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AP Sports WriterTar Heels' freshman Sam Howell moving to top of ACC's QBsBy CHARLES ODUMSam Howell has moved well past freshman-level studies at North Carolina.He is playing his way to the top of the class of Atlantic Coast Conference's quarterbacks.Howell leads the ACC with 20 touchdown passes after tying...

AP Sports WriterDuke-UNC matchup headlines Week 9 in ACCBy JOEDY McCREARYHere are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 9:GAME OF THE WEEKDuke at North Carolina. The ACC's highest-profile basketball rivalry takes center stage in football with significant ramifications in the cloudy Coastal Division. The Blue...

No 7 Florida to get WR Toney back against No. 10 GeorgiaGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 7 Florida expects to have elusive receiver Kadarius Toney back for its game against 10th-ranked Georgia next week.Coach Dan Mullen said Wednesday that Toney, who has missed six consecutive games because of a...

No. 16 SMU heads to Houston highest-ranked in Group of FiveHOUSTON (AP) Sonny Dykes knows No. 16 SMU just needs to keep winning games. He is not really concerned right now about the Mustangs being the highest-ranked Group of Five team and what that could eventually mean if...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison, Weber State schedule future seriesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The 2017 FCS playoff game between James Madison and Weber State was thrilling enough to create more future meetings.The two national powers announced Wednesday the signing of a home-and-home series in the 2021 and 2022 seasons....

AP Sports WriterDantonio says Spartans must plant 'foot in the ground'By NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Mark Dantonio and Michigan State have one more chance for a win during a tough midseason stretch that has raised questions about the state of the program.''Coming off the Wisconsin game, we...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina football put on one-year probation by NCAABy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's football program was placed on probation for the next year by the NCAA for a former assistant coach's impermissible actions in recruiting a sophomore prospect in the spring of 2018.South Carolina...

Wake Forest linebacker Justin Strnad done for seasonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest leading tackler Justin Strnad is out for the season with a ruptured bicep tendon.The team says he had surgery Tuesday, three days after he was hurt in a 22-20 victory over Florida State.The senior linebacker had...

AP Sports WriterIt's No. 9 Auburn's turn to face Burrow, No. 2 LSUBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Jeremiah Dinson didn't bother reviewing film of Joe Burrow and LSU's offense against Auburn last season because ''he's a totally different quarterback.''Now, the challenge for Dinson and No. 9 Auburn in...

Associated PressDepleted USC turns to RB Kenan Christon after electric debutBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California running back Kenan Christon showed he can provide big plays, scoring on touchdowns runs of 55 and 30 yards in a memorable debut against Arizona.Now the freshman with elite speed will...

AP Sports WriterDay: Wisconsin loss doesn't diminish matchup with Ohio StateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Though Ohio State's matchup with Wisconsin this week is no longer a showdown of unbeaten top-10 teams, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day says that doesn't change a thing.The Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) suffered...

South Carolina's Muschamp expects RB Dowdle to miss gameCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp doesn't expect injured starting tailback Rico Dowdle to play this week against Tennessee.Muschamp said Tuesday that Dowdle has a sprained right knee. Although, he moved around at practice, Muschamp was unsure that...