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AP Sports WriterFlorida so unsettled at QB that McElwain suggests playing 3By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain hasn't settled on a starting quarterback. He hasn't even pared down the three-man competition.McElwain said Wednesday that fourth-year junior Luke Del Rio, redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks and graduate...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota's Rhoda gets another shot at MarylandBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Conor Rhoda was pretty convinced his college career was going to end without ever having the chance to start a game at Minnesota.That all changed last season when starting quarterback Mitch Leidner was sidelined by a...

AP Sports WriterDominant defense setting tone for No. 5 GeorgiaBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he doesn't deserve the credit for the way the Bulldogs' defense is performing, even though his background suggests otherwise.''That's not my defense. Coach Tucker does a tremendous job with...

AP Sports WriterACC teams, players tossed in state of flux by Irma's wrathBy HANK KURZ Jr.The Atlantic Coast Conference has been tossed into a state of flux by Hurricane Irma.Games have been postponed, practices suspended and players throughout the conference have been left wondering about their families' welfare as...

STATS Senior Editor=Sam Houston, C. Arkansas meet in pivotal Southland matchupBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - If it's possible to have a de facto conference championship game on the first weekend of October, this is it.The early date for Sam Houston State taking on Central Arkansas is a surprise - some...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 Southland Season PreviewBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Considering all of Sam Houston State's postseason success, it might seem the Bearkats always win the Southland Conference title.It's not necessarily the case, however. This decade, Stephen F. Austin won the title in 2010, Southeastern Louisiana reigned in 2013,...

AP Sports WriterFreshman RB Dobbins may timeshare for No. 2 BuckeyesBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Urban Meyer kept trying to lower the expectations surrounding freshman running back J.K. Dobbins before No. 2 Ohio State's season opener.He has no chance of keeping his newest offensive weapon a secret any...

Longtime NFL runner Alex Hawkins dies at age 80COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Longtime NFL running back Alex Hawkins died Tuesday in Columbia. He was 80.Hawkins, born in West Virginia, became the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year in 1958. His junior season, Hawkins led the Gamecocks in passing,...

AP Sports WriterOd Dominion to start freshman QB vs No. 13 Virginia TechBy HANK KURZ Jr.Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder was looking to spark his anemic offense when he turned to 17-year-old freshman Steven Williams Jr. during last weekend's game against North Carolina.What he found was his new starting...

Associated PressTexas Tech DB Vaughnte Dorsey injured.By BY JOSHUA KOCHLUBBOCK, Texas (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...

NFL prospect Josh Allen flashes potential in OT winLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming looks to have a running game and no one is more excited than quarterback Josh Allen, who is being looked at as a possible high NFL draft pick next year.The Cowboys rushed for 177 yards in...

AP College Football WriterOn a healthy path, Jerry Kill returns to coaching at RutgersBy RALPH D. RUSSOPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Jerry Kill has been seizure-free for almost a year and a half. He has lost 25 pounds by cutting way down on carbs and taking long walks. After years...