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AP Sports WriterAuburn's Kerryon Johnson outshining more heralded SEC backsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Kerryon Johnson wasn't the most heralded tailback in the Southeastern Conference coming into this season, or even on his own team.The running back for No. 10 Auburn has been the most prolific when healthy,...

AP Sports WriterFunny thing happened to Harbaugh on the way to the ForumBy JIM LITKECHICAGO (AP) Presenting the pope with a Michigan football helmet and a pair of Air Jordans wasn't the only highlight in Jim Harbaugh 's trip to Rome this spring.The jaunt went so well that...

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 Maryland QB Kasim Hill transfers to TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill has transferred to Tennessee.Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed Thursday that the Volunteers have added Hill as a walk-on. Hill won't play this season due to NCAA transfer rules.247Sports first reported...

Associated PressCardinals load up with offensive linemen, defensive backsBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) After producing its first Heisman Trophy winner, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino worked to fortify the line that will protect in quarterback Lamar Jackson.Jackson's milestone sophomore season had Louisville (9-4) near the cusp of consideration for...

AP Sports WriterLas Vegas massacre shadows UNLV vs No. 19 San Diego StateBy BERNIE WILSONBefore they play football Saturday night in Las Vegas, the UNLV Rebels and the No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs will pause to remember the victims of last weekend's mass shooting on the Strip and...

AP Sports WriterIndiana coach adapts to new role not calling defensesBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana coach Tom Allen spent most of the last decade calling defensive signals.He is still getting acclimated to his new role.On Saturday, for the first time in four seasons with the Hoosiers, Allen tried to stay out...

NCAA rule limits football teams to 20 people on headsetsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA approved a rule limiting the number people who can communicate through headsets during a game to 20 per team, including 15 coaches.The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the proposal from the football oversight committee...

Fresno State fires coach DeRuyter after 3 years of declineFRESNO, Calif. (AP) Fresno State fired coach Tim DeRuyter on Sunday after the Bulldogs dropped to 1-7 in his fifth season.After winning the Mountain West title in each of his first two seasons at Fresno State, DeRuyter's teams struggled...

AP College Football WriterHalf-empty stadiums won't stop number of bowls from going upBy ERIC OLSONSix bowls this season had their smallest crowds on record, with section after section of unoccupied seats a yawning indication of just how little buzz there can be for the long, long list of postseason...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct after a woman said she was raped and forced to perform oral sex in the bathroom of an on-campus...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 K-State bucks Big 12 trend with ground-based offenseBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has spent most of the past three decades at the forefront of offensive innovation, going back to his pass-happy days as the offensive coordinator at Iowa.Indeed, it...