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AP College Football WriterHeisman favorite Mayfield is unconventional NFL prospectBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Baker Mayfield is in many ways the perfect college football player: Good enough to play at an elite level, but because he is not an ideal NFL prospect, he stuck around long enough...

Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien planning to transferLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien said Thursday he plans to transfer because he isn't a fit for the spread-option offense being installed by new coach Scott Frost.The school said O'Brien's request for a release will be granted. Former coach Mike...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois to meet Oct. 23By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Rivals Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois are coming off the sideline to play each other next month.The two FCS nonconference rivals joined the growing list of college football programs that are making a...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated DomeBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers didn't see the big improvement he expected when his Orange dropped their second straight road game to start the season. He remains upbeat.''We're barely misfiring on stuff. It looks big to everybody else....

AP Sports WritersMichigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 casesBy LARRY LAGE and MITCH STACYANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual showdown with Ohio State on Tuesday as college football lurches toward the end of the season...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 revenues up again, on track to pass $40M per schoolBy SCHUYLER DIXONIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 revenues are up again and expected to surpass $40 million per school annually before the current media rights deal runs out in about five years.Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says...

No. 21 Iowa St looks to its offensive line as strengthAMES, Iowa (AP) From the day he arrived at Iowa State three years ago, Matt Campbell talked about the need to build a dominant, physical offensive line.Now, finally, the Cyclones appear to have a group close to what...

Brief melee along Syracuse sideline with Boston CollegeBy The Associated PressA brief fight broke out on the Syracuse sideline between Orange quarterback Eric Dungey and a couple of Boston College players early in the first quarter of the game Saturday.It started after Dungey was intercepted by BC defensive back...

UM fan prohibited from social media posts on Missoula womanMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) A University of Montana athletics fan cannot make any more social media posts referring to a woman who started an online petition opposing the re-hiring of football coach Bobby Hauck, a Missoula judge has ruled.The restriction...

AP Sports WriterTennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal worth at least $900,000By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer signed a contract that runs through 2021 and increases his annual pay to at least $900,000.He will receive $300,000 in annual base compensation plus $600,000 in supplemental...

Associated PressBig chance arrives for No. 4 Notre Dame with Clemson in townBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Twice before in the last nine seasons, Notre Dame has found itself knocking on college football's penthouse door, had it opened and then slammed shut in its face.On Saturday at...

Villanova, Wake Forest to meet in 2020(STATS) - Villanova will play at Wake Forest on Sept. 19, 2020, the school announced Wednesday.The matchup at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will be the fifth all-time between the programs. They've split the previous four, with Wake Forest winning the most...