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AP Sports WriterOklahoma RBs Adams, Sermon fill void for NFL departeesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) They aren't quite Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, but Oklahoma running backs Abdul Adams and Trey Sermon are getting the job done for the third-ranked Sooners.When Perine and Mixon left early for the...

AP Sports WriterNew South Carolina assistant sees improved offensive linemenBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina offensive line coach Eric Wolford knew when he was hired that his job was to toughen up his players and improve the Gamecocks offensive numbers.He believes that's happening this summer.Everyone will know...

UTEP coach Sean Kugler resigns after Miners' 0-5 startEL PASO, Texas (AP) UTEP football coach Sean Kugler has resigned after a 0-5 start.Kugler stepped down Sunday, a day after the Miners' 35-21 loss at Army.This was Kugler's fifth season at his alma mater. He leaves with an 18-36...

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...

Villanova's Rolle to miss remainder of season(STATS) - Villanova senior safety Rob Rolle will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during last Saturday's 19-10 overtime loss at Albany.An MRI this week confirmed the injury.The 2017 STATS FCS Preseason All-American, also named...

Oregon QB Justin Herbert out with fractured collarboneEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is out ''for a while'' because of a fractured collarbone, coach Willie Taggart said Monday.Taggart also said at his weekly news conference that junior linebacker Kaulana Apelu is out for the season with an...

Purdue, Notre Dame expand upcoming series to 6 gamesWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue and Notre Dame have added two more games to their four-game series.The Boilermakers on Thursday announced the expansion of the series, saying they will play the Fighting Irish six times over the eight-year period from...

STATS Senior Editor=QB Adams adds another explosive layer to WCU's offenseBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - Detrez Newsome has been at it for four years, giving Western Carolina an all-purpose weapon who's an equal threat to take a handoff, kickoff or dump-off to the house.He's no longer a one-man show.Sophomore quarterback...

AP Sports WriterFor Briles and others, FAU is a second chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Lane Kiffin is the head coach at LSU.No, not that one.Kiffin is still the coach at Florida Atlantic, which has a roster - and coaching staff - featuring many of people who...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 West Virginia short on proven receiversBy JOHN RABYWest Virginia is jostling to get enough capable targets for quarterback Will Grier to throw to with the season opener less than two weeks away.With the top two wide receivers gone from last year's team and other problems...

AP Sports WriterFlorida suspends 2 more for opener, including RB ScarlettBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 17 Florida has suspended two more players, including starting running back Jordan Scarlett, for its season opener against 11th-ranked Michigan.Scarlett and receiver Rick Wells were suspended indefinitely from all team activities for...

Oregon QB Justin Herbert out with fractured collarboneEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is out ''for a while'' because of a fractured collarbone, coach Willie Taggart said Monday.Taggart also said at his weekly news conference that junior linebacker Kaulana Apelu is out for the season with an...