULU (AP) San Diego State's Rashaad Penny returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and the Aztecs never looked back in beating Cincinnati 42-7 in the Hawaii Bowl on Thursday.In the day's other far-flung game, Western Michigan won its first ever bowl game by defeating Middle...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson will play this season with a brace on his surgically repaired left knee.Watson is the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year. He tore his ACL last November, had surgery the next month and has been recuperating since. He is...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska receivers coach Keith Williams was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail, three years' probation and fined $1,000 after pleading no contest to third-offense drunken driving. Williams is to report to jail March 3, but a Lancaster County judge said Williams could apply for house arrest....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban and Alabama are on the verge of leaving college football history behind. The top-ranked Crimson Tide face Clemson on Monday night in a College Football Playoff national championship game rematch. A victory would give Alabama five national championships in eight seasons, a feat never completed...

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be trying to pick up a win on January 7 when they battle at Sun Life Stadium in the BCS Championship Game. Alabama at Notre Dame When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, January 7, 2013 Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens,...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly liked the athleticism of C.J. Prosise from the time he saw him dunk a basketball at a Virginia high school.''I said, `I don't know where he's going to play, but we've got to take him. He's just that good...

This game is really being played in the Hawkeye State but just in the rival universe of Cyclone State. To Iowans at Iowa State, this is a huge game. Both teams are ground game oriented but Iowa State defended the rush better last week (41-126 ) to Iowa's (28-35 ). Total...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The NCAA has imposed a two-year show cause penalty against former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis for recruiting violations but didn't impose further penalties against the university. Davis knowingly violated rules in a meeting with four prospects that was arranged by a booster and ''acted unethically'' in...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten to play 6 Friday night games a year starting in 2017By ERIC OLSONThe Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022, the conference announced Wednesday.Not every school wants to host those games,...

Her kick wasn't perfect, but that hardly mattered to April Goss. When she finally got her big chance, Goss made her point - and history.A four-year member of Kent State's team, Goss kicked an extra point in the first half Saturday in a 45-13 win over Delaware State, becoming...