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Buffalo's Jaret Patterson tops 1,000 rush yards in 5 gamesAMHERST, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo's Jaret Patterson tied an FBS record on Saturday when he became the 12th player to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in the first five games of the season.In his first action since becoming the fourth FBS...

AP Sports WriterWell-traveled QB Gardner Minshew hoping to find NFL homeBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Gardner Minshew carved his own meandering path from walk-on to NFL prospect.He began as a walk-on at Troy, took a sharp left to junior college, bounced over to East Carolina, made a beeline...

AP College Football WriterStyle vs safety: Do too many football helmets pose a risk?By RALPH D. RUSSOOregon football players used three helmets last season - green, black and white - that were mixed and matched with myriad uniform combinations.The Ducks were pioneers in football fashion and other schools have...

AP Sports WriterIowa's Epenesa focusing on '19 season, not '20 NFL draftBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa junior A.J. Epenesa knows that he has a strong shot at being picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft should he choose to go pro next spring.He's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 takeaways from FCS Week 5By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Dakota State, South Dakota State and most of the Missouri Valley Football Conference may have had it right with taking off this weekend.Week 5 of the FCS season featured upsets, plenty of wild games and five...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct after a woman said she was raped and forced to perform oral sex in the bathroom of an on-campus...

AP Sports WriterMalzahn, No. 7 Auburn set to begin Peach Bowl preparationsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Flush with a new long-term deal, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn likes where his program stands long-term and where the Tigers are headed in the near future.Malzahn's seventh-ranked Tigers are set to begin...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State's Dantonio announces retirementBy NOAH TRISTERMark Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 13-year run as coach in which he guided Michigan State to heights the Spartans hadn't reached in decades.The school announced Dantonio's decision in a news release. Defensive coordinator Mike Tressel will be the...

Eastern Illinois to kick off 2018 season at Arkansas(STATS) - Eastern Illinois' visit to Arkansas will bring a historical start to the Panthers' 2018 schedule.The Sept. 1 game in Fayetteville will be the Ohio Valley Conference member's first-ever game against an SEC program. Panthers coach Kim Dameron played for...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 LSU could be missing top rusher against No. 4 SoonersBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Top-ranked LSU's leading rusher Clyde Edwards-Helaire is off crutches but still may miss Saturday's Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma.The Sooners, meanwhile, will be missing starting defensive end Ronnie...

LSU backup quarterbacks McMillan, Narcisse leaving programBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU backup quarterbacks Justin McMillan and Lowell Narcisse have announced they're leaving the Tigers.McMillan graduated this summer and is eligible to play immediately at any NCAA program. His announcement does not say where he'll go, but says it's...

Ole Miss releases names of boosters in NCAA allegationsOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi has released the names of 12 boosters that the NCAA claims provided impermissible benefits and recruiting inducements to football players.The names of the boosters had previously been redacted from the NCAA's notices of allegations and the...