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AP Sports WriterCyclones set for season-defining stretch vs. Sooners, TexasBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State entered this season with its highest expectations in years. The next two weeks will determine if the Cyclones can meet those lofty goals.Iowa State (5-3, 3-2 Big 12), which had a bye...

AP College Football WriterOffensive revolution reaches final frontier: Alabama-LSUBy RALPH D. RUSSOGary Danielson has called the last 12 Alabama-LSU regular-season games for CBS Sports, including the Game of the Century in 2011, a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup that produced not one touchdown.Before Danielson does the next Alabama-LSU...

TCU transfer Delton leaves program; got scant playing timeFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Graduate transfer quarterback Alex Delton has left TCU's team after not playing in the past two games.Coach Gary Patterson acknowledged the departure of Delton during his weekly news conference Tuesday. The transfer from Kansas State was...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma looks to extend 17-game November win streakBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) If recent history is an indicator, Oklahoma is about to go on a run.Oklahoma has won 17 consecutive November games dating to 2014. The annual late-season surges have fueled four consecutive Big 12 titles...

Associated PressFlorida State moving quickly to find new football coachBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State athletic director David Coburn would like the Seminoles to have a new head football coach by the end of the regular season.The AD doesn't seem to be wasting anytime; he doesn't like...

AP Sports WriterBoilermakers name O'Connell starting QB with Plummer outBy MICHAEL MAROTPurdue quarterback Jack Plummer is expected to miss the rest of this season with a broken right ankle. The opening-day starter, Elijah Sindelar, is unlikely to return because of a broken left collarbone.The Boilermakers are asking former walk-on,...

AP Sports WriterTexas hoping week off got the Longhorns healthyBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Their egos bruised by two losses in the last three games, the Texas Longhorns hope they are finally getting back some healthy players to help turn their season around.Among the key players expected back...

AP College Football WriterOhio facing troubling trends when it comes to prep footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOCANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) The late August game between Pickerington High School North and Canal Winchester was just a preseason scrimmage.Still, hundreds of fans filled the stands on a cool evening that...

AP Sports WriterCager finally living out dream as Georgia's go-to receiverBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Lawrence Cager is Georgia's leading receiver, just as he planned in high school.He couldn't have predicted he'd need to use the transfer portal to realize the dream.Cager's emergence as Jake Fromm's go-to receiver...

AP Sports WriterMiami's Bubba Bolden, hurt in celebration, out for seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The celebratory hit that Miami safety Bubba Bolden took from a teammate during the win over Florida State was a costly one for the Hurricanes.Bolden will miss the remainder of the Hurricanes'...

LSU coach Orgeron: Linebacker Divinity has left the teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says pass-rushing outside linebacker Michael Divinity has left the team for personal reasons.The announcement on Monday of Divinity's departure comes just six days before the No. 1 Tigers travel to second-ranked Alabama...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=STATS FCS Top 25: UNI rises to No. 5By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Northern Iowa tends to play its best when the postseason is nearing, and voters in the STATS FCS Top 25 liked how the Panthers opened November action this past Saturday.On Monday, UNI rose four...