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Associated PressNo. 7 West Virginia not looking past Oklahoma StateBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) No. 7 West Virginia hopes for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game and possibly a berth in the College Football Playoff.The next challenge for the Mountaineers (8-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 9...

Tennessee adds former Vols QB Tee Martin to football staffKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two decades after playing quarterback on Tennessee's last national championship team, Tee Martin is returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach.Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt announced Saturday that Martin has joined his staff. Martin's specific...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Iowa State to face No. 25 Oregon in Fiesta BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) No. 12 Iowa State finished first in the Big 12 regular season for the first time and set a school record with eight conference wins.The breakthrough earned the Cyclones a...

William & Mary player killed in shooting(STATS) - A William & Mary football player died from a shooting Thursday night in Norfolk, Virginia, according to city police.Officers responded to a call about gunshots and found Nate Evans wounded and laying on a city sidewalk, according to media reports. The...

AP College Football WriterHuskers' QB Tanner Lee challenged to turn hype into realityBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ?? Tanner Lee hasn't taken a snap in a game for Nebraska, yet the fan base has already deemed him the quarterback who can return the Cornhuskers to national relevance.The hype has...

AP Sports WriterArkansas hires SMU's Chad Morris as new football coachBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas has hired SMU's Chad Morris as the new football coach.The 49-year-old Morris, a longtime Texas high school coach and former Clemson offensive coordinator, agreed Wednesday to a six-year contract worth $3.5 million...

AP Sports WriterFormer Mississippi football coach Billy Brewer dies at 83By DAVID BRANDTBilly Brewer, the former Mississippi football star who went on to coach the Rebels to eight Egg Bowl victories over rival Mississippi State, died Saturday. He was 83.Ole Miss released a statement confirming Brewer's death in Memphis...

AP Sports WriterPurdue's penalties prompt Brohm to adopt new punishmentsBy MICHAEL MAROTPurdue coach Jeff Brohm has seen enough silly penalties to last him the entire season.Now, after watching flags cost the Boilermakers potential wins in each of their first two games, he is imposing new punishments.''There has to be...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A preseason quiz for FCS 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The arrival of conference media days this month marks the unofficial start to the college football season, so it's time to get in the FCS game.Sure, North Dakota State and James Madison have become the national powers,...

FCS playoff records by conference(STATS) - Records by conference through the quarterfinals of the 2019 FCS playoffs (number of teams alive in parentheses):Big Sky (2): 5-2Missouri Valley (1): 6-3CAA Football (1): 3-2Big South: 2-2Ohio Valley: 2-2Southland: 2-3Independent: 0-1Northeast: 0-1Patriot League: 0-1Pioneer League: 0-1Southern Conference: 0-2

AP Sports WriterUSC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resignsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California athletic director Lynn Swann resigned Monday after three tumultuous years on the job at his alma mater.New USC President Carol Folt announced the decision in a letter expressing her ''sincere appreciation'' for the...

Penn State appeals denial of coverage for Sandusky claimsPHILADELPHIA (AP) Penn State wants permission to appeal a judge's ruling denying it insurance coverage for certain child sexual abuse claims related to former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.The Legal Intelligencer said Monday (http://bit.ly/22K1xJx ) university lawyers filed a motion...