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STATS Editor=Big-play QBs square off in Sac. St-EWUBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Eastern Washington fans have grown accustomed to Gage Gubrud putting up ridiculous numbers and last week was no different. He racked up more yards of total offense than anyone else in the FCS this season in rallying the...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: 'Noles, Spartans more than spoilersBy RALPH D. RUSSOIt is way too early in the season to relegate Florida State and Michigan State to the role of spoilers.The Seminoles and Spartans go into rivalry games this Saturday against No. 13 Miami and No. 7...

Georgia Tech kicks running back Dedrick Mills off teamATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech running back Dedrick Mills has been kicked off the team for a violation of athletic department rules.The stunning announcement came Friday, with the season opener against Tennessee less than three weeks away.Mills was the Georgia Tech's...

AP Sports WriterClutch performer Jennings ready to lead Vols' WR corpsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings wants to be known for more than the two memorable catches that made him a household name in his home state last year.Jennings scored the go-ahead touchdown that...

AP Sports WriterPressure ramps up for Texas A&M coach Kevin SumlinBy KRISTIE RIEKENCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin answered a single football question on Tuesday before the focus shifted to his job security and comments from a university system regent calling for his firing.Sumlin cut...

AP Sports WriterFreshmen giving Iowa offense a major boostBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) For much of his tenure at Iowa, coach Kirk Ferentz largely avoided playing freshmen.He has changed his mind on newcomers - a shift that has helped revitalize Iowa's offense.There are true and redshirt freshmen...

AP College Football WriterNebraska student managers keep Big Red operation runningBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) They spend hours a day with the Nebraska football team. They're given free apparel and have access to tickets. They're on the sidelines for games.They must have the best jobs in the world,...

University: Workout procedures followed before player deathKENT, Ohio (AP) Kent State's athletic department says its trainers and coaches followed the right procedures during an offseason workout in June after which a freshman football player died.The school in northeast Ohio did say Monday that it has fired a football...

Associated PressBaylor settles lawsuit that alleged 'culture of violence'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation's largest Baptist school fostered a ''culture of...

Review: Minnesota handled football suspensions properlyMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an accusation of sexual assault, an outside review found.The review released Wednesday blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by...

AP source: Alabama lineman Raekwon Davis shot at barTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama defensive lineman Raekwon Davis shot at a Tuscaloosa bar, according to a person with knowledge of the incident.Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's spokesman Jason Powell said a 20-year-old was shot in the right leg while standing outside of...

Associated PressBaylor ordered to turn over documents in sex assault lawsuitBy JUAN A. LOZANOHOUSTON (AP) A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over information -including interview recordings and documents - provided to a law firm hired amid a sexual assault scandal that rocked the nation's largest Baptist...