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AP Sports WriterNo. 20 Washington St visits Houston in Air Raid reunionBy TIM BOOTHDana Holgorsen's first impression of Mike Leach dates all the way back to the early 1990s.Holgorsen was a wide receiver at tiny Iowa Wesleyan.His offensive coordinator?''I remember seeing that funny-looking guy with sweat pants, a sweat...

AP Sports WriterQuartet of new Big 12 coaches face statement gamesBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State rolled past Nicholls to begin Chris Klieman's tenure with the Wildcats in style, then trounced Bowling Green last weekend to keep the momentum going.Time for the first big test of the...

AP Sports WriterACC teams Wake Forest, UNC meet in nonconference gameBy AARON BEARDWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest and North Carolina officials felt Atlantic Coast Conference schools located about 80 miles apart in the same state should not go seven years without playing each other because of scheduling issues...

STATS FCS Senior Editor='Battle of the Real HU' in Windy CityBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Old rivals Hampton and Howard are about to get reacquainted.H(ow) U doin'?After not squaring off last season, the two HBCU programs will be back together Saturday in the "Battle of the Real HU" as it...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Young Bison go east (to Delaware)By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Fifth-ranked UC Davis is waiting in the wings for North Dakota State next week, but don't consider the Bison's visit to Delaware a trap game.The owners of two straight FCS national titles and a record seven in...

AP Sports WriterInjuries force SEC teams to alter quarterback plansBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This was supposed to be the year that the Southeastern Conference showcased its wealth of experienced quarterbacks up and down the league.Plans have changed for a number of schools.Injuries have wreaked havoc around the...

Report: Long Island, West Virginia to meet in 2021(STATS) - Long Island University isn't easing into the FBS competition.Just one game into first Division I season, LIU has added a second FBS opponent for the 2021 season. According to FBSchedules.com on Wednesday, the Sharks will face West Virginia on...

AP Sports WriterInjuries force SEC teams to alter quarterback plansBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This was supposed to be the year that the Southeastern Conference showcased its wealth of experienced quarterbacks up and down the league.Plans have changed for a number of schools.Injuries have wreaked havoc around the...

Associated PressJones eager to show he's up to being Notre Dame's top backBy ANTHONY ANDERSONSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tony Jones Jr. is in no position to demand the football. It is not his nature, either.It may finally be time for Notre Dame to make the patient senior its...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma State booster, superfan T. Boone Pickens dies at 91By CLIFF BRUNTT. Boone Pickens was known as one of the world's richest men.He also was known as the ultimate Oklahoma State superfan, a man whose choice to generously spend his wealth on his alma mater fueled the...

Tennessee CB Thompson permitted to return to practiceKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been cleared to return to practice less than three weeks after his arrest on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge.Thompson was arrested Aug. 24 and suspended indefinitely a day later.Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said...

AP Sports WriterOnce again, ACC is top-ranked Clemson ... and everyone elseBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers has to look outside the Atlantic Coast Conference to find a comparison for the Clemson team that ran the table last year and blew out Alabama in the national...