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(STATS) - Senior Day at Villanova will take on a whole new meaning this year. When the Wildcats honor their graduating class prior to Saturday's showdown with fellow CAA Football powerhouse James Madison, they'll also pay tribute to the only coach the program has known since being reinstated in 1985. There's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=QB Jensen transferring from MontanaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Montana quarterback Gresch Jensen is transferring out of the program, coach Bobby Hauck announced Monday.Jensen was the starter as a redshirt freshman last year, and his departure follows a quarterback competition with UNLV transfer Dalton Snead during spring...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts North Carolina looking to stop 2-game skidBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse quarterback Eric Dungey has forgotten his last pass. It wasn't so easy to do.Two weeks ago on the Orange's first offensive play in overtime at Pittsburgh after the Panthers had opened extra time with a touchdown,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SWAC to stop playing conference championship gameBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference is planning to forgo the only conference championship game in the FCS after this year's matchup on Dec. 2 in Houston.In a surprising announcement Tuesday, the SWAC said it will begin sending...

Michigan State's Hartbarger likely done for the seasonEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says punter Jake Hartbarger's leg injury from last month is likely to end his season.Hartbarger hurt his lower leg Sept. 8 at Arizona State. Shortly after that, Dantonio said the fifth-year senior...

Associated PressTaggart's Time: Florida State coach tackles dream jobBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) When he was the coach of South Florida in 2015, Willie Taggart looked across the field to the Florida State sideline at Doak Campbell Stadium and wondered what it would be like to be the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Oregon, No. 11 Wisconsin to clash in 106th Rose BowlBy GREG BEACHAMPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Although Oregon and Wisconsin have been regular visitors to the Rose Bowl over the past decade or so, very few people currently on their rosters or coaching staffs have had...

AP Sports WriterWilliams likely to start at QB for No. 20 Utah vs. StanfordBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) All signs point to Troy Williams starting at quarterback when No. 20 Utah hosts Stanford on Saturday, though coach Kyle Whittingham isn't tipping his hand.Sophomore starter Tyler Huntley was...

University of Houston hires Kendal BrilesHOUSTON (AP) Kendal Briles, who was part of his father's Baylor football staff when the program was rocked by a sexual assault scandal, has been hired by the University of Houston.Coach Major Applewhite announced Saturday the hire of Briles as the associate head...

AP Sports WriterAlabama in familiar spot with Atlanta trip, Kiffin leavingBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is in familiar territory and not just because of a quick return trip to Atlanta.For the third time in six seasons the top-ranked Crimson Tide head into the playoffs - or previously...

Associated PressFormer Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87By MITCH STACY and RUSTY MILLERCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Earle Bruce embraced the difficult task of following his mentor, Woody Hayes, as Ohio State's head football coach. In his later years, he became a much-loved patriarch of the program...

AP Sports WriterCFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one lossBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first team anyone thinks about heading into the final weekend of...