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Mountain West suspends four UNLV players for postgame fightCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West Conference has suspended four UNLV football players and reprimanded another for their involvement in an altercation following a game against rival Nevada.The conference announced Monday that Evan Austrie, Noah Bean, Giovanni Fauolo Sr....

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...

AP Sports WriterMississippi's AJ Brown 1 of nation's top college receiversBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi's A.J. Brown is used to people having strong opinions about him.That's what happens in the Magnolia State after a prized recruit chooses to play football at Ole Miss despite growing up just...

AP Sports WriterCoach Day to keep No. 6 Ohio St on task against MiamiBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day believes the No. 6 Buckeyes have the talent and desire for greatness this season. He's trying to keep players focused on a game that likely...

Associated PressNo. 21 Oklahoma State's stifling defense making a differenceBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) With the nation's leading rusher in Chuba Hubbard and one of its top five receivers in Tylan Wallace, No. 21 Oklahoma State has received a lot of attention for its potent offense.But it was...

AP College Football WriterAs Atlanta metro area booms, so does football in GeorgiaBy RALPH D. RUSSOMILTON, Ga. (AP) The lawn in front of Milton High School looks big enough for a football field and provides a grand welcome mat to a building that would fit right in on...

AP Sports WriterCroft's breakout game forces another QB decision for FleckBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota's quarterback situation is again unclear, with the Gophers starting the second half of the season still seeking their first Big Ten win under first-year coach P.J. Fleck.Demry Croft's return to the mix has...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Remove Alabama receiver Daniel Geddes' crimson No. 37 jersey, and it would be difficult to distinguish him from any other student on campus.It is on the Crimson Tide football team that he stands out - if you can even find his 5-foot-6, 165-pound frame among...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson back to 2; App State ranked for 1st timeBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind top-ranked Alabama, moving up to where it started, after a convincing victory and Ohio State's first loss...

The fans at Lucas Oil Stadium will be treated to a game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes when they take their seats on Saturday. Wisconsin at Ohio State When: 8:17 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014 Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: 8:17 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Wisconsin...

Associated PressGeorgia Tech debuts defensive 3-4 alignment at spring gameBy STAN AWTREYATLANTA (AP) New defensive coordinator Nate Woody and his 3-4 scheme were on display for the first time on Friday night at Georgia Tech's spring game.But it was difficult to gauge the progress, given the number of...

AP Sports WriterBama, Georgia could give SEC rare matchup of unbeaten teamsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Top-ranked Alabama and No. 3 Georgia have been so dominant that the real drama behind the race to the SEC championship game may be the push for both to arrive in Atlanta undefeated.It...