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AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Georgia can handle adversity but wants to start fasterBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Georgia's Kirby Smart has the typical coach's reaction to his team's recent second-half surges.''It says we need to start better,'' Smart said Saturday night after the third-ranked Bulldogs scored the final...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3; Florida to 7thBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory.No. 1 Alabama and No. 2...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3; Florida to 7thBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory.No. 1 Alabama and No. 2...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: UT Martin making itself known againBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - They may be a bunch of "no-names," but the UT Martin Skyhawks are making themselves known to their opponents.The STATS FCS Team of the Week earned their biggest win yet on Saturday,...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 6 games on Saturday:1. North Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley): 37-3 win over No. 10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1)2. James Madison (5-1, 2-0 CAA): 45-38 OT win...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 takeaways from FCS Week 6By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Nothing comes easily in the FCS, but selecting the national rankings of North Dakota State, James Madison and South Dakota State have been as easy as 1, 2, 3 this season.Yes, the three powers have held the...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 6 games on Saturday:1. North Dakota State (5-0, 0-1 Missouri Valley): 37-3 win over No. 10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1)2. James Madison (5-1, 2-0 CAA): 45-38 OT win...

Vols linebacker off team after arrest, comments about policeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jeremy Banks has been dismissed from the Tennessee football team after video showed him cursing and saying ''where I'm from, we shoot at cops'' during his arrest last month following a traffic stop. The linebacker has apologized...

AP Sports WriterBuffs know all too well Tate's speed and precisionBy ARNIE STAPLETONBOULDER, Colo. (AP) No one needs to warn the Colorado Buffaloes about Khalil Tate . They know Arizona's dual-threat quarterback all too well.Their introduction to his speed came two years ago when they knocked Brandon Dawkins...

AP Sports WriterNo. 25 Michigan State seeks another upset of No. 4 BuckeyesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day wants his players to understand Michigan State has a history of spoiling the Buckeyes' plans.The Mark Dantonio-led Spartans have beaten Ohio State three times since 2011,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Oklahoma suspends kicker Calum Sutherland indefinitelyBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma kicker Calum Sutherland has been suspended indefinitely.A school spokesman made the announcement in a brief statement Friday, one day before the sixth-ranked Sooners play at Kansas.Sutherland, a sophomore, was arrested Sept. 21 on a public intoxication charge....

Associated PressTar Heels, Yellow Jackets trying to snap losing streaksBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) North Carolina coach Mack Brown is concerned about a letdown after a narrow loss to the nation's No. 1 team last week.Heading into Saturday's game at struggling Georgia Tech, Brown's mindset might sound unusual for...