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AP Sports WriterPower 5 conferences vote to stop spring practices off campusBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Any coaches wanting to follow Jim Harbaugh's lead and take a team off-campus just for practice to build their brand name and boost recruiting likely have missed that opportunity.The Power Five...

ATLANTA (AP) Lance Austin ran toward the ball, rolling along at the Georgia Tech end of the field as the final seconds ticked off the clock. He hesitated, a bit confused as his coach screamed for him to leave it alone.Paul Johnson was content to go to overtime...

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...

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...

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...

DALLAS (AP) Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as the University of Texas upset the No. 10-ranked University of Oklahoma 24-17 in college football on Saturday.Coach Charlie Strong's Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) came to Dallas in the midst of the program's...

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...

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...

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....

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...