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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Saint Francis RB Bagley likely to miss 2017 seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Saint Francis senior running back Marcus Bagley is expected to miss the 2017 season because of a knee injury, which severely hampers the Red Flash's bid to repeat as Northeast Conference champion.Bagley first injured...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers intend to keep using dual options at quarterbackBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Right now, Indiana coach Tom Allen has the best of both worlds at quarterback.Richard Lagow is a tall, prototypical pocket passer who spent three quarters carving up Ohio State's secondary in the season...

AP Sports WriterYouth serving up big plays for No. 9 Wisconsin's offenseBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) A youth movement is sweeping through the offense at No. 9 Wisconsin.Freshmen and sophomores have emerged as difference-makers with speed and big-play capability, just in time for a critical night game...

Montana suspends Strahm for first two games(STATS) - Montana senior linebacker Connor Strahm, who was charged with driving under the influence last month, has been suspended for the first two games of the season, the university announced Friday.Strahm, from Eugene, Oregon, was arrested by Missoula police on July 15....

AP Sports WriterKentucky's once-porous defense is now stingy against the runBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky's defense is leaving opponents little room to run.The Wildcats certainly had room for improvement after last year's porous start in which they allowed over 200 yards rushing and 500-plus overall in...

AP College Football WriterAfter 11 years, West Virginia-Virginia Tech renew rivalryBy RALPH D. RUSSOWest Virginia and Virginia Tech played for bragging rights of the Appalachian region for decades, first meeting in 1912, becoming regular rivals in the 1950s and then turning it into an annual affair in the 1970s...

AP Sports WriterIowa's passing game takes step forward after dismal '17By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) It's difficult to overstate just how inept Iowa's passing game had become by the end of last season.Last weekend's win at Iowa State showed that the Hawkeyes (2-0) might finally be dangerous...

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Associated PressTexas Tech DB Vaughnte Dorsey injured.By BY JOSHUA KOCHHOUSTON (AP) Texas Tech junior defensive back Vaughnte Dorsey was injured on kickoff coverage midway through the fourth quarter in a game against Houston on Saturday and was removed on a stretcher.The injury, with 7:26 left in the fourth...

Associated PressKelly shrugs off concerns about Notre Dame mild pass attackBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Even with a 49-20 win at Boston College and a handful of rushing records to go with it, most of the talk about Notre Dame immediately after the game focused on what...

Associated PressBackup QB Stevens a do-it-all option for No. 4 Penn StateBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Tommy Stevens will take over as Penn State's starting quarterback eventually. Now, he's helping starter Trace McSorley any way he can.No. 4 Penn State's do-it-all backup has emerged as another option...

AP Sports WriterNew Vols offensive coordinator Scott prepared for challengeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This marks Larry Scott's first season as Tennessee's offensive coordinator, but he's been preparing for this type of challenge since grade school.That's when Scott said he started thinking about the possibility of coaching. The...