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AP Sports WriterBig Ten's playoff hopes appear to be riding on WisconsinBy MICHAEL MAROTThe Big Ten suddenly has a whole lot more riding on No. 6 Wisconsin.As skeptics claim the unbeaten Badgers padded their record with a weak schedule and the College Football Playoff selection committee appears to be...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Pac-12 contenders in spotlightBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 has slipped into the background of the college football season. Again.The conference is still providing plenty of highlights and intrigue. No conference is more unpredictable from top to bottom.In the College Football playoff era,...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) There's nothing typical about this Bedlam matchup.Rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could win the Big 12, and perhaps more, on Saturday. Fifth-ranked Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) has moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and a win against the Cowboys...

Minnesota, Mississippi State to play in 2026-27MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has scheduled two games against Mississippi State in what will be the first regular-season matchups for the Gophers against an SEC foe in more than 65 years.The Gophers announced Wednesday they'll host the Bulldogs on Sept. 12, 2026, and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 15 Texas hurting on 2-game skid, trip to Texas Tech nextBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The second half of the season has turned sour and painful for No. 15 Texas.The Longhorns have lost two in a row after a 6-1 start to fall out of...

AP Sports WriterCharges dismissed for UNC player accused of sexual batteryBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Charges have been dismissed against a North Carolina football player for misdemeanor sexual battery and assault on a female student.Allen Artis was charged in September and attorneys on both sides said last...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Former FCS players have Super Bowl spotlightBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Super Bowl LII offers quite the stage for a number of former New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles who played at FCS schools.They hope to play major roles when their teams square off in football's biggest...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 has discussed all-conference football regular seasonBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Pac-12 has discussed an 11-game regular season played solely against conference opponents as one possibility for keeping college football going this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.Southern California coach Clay Helton confirmed the all-conference idea...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 commissioner: Errors made in replay review procedureBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 will make immediate changes to how video replay reviews are handled after Commissioner Larry Scott admitted procedural mistakes were made when a targeting foul was not called during last month's Washington State-Southern California game.Scott...

The Associated PressMcSorley matches wins mark, No. 21 Penn State tops WisconsinBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Trace McSorley tied Penn State's record for wins by a quarterback with his 29th, and 21st-ranked Nittany Lions beat Wisconsin 22-10 on Saturday.Miles Sanders ran for 159 yards and a touchdown...

AP Sports WriterSawyer Smith ready for first start as Kentucky's starting QBBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky quarterback Sawyer Smith is no stranger to replacing an injured teammate in an emergency, having done it last fall at Troy.Things turned out well for him and the Trojans, so...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Clemson playing powerhouse football headed into byeBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson’s week off in early October was filled with questions and a fall from No. 1 in the rankings. Six weeks later the third-ranked Tigers feel they are in a much better place,...