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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage was ejected from the South Alabama game for targeting. Bundage left after an illegal hit early in the second half Friday night after a short catch by Jaguars running back Tra Minter. He will have to miss the first half of the...

AP Sports WriterAmid 'horrible' offseason, Spartans hoping to repair imageBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Michigan State football team has been in the news this offseason for all the wrong reasons, and as the program dealt with sexual assault allegations against four players, the rest of the...

AP Sports WriterFormer quarterback and receiver Bonnafon now a rusherBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Reggie Bonnafon didn't complain when an eventual Heisman Trophy winner supplanted him at quarterback, and he hasn't looked back on what might have been.He has focused on succeeding wherever Louisville coaches placed him...

AP Sports WriterNCAA questions abound for Freeze, even after filibusterBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Hugh Freeze clearly wanted to talk about football, so he did.Freeze delivered a 16-minute opening statement about his Mississippi team while pointing out he couldn't talk specifics about a long-running NCAA investigation. Predictably all...

Associated PressFlorida State QB Francois ready to be leader of offenseBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Deondre Francois had an appropriate answer when he assessed his performance last season - bumpy.The Florida State quarterback is hoping things go a little smoother in his sophomore season.''I feel like last year...

AP College Football WriterWith special teams especially bad, coaches seek quick fixesBy ERIC OLSONFlorida State isn't alone. A lot of teams have stunk on special teams as the college football season has gotten under way and anxious coaches around the country are in fix-it mode.No one has had more...

AP Sports WriterStrong welcomes high expectations for No. 19 South FloridaBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Charlie Strong is accustomed to high expectations.But the situation is a little different in for him at South Florida. He isn't building or re-building a program in his first season. He is trying...

Iowa State's Tongamoa cleared to play this seasonAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says junior college transfer Kamilo Tongamoa has been cleared to play this season.The junior defensive lineman chose the Cyclones over Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon and Texas. But Tongamoa had class work to finish up...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Tough, too easy FCS non-conference schedulesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware State is opening the season upstate against Delaware - a program that's beaten the Hornets seven times by an average of 28 points since they first met 10 years ago.And that's Delaware State's easiest non-conference game...

AP Sports WriterWashington leads talented Oklahoma State receiving corpsBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph was relieved to be asked a question about the running backs.The Heisman Trophy candidate has grown weary of questions about how he is going to distribute the ball to all...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Quarterbacks at pulse of Big South raceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's doesn't matter where a team is located in the preseason poll or how many of its starters are returning. There's one player on every Big South team who is bringing confidence to his teammates.The quarterback.All...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Week 2 FCS schedule looks even betterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Leave some room, the first full week of FCS college football was only serving appetizers.The schedule will keep getting better, and it's especially the case in Week 2.There are 26 more matchups between FCS and FBS...