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AP Sports WriterIndiana coach adapts to new role not calling defensesBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana coach Tom Allen spent most of the last decade calling defensive signals.He is still getting acclimated to his new role.On Saturday, for the first time in four seasons with the Hoosiers, Allen tried to stay out...

AP Sports WriterPickett, Panthers look to hang tough after rough openerBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The debut of Pittsburgh's new-look offense included an alarming sight that kept repeating itself during a season-opening 30-14 loss to Virginia : quarterback Kenny Pickett picking himself up off the turf after taking another...

AP Sports WriterPruitt: Vols need to 'look in the mirror' to get betterBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says he still has faith in his team as it attempts to bounce back from one of the most embarrassing defeats in school history.''I believe in the...

AP Sports WriterAlabama players enjoyed watching Jalen Hurts' Oklahoma debutBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Some Alabama players kept an eye on former teammate Jalen Hurts' debut as Oklahoma's quarterback.They came away pleased, but not really surprised.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, meanwhile, said he didn't get to watch the...

Associated PressFreshman QB Sanders impressive in Oklahoma State debutBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Though he wasn't named Oklahoma State's starting quarterback until right before kickoff last weekend, redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders enjoyed an impressive debut in the Cowboys' 52-36 victory at Oregon State.After winning a lengthy QB competition...

Associated PressFreshman Charbonnet helps No. 7 Michigan clean up mistakesBy MATT SCHOCHANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) With Michigan debuting its high-tempo, no-huddle ''size in space'' offense, a freshman helped bail the Wolverines out of an uneven performance.No. 7 Michigan was sloppy Saturday during a 40-21 victory over Middle Tennessee...

AP College Football WriterAll these years later, Huskers vs Buffs still a grudge matchBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) It's going on a decade since Nebraska and Colorado went their separate ways because of conference realignment, and current players weren't born yet or can't remember when the series was...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 takeaways from FCS Week 1By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - If Princeton had beaten Rutgers in the first game 150 years ago, then FCS fans surely would be counting it as a win over an FBS program.The victories are always exhilarating, but they're hard to come by.Week...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: Central Arkansas grabs FBS winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A number of FCS teams stayed close with FBS opponents during the first full weekend of college football only to let their opportunity slip away in the fourth quarter.Central Arkansas' aggressive mind-set made...

AP College Football WriterYoung buck and old head remake defense for No. 5 Ohio StateBy RALPH D. RUSSOTo fix a defense that statistically was the worst in Ohio State history, new coach Ryan Day went to the wedding planners' playbook: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.There are...

AP Sports WriterNo. 9 Notre Dame moves on from CFP loss against LouisvilleBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A discouraging end to an otherwise great 2018 season made for a long offseason for Notre Dame.The No. 9 Fighting Irish will try to start another national championship run Monday...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: Central Arkansas grabs FBS winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A number of FCS teams stayed close with FBS opponents during the first full weekend of college football only to let their opportunity slip away in the fourth quarter.Central Arkansas' aggressive mind-set made...