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Associated PressNotre Dame receivers reaching for new heightsBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Be it on the field or in the classroom, Notre Dame teammates Miles Boykin and Julian Love can't seem to put aside their competition.Boykin, a senior wide receiver and the game MVP last January in...

Lawson, Santiago stand out in NFLPA Game(STATS) - Rhode Island quarterback JaJuan Lawson was a standout as the American team beat the National squad 10-7 for its first win in the 8th annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Saturday in Pasadena, California.Lawson threw a 22-yard touchdown to Colorado's Juwann Winfree midway...

AP Sports WriterNCAA questions abound for Freeze, even after filibusterBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Hugh Freeze clearly wanted to talk about football, so he did.Freeze delivered a 16-minute opening statement about his Mississippi team while pointing out he couldn't talk specifics about a long-running NCAA investigation. Predictably all...

AP Sports WriterShowdown on Palouse: No. 16 Washington State hosts No. 5 USCBy TIM BOOTHPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Shortly after the sun disappears behind the rolling hills of the Palouse on Friday night, Washington State will get the rare opportunity to prove its validity on a national stage.The opponent...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Wednesday that he has sent three players home from the Orange Bowl for violating team rules.Receiver Deon Cain, kicker Ammon Lakip and tight end Jay Jay McCullough were suspended this week.Swinney didn't say what the players did wrong. He...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS level makes push for 'GameDay' spotlightBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS conferences and schools hope a social media campaign on Wednesday had them driving toward an end zone in Bristol, Connecticut.Members of the Division I subdivision of college football used creative graphics, posts and opinions as...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw.The Mountaineers couldn't quite keep pace the rest of the way.Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an...

FCS conferences to host virtual media days(Stats Perform) - As college football players continue to return to campuses, the anticipation for the 2020 season is raising considerably. Preseason polls and honors take the excitement to an even higher level.Most FCS conferences will use virtual media days as an unofficial...

The Latest: Faster response 'might have changed things'TOWSON, Md. (AP) The Latest on investigation of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair (all times local):6:35 p.m.One of the biggest problems in the treatment of former Maryland football player Jordan McNair was that it was nearly two hours between...

Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper cancer-free; ready to returnSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Rex Culpepper is back. The smile on his face said it all.The redshirt sophomore quarterback had his first full workout with Syracuse on Friday after overcoming testicular cancer. He said he broke down and cried when he was...

Former Florida State linebacker faces tax fraud chargesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A Florida attorney who started at linebacker for Florida State's 1993 national championship team is facing federal tax fraud charges.Court records show that a federal grand jury in Tallahassee indicted 46-year-old Ken Alexander this week on nine counts...

Associated PressFor No. 11 Oklahoma State, the defense never restsBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State's defense keeps getting better.The No. 11 Cowboys won on the road Saturday, beating Texas 13-10 in overtime. Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) has allowed just 26 points over its last two...