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Associated PressClose-knit Nittany Lions confident and ready to keep rollingBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Nearly three years ago, James Franklin was charged with lifting a roster full of Bill O'Brien holdovers and dotted with veterans from the Joe Paterno era out of the darkest period in Penn...

(STATS) - There's an odd factor with North Dakota State's attempt to become the first team in NCAA history to capture five straight national championships.As NDSU gets sets to face Jacksonville State in the FCS title game Jan. 9 in Frisco, Texas, it's the Gamecocks - not the reigning...

STATS Senior Editor=Pennsylvania schools sweep NEC awardsBy PAUL DIGIACOMO(STATS) - The Northeast Conference handed out its awards Wednesday, with Pennsylvania-based schools Saint Francis, Duquesne and Robert Morris sweeping the five major honors.Conference champion Saint Francis saw sophomore wide receiver Kamron Lewis win the Offensive Player of the Year award...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU's hard-charging pass rushers are eager to see what they can do against a first-year starting quarterback.If the 13th-ranked Tigers' performance against Mississippi State star Dak Prescott last weekend is any indication, Auburn's Jeremy Johnson could see his composure tested substantially more than it...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says quarterback Baker Mayfield is expected to play Saturday against Oklahoma State after sustaining a concussion a week ago.Mayfield took a helmet-to-helmet hit from TCU linebacker Ty Summers early in the second quarter of a 30-29 win last Saturday. The Heisman...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania's state government pension system is about to send Jerry Sandusky a $211,000 check to cover payments going back to when it illegally stopped his retirement benefits after he was sentenced for child molestation.The State Employees' Retirement System sent a letter to Sandusky's lawyer last...

LOS ANGELES (AP) False starts are going to happen when playing on the road, but No. 18 UCLA is still taking issue with what caused those penalties at Oregon State.Quarterback Josh Rosen told reporters that Beavers defenders were simulating the UCLA snap count and yelling out cadences in...

The fans at InfoCision Stadium will be treated to a game between the Western Michigan Broncos and the Akron Zips when they take their seats on Saturday. Western Michigan at Akron 115 W MICHIGAN 10.5 67 116 AKRON 11.5 72 Date: 10/15/2016, 12:00 PM Where: InfoCision Stadium, Akron, Ohio TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports...

The Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at NRG Stadium. Arkansas at Texas When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Arkansas -6 PREDICTION: Arkansas 27, Texas 17 Join BetOnline and get...

MIAMI (AP) South Florida coach Willie Taggart has signed a three-year extension that puts him in line to stay with the Bulls through 2020.The school announced the deal Monday morning, hours before the Bulls' matchup against No. 25 Western Kentucky in the Miami Beach Bowl. That game was...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Three straight losses have dealt Syracuse a good dose of reality. Now the Orange faces a familiar foe intent on keeping that midseason skid going.And for the first time in six years, Pittsburgh will visit the Carrier Dome as a ranked team after breaking into...

SEATTLE (AP) Matt Lubick has returned to the Pac-12 at Washington, the assistant coach's fourth job in three months after brief stops at two other Power Five conference teams since the end of last season. Washington coach Chris Petersen on Wednesday announced the addition of Lubick to his staff as...