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Division III Albright cuts player for kneeling during anthemREADING, Pa. (AP) A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.Sophomore Gyree Durante took a knee before Saturday's game. He says he was ''taught you fight for what you...

Miami-Florida State game could be impacted by weather againTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The matchup between No. 13 Miami and Florida State could once again be impacted by inclement weather.Officials from both schools and the Atlantic Coast Conference are monitoring Tropical Depression 16, which is expected to turn into Tropical...

Associated PressDarnold, USC still galvanized by loss at Utah last seasonBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Ask any Southern California player about last season's 31-27 loss at Utah, it is now remembered with a degree of fondness that seems counterintuitive given the dramatic defeat.But in giving up a touchdown...

Miami-Florida State game could be impacted by weather againTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The matchup between No. 13 Miami and Florida State could once again be impacted by inclement weather again.Officials from both schools and the Atlantic Coast Conference are monitoring Tropical Depression 16, which is expected to turn into...

AP Sports WriterWinless Baylor still laying foundation for Rhule's rebuildBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor coach Matt Rhule wants all those people sending him texts, telling him to hang in there and asking if he is OK, to know that he is doing great.While Rhule certainly doesn't like that the young Bears...

AP Sports WriterIowa LB Josey Jewell off to monster start in '17By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) When Iowa defensive lineman Parker Hesse calls his teammate Josey Jewell ''obnoxiously competitive,'' he means it as a compliment.Hesse said Jewell's tenacity even extends to a tailgating game, cornhole, which was...

AP College Football WriterDave Rimington named Nebraska's interim athletic directorBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska reached back to its more glorious football past to find a temporary leader for its athletic department.Dave Rimington, who became the most decorated offensive lineman in college football history in the early 1980s,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Wofford lone unbeaten in SoCon raceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Hold your thumb and index fingers apart slightly to get a sense on how the Southern Conference title race is taking shape.Fifth-ranked Wofford did it again Saturday, beating No. 22 Western Carolina 35-28 in overtime to take...

STATS FCS Senior Editor='GameDay' hoopla aside, JMU focused on a victoryBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Academic studies, the football program's success, playing time, such factors contributed toward defensive tackle Cornell Urquhart's commitment to play at James Madison while he was a high school senior.If only he knew then what was...

STATS FCS Senior Editor='GameDay' hoopla aside, JMU focused on a victoryBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Academic studies, the football program's success, playing time, such factors contributed toward defensive tackle Cornell Urquhart's commitment to play at James Madison while he was a high school senior.If only he knew then what was...

AP Sports WriterIowa St.'s Lanning plays both ways; Cyclones stun OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma and helped the Cyclones pull off a 38-31 stunner on Saturday afternoon.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered...

AP Sports WriterDebate continues overs pro and cons of late Pac-12 kickoffsBy ANNE M. PETERSONWashington coach Chris Petersen has moved on from the debate over Pac-12 After Dark, those late-night televised conference games that end in the wee hours on the East Coast.But it's worth noting he did bring...