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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 WriterMiami says RB Mark Walton needs season-ending surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami running back Mark Walton will need season-ending surgery on his right ankle, a major blow for the 11th-ranked and unbeaten Hurricanes.Walton was injured in Miami's win over Florida State on Saturday, and...

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...

AP Sports WriterTennessee to start redshirt freshman Guarantano at QBBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Guarantano will make his first career start in place of Quinten Dormady this week as the Volunteers seek to bounce back from their first shutout loss since 1994.Vols coach...

AP Sports WriterACC trying to meet preseason College Football Playoff hopesBy PETE IACOBELLIThe Atlantic Coast Conference entered the season flexing its muscles with the defending national champions, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and abundant hope to show it's deeper than just one team.Halfway through the season, it hasn't turned...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Unbeaten N.C. A&T is chasing excellenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Whenever North Carolina A&T loses a game, coach Rod Broadway basically finds only one way for it to be acceptable - that the other team earns the win as opposed to the Aggies beating themselves.To prevent that...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Arizona backup Khalil Tate sets QB rushing markBy ERIC OLSONArizona's Khalil Tate turned in the top rushing performance of the season in the Football Bowl Subdivision, piling up 327 yards on just 14 carries against Colorado. In all, nine of the top 27 rushing...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Coaches don't expect 'College GameDay' distractionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Neither James Madison football coach Mike Houston nor Villanova counterpart Mark Ferrante expects the presence of ESPN's "College GameDay" before their matchup Saturday to be a distraction.Few of the coaches and players figure to be near the...

AP Sports WriterTexas freshman QB Shane Ehlinger crushing defendersBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Deep into overtime against Kansas State, Texas freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger burst into the middle of the line and veered right. A Wildcats defender in his sight, Ehlinger lowered his shoulder, threw a forearm and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Coaches don't expect 'College GameDay' distractionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Neither James Madison football coach Mike Houston nor Villanova counterpart Mark Ferrante expects the presence of ESPN's "College GameDay" before their matchup Saturday to be a distraction.Few of the coaches and players figure to be near the...

AP Sports WriterTennessee suspends defensive end Darrell Taylor indefinitelyBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has suspended starting defensive end Darrell Taylor indefinitely, the latest adversity for a team that has dropped its first two Southeastern Conference games and is coming off its most lopsided home loss since 1905.Volunteers...