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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Ohio and Appalachian State made sure they didn't get snubbed when this season's bowl bids went out.The two teams ride three-game winning streaks into Saturday's Camellia Bowl a year after both teams were postseason eligible but didn't receive invitations. They left no doubt this time...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten places 3 in AP top 5 for 1st time in 56 yearsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big Ten placed three teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 56 years, setting up a No. 2 vs....

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State defensive lineman Keith Joseph Jr. and his father, former Bulldogs linebacker Keith Joseph Sr., were killed in a car accident Friday night.The school said they died in a one-car accident Friday night en route to Pascagoula High School's home game. The 18-year-old Joseph...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) There's nothing typical about this Bedlam matchup.Rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could win the Big 12, and perhaps more, on Saturday. Fifth-ranked Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) has moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and a win against the Cowboys...

WACO, Texas (AP) Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads didn't need long to express the challenge of stopping second-ranked Baylor's big-play offense.''I would say dang-near impossible,'' Rhoads said.The Cyclones (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) on Saturday finish their trifecta of playing the nation's top three offenses in a three-week span....

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) This incredible football season unfolding for third-ranked Iowa has left Jordan Canzeri in a reflective mood.The running back has missed so much playing time because of injuries over his time in Iowa City that while everyone whose wardrobe includes black and old gold was celebrating...

Luke Falk's right arm always gets a workout in Mike Leach's ''Air Raid'' offense at Washington State, but the sophomore had never thrown this much.Falk set national season highs with 50 completions on 74 passes in Saturday's 45-38 double-overtime win at Oregon.Falk's 505 yards through the air were the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Northeast ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of the larger FBS.Many of the games are played...

PROVO, Utah (AP) Tanner Mangum was prepared to spend 2015 holding a clipboard before everything changed last week. Now the freshman BYU quarterback is making the first start of his college career Saturday against No. 20 Boise State, a team he grew up rooting for. Mangum's hometown of Eagle, Idaho,...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Senior linebacker Gionni Paul pulled the team together moments after Utah suffered its first loss of the season to unranked USC. He had one message for the now 13th-ranked Utes: It's not over.''I told them, somebody's going to lose a game,'' Paul said Monday....

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo is staying put.Niumatalolo visited Brigham Young on Monday to discuss the opening created when head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced he was leaving for Virginia.After giving the job at BYU much consideration, Niumatalolo decided Wednesday night to stay at Navy.''It was...

IRVING, Texas (AP) Southern California athletic director Pat Haden is stepping down from the College Football Playoff selection committee after his doctors advised him to cut back on travel.College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announced Friday that Haden was leaving the committee and would not be replaced....