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Associated PressYoung DB Hobbs setting tone for surprising Illini defenseBy JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) In his first season at Illinois, defensive back Nate Hobbs missed the majority of training camp while recovering from mono. His lack of practice time hasn't translated into a lack of production.Hobbs had a...

Michigan loses starting quarterback with undisclosed injuryWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight was injured on a sack, left the game and headed straight to the locker room late in the first quarter Saturday at Purdue.The senior was hit by linebacker Markus Bailey and then appeared to...

AP source: Alabama lineman Raekwon Davis was shooting victimTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) A person with knowledge of the incident tells The Associated Press that Alabama defensive lineman Raekwon Davis was the victim of a shooting at a Tuscaloosa bar.Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's spokesman Jason Powell says a 20-year-old was shot...

AP Sports WriterBayou Tiger: Etienne spurns home-state LSU to run at ClemsonBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson freshman Travis Etienne defied the wishes of many in his home state of Louisiana and chose the Tigers in South Carolina instead of lining up at LSU.He defied the wishes of...

Associated PressPurdue running game vastly improved as Michigan loomsBy JEFF WASHBURNWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Jeff Brohm, who came to Purdue in December with a reputation as an offensive gunslinger, said Monday that he would love for the Boilermakers to pass for 500 yards every game. He labeled his...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 USF, Strong focused on getting better vs Stony BrookBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) When No. 19 South Florida assembled for its first practice following a season-opening rout of San Jose State, coach Charlie Strong didn't have any difficulty keeping the attention of his players.The...

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...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: UAB celebrates its return, but tough issues remainBy PAUL NEWBERRYWelcome back, UAB.Now, the real work begins.For the Blazers, and so many other programs on the fringes of supposedly major-college football, it's hard to envision a scenario where this all works out in the long run. There's...

5 college football players charged in attack turn selves inWHEATON, Ill. (AP) All five members of a Christian college football team in suburban Chicago charged with battery of one of their teammates have turned themselves in to police.The Chicago Tribune reports that the last of the Wheaton College...

AP Sports WriterAlabama LB: 'The season's officially here' with SEC playBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama can now officially begin its quest for a fourth straight Southeastern Conference title.The top-ranked Crimson Tide has conquered one highly ranked team, Florida State, and produced lopsided wins over a pair of...

AP Sports WriterPeyton Manning 'pulling hard' for Vols coach Butch JonesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning says he's ''pulling hard'' for Volunteers coach Butch Jones, who has received perhaps the toughest criticism of his five-year tenure over the last couple of weeks.Manning said Friday...

AP Sports WriterBrowne out? Pitt weighing change at quarterbackBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Three weeks into the season, Pitt remains a mystery. At least to its head coach.Pat Narduzzi isn't sure who his quarterback is or how the Panthers as a whole will react after getting drilled 59-21 by...