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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...

Associated PressIrish line paving the way to 3-1 startBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) After a 49-20 win led by a record-breaking rushing performance against Boston College, Notre Dame center Sam Mustipher didn't seem to have any good reason to be ticked off.The Irish senior found one anyway.Mustipher...

Early Saturday kick for Big 12 football championship gameIRVING, Texas (AP) There will be an early Saturday kickoff for the Big 12 Conference football championship game in December.Big 12 officials announced Wednesday that the Dec. 2 game will be played at 11:30 a.m. Central time at AT&T Stadium...

AP Sports WriterBIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: No more bye-bye with return of title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWith the return of the Big 12 championship game, each conference team has only one open date this season. There will be no bye-bye.Instead of two bye weeks, or even three like in 2013 or...

Ex-Baylor president: Some women 'make themselves victims'WACO, Texas (AP) A court filing this week reveals that the former interim president of Baylor University referred to some women who said they had been sexually assaulted as willing victims, amid lingering allegations that the nation's largest Baptist school repeatedly mishandled...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Dino Babers says his team is improvingBy JOHN KEKISSame record, very different team. A third of the way through his second season at Syracuse, that's what coach Dino Babers sees.Last season the Orange started 2-2 and finished 4-8 in a campaign fraught with injuries. Fast...

Associated PressFlorida State looking for consistency going into Miami weekBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's offense showed some progress in last week's win over Wake Forest. But there are still plenty of things that need improvement as preparations begin for Saturday's game against 13th-ranked Miami.The points of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Mississippi St faces No. 17 Georgia in early SEC testBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Who's the best team in the Southeastern Conferences?Once you get past top-ranked Alabama, that is?The answer should be a bit more apparent after a Saturday night between the hedges.In a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Hokies eager for another crack at No. 2 ClemsonBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech players say they are taking a sensible approach to their highly anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday night. They say they are casting aside any thoughts of revenge.The No. 12 Hokies...

Associated PressNC State's Bradley Chubb apologizes for spitting on FSU logoBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) North Carolina State's Bradley Chubb said that he didn't intentionally spit on Florida State's logo after the Wolfpack's 27-21 victory over the 12th-ranked Seminoles on Saturday.The senior defensive end then took to social...

Colorado football program to retire Rashaan Salaam's numberBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The University of Colorado football program will retire No. 19 in honor of Rashaan Salaam, who killed himself last December at age 42.It will be the first number retired by the program in 47 years. The ceremony will...

AP Sports WriterIowa, Michigan St. ready for another crucial Big Ten contestBy MICHAEL MAROTSome things to watch in the Big Ten this week:GAME OF THE WEEKIowa at Michigan State. The first full weekend of conference play kicks off with one of the league's most competitive series. Both teams need...