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Associated PressIn Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boatBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) At 73, Allan Vergin has been waiting a long time for his Golden Gophers to make it to a meaningful bowl game. When Minnesota beat Penn State earlier this month - giving the Gophers their first 9-0...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Scoreboard watching for CFP hopefulsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPac-12 powers No. 6 Oregon and No. 7 Utah are on the road this weekend, trying to continue their march to a mega-meeting with huge playoff ramifications in the conference championship game next month.They should also...

AP Sports WriterWolfpack visit Yellow Jackets in matchup of last-place teamsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Geoff Collins says his Georgia Tech players “are a resilient group.”The first-year coach used the same term to describe North Carolina State.At this point, resiliency and hope for a better future may be the...

AP Sports WriterOnly 8 ACC teams have bowl eligibility, and time running outBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) For the Atlantic Coast Conference, eight may not be enough.Only eight ACC teams have secured bowl eligibility, and unless some teams find a way to rally that will mean the...

Stakes high for Nicholls-Southeastern Louisiana showdown(STATS) - Rivalry matchups always carry extra weight, but Thursday night's River Bell Classic may be the most meaningful game of the final full week of the FCS season.Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana have never seen more at stake.The winner will clinch at least a...

AP Sports WriterAggies could play spoiler with games at Georgia, LSUBy KRISTIE RIEKENCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M has yet to become a power in the Southeastern Conference in its eighth season in the league. With trips to No. 4 Georgia and top-ranked LSU to end the regular...

Associated PressIn Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boatBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) At 73, Allan Vergin has been waiting a long time for his Golden Gophers to make it to a meaningful bowl game. When Minnesota beat Penn State earlier this month - giving the Gophers their first 9-0...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Clemson playing powerhouse football headed into byeBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson’s week off in early October was filled with questions and a fall from No. 1 in the rankings. Six weeks later the third-ranked Tigers feel they are in a much better place,...

AP Sports WriterDucks claim Pac-12 North, but otherwise uncertainty aboundsBy ANNE M. PETERSONOregon has locked up the Pac-12 North, but much remains uncertain for the conference - even for the sixth-ranked Ducks.Coach Mario Cristobal's team has a shot at a College Football Playoff berth, but it will need help...

Vanderbilt AD says Mason staying as football head coachNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt athletic director Malcolm Turner says Derek Mason has his full support as the Commodores coach and they’ll be working together to give the football program the resources and support needed to succeed.Turner issued a statement Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota QB Morgan uncertain for next game with concussionBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The status of quarterback Tanner Morgan is uncertain for 11th-ranked Minnesota’s game at Northwestern after back-to-back sacks in the last game put the sophomore in the concussion protocol.Coach P.J. Fleck said Tuesday that Morgan...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota QB Morgan uncertain for next game with concussionBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The status of quarterback Tanner Morgan is uncertain for 11th-ranked Minnesota’s game at Northwestern after back-to-back sacks in the last game put the sophomore in the concussion protocol.Coach P.J. Fleck said Tuesday that Morgan...