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BYU tries to extend winning streak against HawaiiBy The Associated PressHawaii Bowl: BYU (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5), Dec. 24, 8 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)Line: BYU by 2.Series record: BYU leads, 23-8.WHAT'S AT STAKEBYU goes for its sixth straight victory over Hawaii. The Warriors have a chance to win 10 or...

AP Sports WriterOnline classes keep football players out of academic frayBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow is a hero on LSU's Baton Rouge campus, but he hasn't seen much of it because he took graduate courses online. Justin Fields rarely has to step inside...

AP Sports WriterLSU freshman cornerback Stingley will be tested vs OklahomaBy JOHN ZENORDerek Stingley Jr. sat flanked by the Heisman Trophy favorite and LSU coach Ed Orgeron, as usual the youngster in the group.Quarterback Joe Burrow even felt compelled to offer a reminder about the Tigers cornerback after both...

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...

Washington fires offensive coordinator Bush HamdanSEATTLE (AP) Washington fired offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan on Sunday following a season where the Huskies' offense failed to match expectations.It's first major move by new coach Jimmy Lake and it came less than 24 hours after the Huskies closed out Chris Petersen's...

AP Sports WriterWide Open CFP: Dynamic receivers highlight playoff match upsBy PETE IACOBELLIA flick of the wrist, a slight shift of the shoulder and they're off.Talented receivers are a big part of this year's College Football Playoff. Never before has there been four teams in the CFP so prolific...

High-scoring UCF squares off vs Marshall in Gasparilla BowlBy The Associated PressGasparilla Bowl: Central Florida (9-3, 6-2 American) vs. Marshall (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA), Monday at 2:30 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: UCF by 17 1/2.Series record: UCF 8-3.WHAT'S AT STAKEConcerns about a letdown may be tempered with UCF playing about...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Lookahead to 2019 FCS championship gameBy CRAIG HALEYThe Matchup - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) vs. No. 2 seed James Madison (14-1)Kickoff - Noon ET on Jan. 11 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TexasSeries - NDSU leads 2-1 (all three meetings in the postseason...

North Central wins first NCAA Division III football titleSHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263 yards and two scores and North Central of Illinois routed Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 on Friday night for its first NCAA Division III championship.North Central...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Lookahead to 2019 FCS championship gameBy CRAIG HALEYThe Matchup - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) vs. No. 2 seed James Madison (14-1)Kickoff - Noon ET on Jan. 11 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TexasSeries - NDSU leads 2-1 (all three meetings in the postseason...

North Central wins first NCAA Division III football titleSHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263 yards and two scores and North Central of Illinois routed Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 on Friday night for its first NCAA Division III championship.North Central...

North Central wins first NCAA Division III football titleSHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263 yards and two scores and North Central of Illinois routed Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 on Friday night for its first NCAA Division III championship.North Central...