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Friends, ex-teammates and former coaches remembered 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam as much more than a football star upon hearing of his death in a park not far from the University of Colorado, where he stamped his name as one of the greatest players in the program's history. ''This...

Bengals, Lions staffs to coach in Senior BowlMOBILE, Ala. (AP) The staffs of the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions will coach the Senior Bowl teams.The Senior Bowl announced the coaches, who are assigned by the NFL, on Thursday. Coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals hold the No. 1...

AP Sports WriterNew BC coach Hafley stops by campus on way to CFP PlayoffBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Jeff Hafley only had time for a quick meeting with the Boston College football team on Monday before a 9 a.m. news conference in an auditorium so packed with supporters that...

AP Sports WriterHall 154 yards rushing, 3 TDs as Iowa State beats TCU 37-34By STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Breece Hall ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns, JaQuan Bailey had 3 1/2 sacks to become Iowa State's career leader and the Cyclones opened Big 12 play with...

Sarkisian loses $30M lawsuit against USC over firingLOS ANGELES (AP) Former USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian has lost a $30 million lawsuit that claimed he was improperly fired by the school instead of being allowed to seek treatment for alcoholism.An arbitrator last week ruled in favor of...

Northwestern to host Notre Dame in '18EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern will host Notre Dame next season for the first time in over 40 years.The Wildcats announced Wednesday that the Fighting Irish will play at Ryan Field on Nov. 3, 2018.Northwestern has won each of the last two meetings...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 SWAC spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has become quite predictable, and it may not change if a few teams don't do something about it this year.Alcorn State's conference championship last year was its third in five seasons, with East Division titles...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Penn State up to 2 behind unanimous No. 1 AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press College football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets gave the Top 25 a major...

AP Sports WriterGaskin injury giving Washington chance to display RB depthBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Myles Gaskin missed the first game of his career with Washington last weekend, which speaks to the durability of the Huskies' star running back after 3 + seasons as the primary ball carrier.And yet,...

Down 10 to Wisconsin already, LSU started the second half with a delay of game penalty on the opening kickoff. On the Badgers' first play from scrimmage, Melvin Gordon sprinted 63 yards up the middle to set up another touchdown. Not a good start. But the Tigers still found the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Ohio and Appalachian State made sure they didn't get snubbed when this season's bowl bids went out.The two teams ride three-game winning streaks into Saturday's Camellia Bowl a year after both teams were postseason eligible but didn't receive invitations. They left no doubt this time...

Associated PressMissouri aiming for second-half improvement against IdahoBy CHARLIE CLARKECOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri's 1-5 start to the season put coach Barry Odom and the Tigers under fire. And if that wasn't already evident, Odom made it clear last Sunday.During a team meeting, the second-year coach took game statistics...