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AP College Football WriterOhio State, LSU, Alabama, Penn State top 1st CFP rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Two from the Big Ten. Two from the Southeastern Conference. And the undefeated defending national champions on the outside looking in - for now.Ohio State, LSU, Alabama and Penn State...

Hearing for suspect in college player's death rescheduledTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A competency hearing for a man accused of killing a Kansas college football player and wounding New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine was rescheduled Thursday because he had refused to cooperate with efforts to evaluate him.During a hearing...

Montana's Olson on preseason Butkus Award list (STATS) - Montana senior Dante Olson was the lone FCS player nominated Monday to the preseason watch list of the 35th annual Butkus Award, which honors the nation's best linebackers.The 6-foot-3, 227-pound Olson, from Medford, Oregon, finished third in voting for the...

Michigan C Cesar Ruiz says he's entering NFL draftANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan center Cesar Ruiz says he's forgoing his senior season and entering the NFL draft.Ruiz announced his intentions in a statement on social media Friday. Ruiz was named to the watch list for the 2019 Rimington...

AP Sports WriterUSC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resignsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California athletic director Lynn Swann has resigned after three years on the job at his alma mater.USC President Carol Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday.Dave Roberts will serve as interim athletic director....

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) It's been a record-breaking season for Central Michigan junior quarterback Cooper Rush.Rush realizes there is even more he wants to accomplish and it starts with Monday's Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota in Detroit,''I wanted to have good numbers and I was able to do...

The MASSACHUSETTS and the BOSTON COLLEGE will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MASSACHUSETTS vs BOSTON COLLEGE When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ROT TEAM PS OU ML 163 MASSACHUSETTS -18 (-110) 64 (-110) 810 -1500 164 BOSTON COLLEGE TV: 1:00 PM LINE: -18 PREDICTION: BOSTON COLLEGE , MASSACHUSETTS Oddsmakers currently have the...

College football cancellations or postponementsBy The Associated PressThe number of canceled or postponed games in the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision as of Friday, according to Associated Press research. The Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Patriot League and MEAC have canceled or postponed their seasons; the Big...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=SWAC is fifth FCS conference to cancel fall competitionBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference was set to celebrate its 100th anniversary this fall. Instead, its member schools will not have athletic competition.Monday evening, the conference of 10 historically black colleges and universities...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: Arizona's Tate darkhorse contender for HeismanBy JOE REEDYLast season, Khalil Tate was on the short list of preseason favorites for the Heisman Trophy.As Arizona prepares to open this season on Aug. 24 at Hawaii, the junior quarterback is a longshot.Tate rushed for 1,411 yards and 12...

Stats Perform FCS Head Writer=Recent FCS-to-FBS Programs thriving in 2020By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's fashionable on the FCS level for people to think schools that move up to the FBS will head in the opposite direction into an abyss of anonymity.It may not be entirely true - everybody seems...

MIAMI (AP) - As some players from both sides brawled after the final play, BYU quarterback Christian Stewart decided to simply walk off the field.He fought for four quarters, then two overtimes.And the result he wanted just wasn't in the cards.Stewart led the Cougars back from a pair of...