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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...

Dayton QB Jeske's recovery progressing(STATS) - Dayton starting quarterback Alex Jeske continues to recover from a foot injury and is projected to return to the Flyers' lineup after missing about three games next month.The redshirt junior and team captain suffered a Jones fracture, breaking the little toe in his...

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...

AP Sports WriterTexas offensive woes start with absent run gameBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman shed no tears after losing in overtime to Southern California. His emotional outlets, he says, were a couple of ''primal screams'' once the team got home.There may be a more of those...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=CAA matchups a highlight in FCS Week 6By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - CAA Football will be in the spotlight next Saturday - and reigning national champion James Madison won't even be playing.While the 5-0 Dukes break for their open week, all four CAA games will help shape...

Ryan Leaf joins SiriusXM as college sports talk-show hostBy The Associated PressFormer NFL quarterback and Washington State star Ryan Leaf is joining SiriusXM's for regular talk show appearances on the satellite radio's college sports channel.Leaf was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1997 and the second overall pick in the...

Maryland's Richardson carted off on stretcherAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Maryland cornerback Antwaine Richardson was carted off the field on a stretcher late in the third quarter against No. 23 Texas.Richardson, who had a team-high six solo tackles, went down after a hard hit near the Maryland goal line. He...

AP Sports WriterWilliams likely to start at QB for No. 20 Utah vs. StanfordBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) All signs point to Troy Williams starting at quarterback when No. 20 Utah hosts Stanford on Saturday, though coach Kyle Whittingham isn't tipping his hand.Sophomore starter Tyler Huntley was...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Six James Madison players to serve suspensionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison will begin defense of its 2016 FCS national championship without a half-dozen players because of team suspensions.On Thursday, the CAA Football program announced All-America tight end Jonathan Kloosterman has been banned for the first...

Associated PressNo. 9 Oklahoma State's no-star defense succeeding with depthBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) It's well documented how No. 9 Oklahoma State relies upon its explosive offense to win games, but the Cowboys also have improved on defense this season.Unlike the past two years when stars like Emanuel...

AP Sports WriterIn SEC, blowouts raise questions about competitive balanceBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) If the first five weeks of the season are any indication, there are going to be a lot of lopsided games in the Southeastern Conference.Six teams - LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee...

Associated PressEx-Vanderbilt football player gets minimum 15 years for rapeBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt University football player received the minimum sentence of 15 years in prison on Friday for the dorm room rape of an unconscious female student.Brandon Banks was convicted of aggravated rape and...