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Alabama A&M coach says team treated unprofessionally at gameHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Alabama A&M coach Connell Maynor said his team was treated unprofessionally during a game at North Alabama.Maynor said the historically black college team was treated unprofessionally and that the Bulldogs won't play North Alabama again while he's...

Alabama A&M coach says team treated unprofessionally at gameHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Alabama A&M coach Connell Maynor says his team was treated unprofessionally during a game at North Alabama.Maynor says the historically black college team was treated unprofessionally and that the Bulldogs won't play North Alabama again while he's...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Michigan tries to change narrativeBy RALPH D. RUSSOThere is a strong temptation in college football to define teams early in the season, especially when a traditional power delivers a high-profile clunker.That's where No. 11 Michigan is as the Wolverines head into the first...

AP Sports WriterPenalty trouble puts FSU, Miami, Syracuse in early ACC holeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The mistakes - a false start here, a facemask penalty there - keep piling up for some Atlantic Coast Conference teams expected to contend for division titles.Syracuse and Florida State were picked...

AP Sports WriterSEC building some of the top defenses in college footballBy GARY B. GRAVESWhile defenses are still a work in progress around the Southeastern Conference, they still rank as some of the best in college football.Florida leads the nation with 16 sacks, including 10 in the opener against...

AP Sports WriterAll-America Watch: Georgia's JR Reed relies on home lessonsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) J.R. Reed plays for one of the nation's powerhouse programs, where the competition begins as soon as you step on campus.No problem.Family time prepared him well for what it took to earn a...

AP Sports WriterStruggling South Carolina faces crucial 2-game stretchBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's players understand the early challenge they have to prevent their season from fully spiraling out of control.There were a lot of grim faces, steady eyes as the Gamecocks seemed more focused at practice...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Auburn, Nix taking show on road against Mond & Co.By JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond can relate to the emotions Auburn's Bo Nix must be feeling heading into the Aggies-Tigers showdown this weekend.Mond was once the youthful starter leading his...

AP Sports WriterOhio State picking up steam on the way to Big Ten slateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) No. 6 Ohio State knows the games are going to get harder eventually, but so far everything has just seemed, well, so easy.They haven't played mistake-free football but avoided any...

AP Sports WriterSloppy Cyclones look to clean up mistakesBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has some cleaning up to do if it wants to become the team it hoped to be back in August.Iowa State (1-1) had a chance to field a punt and move within field-goal...

Associated PressOle Miss freshman Jerrion Ealy making immediate impactBy BRIAN RIPPEEOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi running back Jerrion Ealy flashes a grin when he's asked about how often defenders catch him from behind.''Never happened,'' Ealy replied when asked after the Rebels' 40-29 victory over Southeastern Louisiana. Then the freshman...

Associated PressBig man's game: USC needs more from O-line vs. No. 10 UtahBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California coach Clay Helton has no illusions about where the Pac-12 South showdown Friday against No. 10 Utah will be decided.''I told our guys in the team meeting right off...