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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State, N.C. A&T in potential FCS Kickoff matchupBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ESPN is seeking to put the finishing touches on what would be another highly anticipated FCS Kickoff matchup this year.Jacksonville State and North Carolina A&T, both coming off Top 10 seasons, could be matched...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Clemson comfortable building depth, not player resumesBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence knows sitting and watching when the Tigers have big leads is no way to win a Heisman Trophy.It is, he said, it is a way for the top-ranked Tigers...

Texas offense can't keep in this game.  OSU -3.

ATLANTA (AP) Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook has won the Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver in college football. Westbrook, a senior, picked up the trophy Thursday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He beat out Austin Carr of Northwestern and Zay Jones of East Carolina. Westbrook teamed with...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Greg Schiano's office is also set up to be a meeting room for Ohio State's safeties. There are a couple of tables, eight chairs, and neatly set out at each spot is a binder with the week's game plan. Schiano is three quarters of the way through...

NCAA academic issue sidelines Chattanooga QB for 4 gamesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss the Mocs' first four games because of what the school has described as an NCAA academic issue.Chattanooga athletic department spokesman Jay Blackman confirmed Friday that Bennifield would miss four games and...

AP Sports WriterStunned Buckeyes try to move on after debacle at IowaBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Two days after Ohio State's stunning beat-down by unranked Iowa, coach Urban Meyer still didn't have much to say publicly about how and why it happened. It's possible he doesn't have the...

Associated PressStanford seeks to become bowl eligible vs struggling BeaversBy RICK EYMERSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) After opening the season with four consecutive victories and high expectations, Stanford finds itself in an unusual situation when it hosts Oregon State on Saturday.The Cardinal (5-4, 3-3 Pac-12) need a win to become...

AP Sports WriterBurrow's Heisman speech inspires giving to hometown charityBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Joe Burrow's Heisman Trophy acceptance speech has inspired more than $100,000 in donations to a food pantry in his southeastern Ohio hometown.The effort started on Facebook on Sunday morning and had a balance of...

AP Sports WriterGophers WR Bateman skips season amid virus worries, goes proBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman will pass on a 2020 college football season that has been complicated - and threatened - by the pandemic.Bateman announced Tuesday he has opted out amid concerns...

Texas Kickoff pushed back a day for Mississippi-BaylorHOUSTON (AP) The Texas Kickoff game between Mississippi and Baylor is moving back a day.Game officials announced Monday it will be played on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Houston's NRG Stadium instead of that Saturday.It's scheduled to be part of ESPN's Labor...

AP Sports WriterFlorida names Feleipe Franks starting quarterback for openerBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 17 Florida has named Feleipe Franks its starting quarterback for the season opener.Franks will start against 11th-ranked Michigan in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday - a huge stage for a redshirt freshman making his...