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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...

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...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Both No. 7 Baylor and No. 15 TCU are banged up, with injuries to key players and coming off recent losses that kept their much-anticipated rematch from being the de facto Big 12 championship game many had expected.This is still a rivalry between the...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Sophomore Ryan Finley has been named the starting quarterback for No. 23 Boise State for its season opener against Washington.Boise State coach Bryan Harsin made the announcement on Sunday. Finley was in a four-way race for the job with Tommy Stuart, Alex Ogle and freshman...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) A second University of South Florida football player is now accused of firing a gun on campus.University police arrested junior cornerback Lamar Robbins on Thursday. He remained in the Hillsborough County Jail early Friday with an $8,000 bond.Police say they arrested Robbins after an investigation...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Derrick Henry made a quick impression on his Alabama teammates upon arriving on campus as a coveted prospect with everything from his hardcore weight room workouts to those middle-of-the-night pushup sessions.Big, physical and by all accounts a tireless worker, Henry stood out even in a...