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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Forget style points, poll rankings or the playoff discussion.Right now, the big issue facing Michigan State is injuries.The second-ranked Spartans open Big Ten play this weekend against Purdue, and although their lofty preseason hopes are still very much intact, this Michigan State team is...

Things to watch in Week 7 in the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEK: West Virginia (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 2 Baylor (5-0, 2-0). The Bears were snubbed from the first College Football Playoff after losing only once in the regular season last year, 41-27 at West Virginia....

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Bo Wallace was on the cusp of prolonging No. 3 Mississippi's bid for an unbeaten season until LSU safety Ronald Martin got in the way. Wallace's pass was intercepted by Martin at the 1 with 2 seconds left, and the Rebels fell 10-7 to the 24th-ranked...

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Georgia Southern has hired Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers as coach.Summers, from Tifton, Georgia, will replace Willie Fritz, who left Georgia Southern to become Tulane's coach. Fritz was formally introduced as Tulane's coach Tuesday.Summers served as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern in 2006...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Mississippi State junior running back Josh Robinson has decided to turn pro after Wednesday night's Orange Bowl game against Georgia Tech.Robinson announced his decision on social media, posting a photo that called him a ''2015 NFL Draft Candidate.'' The caption below the photo said,...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson rarely panics, not as a high school star in Georgia watching his mother fight cancer or as Clemson's quarterback working to come back from knee surgery.Calm and confident without being flashy, Watson's style led the Tigers to their first undefeated season since 1981...

AP Sports WriterKirk Ferentz re-signs with Iowa through 2025 seasonBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Kirk Ferentz has a new contract that will likely keep him with Iowa through the rest of his career.Iowa announced Tuesday that it has signed Ferentz to a six-year contract extension...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana's interminable wait is almost over.After going seven seasons without being bowl-eligible, 12 more weeks trying to end the streak and one final week looking at potential destinations, the Hoosiers are about to get their answer.''I expect we'll hear formally and finally on Sunday afternoon, shortly...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Everett Golson is showing signs of being the quarterback Seminoles fans hoped when he transferred to Florida State over the summer.After a rough stretch early in the season, Golson is completing 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,449 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions for...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) They are the coaches behind the coaches, pouring over hours of video and logging plays. They spot trends and make suggestions. Their work produces the building blocks of a game plan. They have duties similar to graduate assistants, but without having to juggle all that school work....

MADISON, Wis. (AP) For once at Wisconsin, the running game isn't setting the pace on offense.After two games under new head coach Paul Chryst, the 24th-ranked Badgers are showing the potential to have a diverse passing attack.Nine different receivers have caught passes over the first two games. Senior...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Gabe Marks grew up near the beach in Venice, California, before heading north to the chilly Palouse to start his record-setting receiving career at Washington State.When Marks returns to California with the Cougars (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12) on Saturday night, he'll have more than a chance...