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AP Sports WriterPitt, Eastern Michigan seeking elusive bowl win in DetroitBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Pittsburgh and Eastern Michigan will meet in the Quick Lane Bowl hoping to end postseason droughts. The Panthers are 0-4 in bowls under coach Pat Narduzzi. The Eagles have lost all three of their...

ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. He was 34.The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday after a brief illness.''We are very...

AP Sports WriterLingering knee issue still bothering Ohio State's FieldsBy JOHN MARSHALLSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.Fields said Tuesday his left knee is only 80 to 85% heading into...

AP Sports WriterLingering knee issue still bothering Ohio State's FieldsBy JOHN MARSHALLSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.Fields said Tuesday his left knee is only 80 to 85% heading into...

AP Sports WriterLingering knee issue still bothering Ohio State's FieldsBy JOHN MARSHALLSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.Fields said Tuesday his left knee is only 80 to 85% heading into...

AP Sports WriterLSU could be forced into backup plan at RB against SoonersBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Steve Ensminger said this LSU offense is the one he waited 38 years to coach.Now, with No. 1 LSU only one win away from the national championship game, that special offense has...

AP Sports WriterYear sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coachBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) At a crowded news conference last December, Ryan Day sat next to Ohio State legend Urban Meyer whose sudden decision to retire overshadowed the announcement of Day’s ascension to head coach of...

AP Sports WriterYear sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coachBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) At a crowded news conference last December, Ryan Day sat next to Ohio State legend Urban Meyer whose sudden decision to retire overshadowed the announcement of Day’s ascension to head coach of...

AP College Football WriterPlayoff matchups: OU slowdown vs LSU; Clemson keys on YoungBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe four College Football Playoff teams rank in the top five nationally in points per game and yards per game.For defenses to determine who wins this championship, there might be a turnover here, a...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Jalen Hurts enjoying final college seasonBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Almost begrudgingly, Jalen Hurts is having some fun.His Oklahoma teammates and coaches have defended their quarterback when asked about Hurts seemingly aloof personality, saying there's more to one of college football's most successful players...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ranking the most successful FCS programs of the decadeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The calendar says the FCS championship game will occur in early 2020, but North Dakota State actually has one more opportunity to add to one of the most dominating decades in college football history.The...

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...