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AP Sports WriterWisconsin's 2017 class led by QB Jack Coan, OL Kayden LylesBy DAVE CAMPBELLAfter sharing time at quarterback for Wisconsin last year with now-departed senior Bart Houston, returning sophomore Alex Hornibrook should have the job to himself heading into the 2017 season.Competition is coming, though, from one of...

AP Sports WriterSEC to celebrate 50th anniversary of first black playerBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened football media days talking about integration of sports in the league and the upcoming 50th anniversary of that moment.Sankey talked at length Monday about Nate Northington's debut...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Memphis No. 18 Cincinnati play to host AAC title gameBy TERESA M. WALKERThe 17th-ranked Memphis Tigers have a chance to do something for the first time in program history.So does No. 18 Cincinnati.The chance to host the American Athletic Conference championship will be on the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=The crystal ball: 2018 FCS playoff projectionBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let's be B-O-R-I-N-G.You know, boring like paint drying, slow internet connection, the Savannah State offense.We usually project the results of upcoming games and provide the FCS playoff outlook as if it's Selection Sunday, Nov. 18. However,...

ETSU hopes to rebound in Southern Conference(Stats Perform) - A pair of tough nonconference games figure to strengthen ETSU for the always-competitive Southern Conference race this year.The Buccaneers have visits to FBS power Georgia (Sept. 12) and FCS quarterfinalist Austin Peay (Sept. 26) as part of their 11-game schedule,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 FCS vs. FBS: Big SkyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Who's next?The Big Sky is known to have a hand in the success when FCS teams count up the wins over the larger FBS programs. Idaho State provided one of the nine overall upsets last year by...

The Latest: UNC's Fedora says suspended players 'remorseful'CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) The Latest on 13 North Carolina football players being suspended for selling school-issued shoes (all times local):---3:45 p.m.North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says he's satisfied that the school has resolved all issues tied to football players...

Gamecocks tight end Kiel Pollard retiring due to spinal cystCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina tight end Kiel Pollard is giving up football after a cyst was found on his spinal cord.The Gamecocks announced Pollard's decision Friday.The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Pollard sustained a small fracture in his neck last week...

Ex-Auburn coach Terry Bowden hired to lead Louisiana-MonroeMONROE, La. (AP) Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden has been hired by Louisiana-Monroe to rebuild a program that went 0-10 this season.Bowden, the son of former Florida State coaching great Bobby Bowden, has been serving as a graduate assistant at Clemson...

AP Sports WriterVols hope QB switch has same payoff Gamecocks got last yearBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) After getting a firsthand look at how a quarterback switch caused South Carolina to heat up late last season, Tennessee is hoping its own shake-up provides a similar spark.South Carolina was...

The TEMPLE and the HOUSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 11/10/2018 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TEMPLE vs HOUSTON When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2018 Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 115 TEMPLE -4.5 (-110) 69 (-110) 170 -200 116 HOUSTON TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -4.5 PREDICTION: HOUSTON , TEMPLE Oddsmakers currently have the HOUSTON listed as -4.5 point...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Memphis visits Houston looking for 4th straight winBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Coach Mike Norvell was forced to talk about his future this week as No. 18 Memphis prepared for its visit to Houston on Saturday.Norvell's name has come up in the speculation over who...