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Associated PressNo. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season openerBy TAMIRA MADSENMADISON, Wis. (AP) There was no formal announcement on Sunday when Jack Coan was named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.The news came as no surprise, since...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Week 2 FCS schedule looks even betterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Leave some room, the first full week of FCS college football was only serving appetizers.The schedule will keep getting better, and it's especially the case in Week 2.There are 26 more matchups between FCS and FBS...

Oklahoma State RB Hubbard named top Canadian NCAA playerSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard has won the Cornish Trophy, presented annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football.The announcement was made via YouTube on Wednesday.Hubbard was the AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the...

MIAMI (AP) - As some players from both sides brawled after the final play, BYU quarterback Christian Stewart decided to simply walk off the field.He fought for four quarters, then two overtimes.And the result he wanted just wasn't in the cards.Stewart led the Cougars back from a pair of...

AP Sports WriterNC State DE Chubb eager to apply pass-rush lessons learnedBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's Bradley Chubb used to believe pass rushing was solely about getting to the quarterback as quickly as possible.Ask him now, and his answer is far more detailed.''It's understanding how...

Washington moved into fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, putting the four remaining unbeaten teams from the Power Five conferences at the top of the selection committee's second top 25. Alabama, Clemson and Michigan still hold the top three spots. The committee's first ranking of the season caused a bit...

Associated PressKansas QBs Bender and Stanley compete for starting jobBy JORDAN WOLFLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The quarterback position has been the definition of unstable for Kansas in recent years. Carter Stanley and Peyton Bender are trying to change that.In coach David Beaty's two seasons leading the Jayhawks, five quarterbacks...

Associated PressNew coach Lovie Smith bars Illini from scootersBy DAVID MERCERCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) When he got to campus back in March, Lovie Smith counted 50 or 60 players who owned scooters.You can still see a handful of the compact, two-wheeled vehicles parked by Illinois' indoor training facility.But by...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=CAA Football spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - While James Madison may appear to be pulling away from the rest of CAA Football, there isn't a big margin for error in the conference standings.A number of teams are ready to pounce in what should be a deep...

AP Sports WriterTennessee aiming to avoid repeat of last season’s finishBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee enters its final two games of the regular season in the same situation it faced last year.The Volunteers hope the similarities end there.Tennessee (5-5, 3-3 SEC) has won three straight games and...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 sets Sept. 26 start for 10-game football scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 on Friday set Sept. 26 as the start of its 10-game, conference-only football schedule, joining the Southeastern Conference in pushing back its season by nearly a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Pac-12...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up; Iowa State back inBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of...