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AP Sports WriterOklahoma sorting out replacements for RBs Perine, MixonBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) In most cases, replacing two record-holders at one position would be cause for concern.Oklahoma feels as if it is reloading.The Sooners need to fill the slots left open when running backs Samaje Perine and...

AP Sports WriterLeach's young ex-Texas Tech QBs thriving as Big 12 coachesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) While Mike Leach's Air Raid offense was posting astonishing numbers at Texas Tech, he didn't realize he also was helping mold a group of young coaches who would use the system to...

Kent State coach Paul Haynes returns after cancer surgeryKENT, Ohio (AP) Kent State coach Paul Haynes has returned to the football program after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.The school announced last month that Haynes was taking a medical leave of absence but did not provide details about his...

AP Sports WriterLock It Down: Clemson D makes its case as country's bestBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's defense not only shut down Auburn - it left little doubt which side of the ball would lead its latest try for a national championship.The Tigers (2-0), who stayed No....

QB Falk will start for Washington State versus Oregon StatePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Luke Falk will remain the starting quarterback when No. 21 Washington State hosts Oregon State on Saturday.Falk struggled in the second half of Saturday's victory over Boise State and was removed from the game. He later...

AP Sports WriterVirginia's Zaccheaus eager for expanded role with CavaliersBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Bronco Mendenhall and his staff are going to have to spread around the playmaking duties on the Cavaliers offense.Gone is tailback Taquan Mizzell, the senior who accounted for nearly 70 percent of the...

AP Sports WriterIowa State's Joel Lanning plays both ways vs. OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered the game at quarterback with about four minutes left in the first...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Villanova delivers win in Ferrante's debutBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Andy Talley was on the sideline talking about how it was relaxing and enjoyable to be at a Villanova football game and not be the coach.Mark Ferrante is facing a little more pressure these days, but his...

Associated PressFlorida State center Eberle at full strength after surgeryBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher considers center to be the hardest position on the offensive line. That player makes the line calls and is in the middle of the trenches.It is also the...

AP College Football WriterArmy-Navy to play in NJ in 2021; Philadelphia 4 more timesBy RALPH D. RUSSOWith a chance to try something different, Army and Navy instead chose to stick with tradition.The annual Army-Navy football game will be played in Philadelphia four times from 2018-2022, returning to its most...

AP Sports WriterCoach wants fast start by Vandy, end skid in season openersBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Coach Derek Mason knows his 0-3 mark in Vanderbilt's first game of the season better than anybody.His debut as a head coach ended in a 37-7 rout at the hands...

Clemson QB Bryant out of the game with injuryCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant came out of the game after Travis Etienne's 1-yard, third-quarter touchdown run for the second-ranked Tigers against Wake Forest on Saturday.Bryant went into the team's medical tent on the sidelines after trainers were...