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AP Sports WriterBowlsby feels good about Big 12 despite negative perceptionsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) The Big 12's decision to restore a football championship game was based only on the league wanting to boost its chances of getting a team into the College Football Playoff, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby...

AP College Football WriterPick Six: Boyd, Stills are overlooked stars on losing teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOAll-Americans and college football award winners are overwhelmingly chosen from teams with the winning records.Makes sense, of course. Good teams have the most good players and - as the saying goes - to the...

Associated PressNo. 12 Oklahoma St tries to shift focus to Iowa StateBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) The players for No. 12 Oklahoma State don't have any time to feel sorry for themselves.Following a demoralizing 62-52 loss at home to rival Oklahoma, the Cowboys have another strong Big 12...

Associated PressBC hosts struggling Louisville possibly without Dillon againBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Boston College coach Steve Addazio made a minor change on the depth chart last season.It's had a major impact on the Eagles' offense with star running back AJ Dillon's playing time halted after a left ankle...

2019 FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - It's expected the head coaching carousel in FCS college football will spin less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the last two dizzying years.There were 24 different schools with a change atop their program between the start of the...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers issue challenge to rebound after 2 straight lossesBy MICHAEL MAROTWes Martin and Jacob Robinson beat Indiana coach Tom Allen to the speech Monday.After contemplating a second straight loss for roughly 36 hours, the two seniors wanted to make this weekend's challenge perfectly clear to their teammates.So...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Missouri Valley in holding pattern; Pioneer is league-onlyBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - No new news is good news with the Missouri Valley Football Conference.One of the premier FCS conferences - home to national champion North Dakota State - stressed Monday the need for patience in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw.The Mountaineers couldn't quite keep pace the rest of the way.Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an...

AP Sports WriterFormer Notre Dame QB Zaire says he's going to FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire says he's going to Florida.Zaire announced his decision Tuesday on Instagram with a picture of the Gators logo, saying ''Official! I couldn't be happier to be...

AP Sports WriterCollege football teams get creative to reward big playsBy STEVE MEGARGEECollege football sidelines across the country are featuring everything from wrestling-style robes to boxing gloves as teams conjure up creative ways to reward big plays.It's not a new phenomenon, but schools are jumping into the arena and...

AP Sports WriterMuch has changed for the Beavers and the Ducks over 4 yearsBy ANNE M. PETERSONFour years ago, Oregon State pulled off a 34-24 victory over Oregon in the Civil War, snapping an eight-game losing streak in the series. It was also the Beavers’ last win in the...

AP Sports WriterQB Fields shows off dual-threat skills in Dogs' spring gameBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) A crowd of more than 82,000 cheered when Justin Fields jogged onto the field for the first time at Sanford Stadium at Georgia's G-Day spring game on Saturday.There were more reasons in...