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AP Sports WriterIowa TE Noah Fant preps for bigger role in '18By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Despite setting records last fall, Iowa tight end Noah Fant went largely unnoticed outside of the Big Ten West.That shouldn't be the case in 2018.Fant will return for his junior season...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 After Dark pulls No. 10 Washington into UtahBy ANNE M. PETERSONHere are some things to watch in Week 3 of the Pac-12 Conference football season:GAME OF THE WEEK: So it's kind of a tossup this week. Pac-12 After Dark sends No. 10 Washington into Utah, while...

Breakdown of FCS national champions(STATS) - Schools with NCAA Division I FCS championships since the playoffs began in 1978:7 - North Dakota State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)6 - Georgia Southern (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000)4 - Youngstown State (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997)3 - Appalachian State...

AP Sports WriterDynamic Do-Over? Hall and Ollison look to rebound at PittBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Darrin Hall and Qadree Ollison said all the right things last summer. Tasked with stepping in after James Conner took his school and Atlantic Coast Conference record 56 touchdowns to the NFL, the...

AP College Football WriterWeek 15: Buffs need win, USC loss to reach Pac-12 title gameBy ERIC OLSONA weekend devoid of drama appears to be setting up in college football unless you're Colorado.Southern California (4-0, 4-0) can lock up a spot in the Pac-12 championship game if it beats crosstown...

Georgia DT Thompson leaving school, has medical issueATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia star defensive tackle Trenton Thompson is withdrawing from school for spring semester and is dealing with what the school says is a ''significant'' medical issue that led to him being taken to an Athens hospital by police.According...

Murray State assistant coach officiates player's marriageMURRAY, Ky. (AP) Murray State has tweeted a video that shows Racers defensive lineman Bishop Woods and girlfriend Caitlin Myers being married in a rainy ceremony officiated by offensive line coach Brian Hamilton.The ceremony took place after Tuesday's practice at midfield with...

AP Sports WriterOhio State player out of hospital after weekend shootingBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was released from the hospital Monday after being shot in the face over the weekend, a spokesman for the football program said.Garrett was treated for wounds from...

AP Sports WriterColorado, Colorado State play in Denver for final timeBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Almost on a daily basis, Mel Tucker hears a similar refrain from random folks: Beat Nebraska. Oh, and beat Colorado State, too.Two rivalry games in back-to-back weeks. No extra pressure, though.The first-year Colorado coach...

Pro days are next for FCS prospects(Stats Perform) - The end of the NFL Combine flows into the start of pro days across college campuses.They begin this week and continue for about five weeks, all providing an opportunity for prospects to make impressions to NFL scouts before the draft...

Stanford to open 2017 season in Australia against RiceSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford will open the upcoming football season in Australia against Rice.Stanford announced Monday that the schools had gotten approval to move the game that had been scheduled to be played in Houston to Sydney. The game will...

Associated PressUtes tabbed as Pac-12 preseason football favoriteBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Utah had been in the Pac-12 for eight years before coach Kyle Whittingham's team finally won its first division title and played for the conference championship last season.With 17 starters returning, the Utes believe the ultimate...