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Associated PressArkansas to face Western Kentucky, former Hogs QB StoreyBy ERIC W. BOLINFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Ty Storey had a dramatic effect on Arkansas' fortunes last year.The quarterback's impact could be significant again, even though he has transferred. Storey and Western Kentucky visit the Razorbacks on Saturday for both...

AP Sports WriterThey're unbeaten too: No. 5 Penn State at No. 13 MinnesotaBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The college football spotlight this weekend has been aimed at Alabama, where LSU's visit will mark the first regular-season meeting of the top two teams in the Associated Press poll since those...

AP Sports WriterAfter 5-game skid, Colorado needs to win out for bowl berthBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Buffaloes have crunched the numbers and it all adds up to the same thing - there's no margin for error.Mired in a five-game skid, the Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12)...

AP Sports WriterInterim coach, Florida St. aim to turn things around at BCBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Six wins wasn't going to be good enough for Florida State.Boston College would take it.Less than a week after firing coach Willie Taggart because a 4-5 start left them in danger of...

Associated PressCal's Evan Weaver wants more than individual honorsBy MICHAEL WAGAMANBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California linebacker Evan Weaver received word this week that he's among 12 semifinalists for the Dick Butkus award. That came after Weaver got invited to the Senior Bowl.It's the latest in a long line of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Ohio St tries to avoid distraction in push for playoffBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The wind seemed to be at the back of No. 3 Ohio State. Everything was chill. Not even a sniff of an off-the-field problem and hardly any adversity through the...

Tennessee unveils updated plans for Neyland renovationKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has unveiled updated plans for a Neyland Stadium renovation as the facility approaches its 100-year anniversary.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer had announced in November 2018 that the start of the renovation was being delayed to review all aspects of...

AP Sports WriterUSC coach's job shaky as Trojans await Arizona StateBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Southern California coach Clay Helton kept his job last year despite the Trojans' first losing season since 2000.As USC stumbles through another mediocre season and a new athletic director is in place, the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Cincinnati wants to avoid another close call vs UConnBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bearcats trailed by a dozen points in the fourth quarter on the road against an overmatched opponent, a predicament that felt rather familiar.The No. 17 Bearcats pulled another one out,...

AP Sports WriterLSU-Alabama holds high stakes for QBs in Heisman contentionBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Another high stakes tilt between LSU and Alabama could once again prove pivotal in Heisman Trophy voting.While the winner of the game will have an inside track to the College Football Playoff,...

AP Sports WriterLSU-Alabama holds high stakes for QBs in Heisman contentionBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Another high stakes tilt between LSU and Alabama could once again prove pivotal in Heisman Trophy voting.While the winner of the game will have an inside track to the College Football Playoff,...

Mason: Deuce Wallace will start for Vandy at No. 10 FloridaNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason says quarterback Deuce Wallace will start Saturday at quarterback when the Commodores visit No. 10 Florida.Mason said Thursday on WGFX-FM 104.5 The Zone that Wallace will get his first career start,...