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AP Sports WriterSEC nearing finish line in fragile, virus-disrupted seasonBy PETE IACOBELLISouth Carolina interim coach Mike Bobo wasn't sure what would happen when the Southeastern Conference kicked off its 10-game, all-league football season amid the coronavirus pandemicBut he couldn't have envisioned all that has unfolded, including but the end...

NC State LB Acceus won't play due to medical reasonsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State senior linebacker Louis Acceus won't play this season due to medical reasons.The school announced Acceus' decision Monday, saying he would continue to work with the team as a student coach. Coach Dave Doeren...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best FCS nonconference games in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best part of this year's nonconference schedule between FCS programs is the best games go on and on.Try to pick the 10 best games, it can be 15. Go for 15 and 20 or 25 might...

AP College Football WriterBIG TEN SPOTLIGHT: Huskers join Badgers with 3-4 defenseBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's switch to the 3-4 defense was not solely motivated by the ''if you can't beat them, join them'' idiom.It's true the Cornhuskers have been chasing Wisconsin in the Big Ten West...

AP Sports WriterNew Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz predicts successBy DAVE SKRETTACOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Eli Drinkwitz was saying all the right things after being introduced as the new football coach at Missouri, laying out his vision for the once-proud program with unwavering confidence and bold proclamations.Then the former Appalachian...

The LOUISVILLE and the SYRACUSE will both be gunning for a victory on 11/9/2018 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LOUISVILLE vs SYRACUSE When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2018 Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York ROT TEAM PS OU ML 111 LOUISVILLE -20.5 (-110) 68.5 (-110)   112 SYRACUSE TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -20.5 PREDICTION: SYRACUSE , LOUISVILLE Oddsmakers currently have the SYRACUSE listed as -20.5...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS championship game reviewBy CRAIG HALEYFRISCO, Texas (STATS) - The wins in September and October were nice, but none was against a nationally ranking, so when James Madison beat Richmond and Villanova in back-to-back road games to open November, coach Mike Houston gained a new feeling.Those...

AP College Football WriterAnalysis: At scandal-torn USC, can integrity save Helton?By RALPH D. RUSSOLOS ANGELES (AP) The inauguration of new University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt began with a procession of hundreds through Alumni Memorial Park, with its lush green hedges and broad shade trees surrounding...

NCAA approves Cade Mays' waiver appeal for No. 15 TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The NCAA notified No. 15 Tennessee on Thursday that offensive lineman Cade Mays' appeal for a waiver to play immediately has been approved.Now it's up to the Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey to allow Mays...

Associated Press2 ex-Penn State officials plead guilty in child-sex scandalBy MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVYHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two former Penn State administrators admitted Monday to mishandling child-sex allegations against Jerry Sandusky, pleading guilty more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and led to the downfall...

Chattanooga QB Bennifield suspended 4 games(STATS) - Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield has been suspended for the first four games of the season because of an NCAA academic issue.Bennifield's final appeal to play was denied Thursday, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The senior for the Mocs - the...

AP College Football WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes face toughest test to date vs No. 13 BadgersBy ERIC OLSONHere's what to watch in the Big Ten this week:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 13 Wisconsin at No. 3 Ohio StateThis game lost some of its luster when Wisconsin (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) got...