CFB

The Atlantic Coast Conference is struggling with half of its 14 teams at .500 and below.The list of schools includes four 2014 bowl participants: defending Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech (2-5), Virginia Tech, Boston College (both 3-4) and Louisville (2-4). The others are Wake Forest (3-4), Virginia (2-4) and...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) A freshman starting quarterback, less than a dozen returning seniors on scholarship, and Michigan at the Big House in Game 2.Gary Andersen is looking at a daunting start to his first year as Oregon State's coach.It all gets underway on Saturday, when the Beavers open...

AP Sports WriterDefenses leading the way for Ohio State, MichiganBy NOAH TRISTERThe stage is finally set for Michigan and Ohio State, and if their most recent work is any indication, points will be hard to come by next weekend at the Horseshoe.The Buckeyes edged Michigan State 17-16 on Saturday,...

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...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) The player who serves as the heart of Wisconsin's defense speaks with the authoritative voice of a general, and wears a scowl on his face on the field.Senior safety Michael Caputo fits the role of captain perfectly for the 23rd-ranked Badgers.''It's been a pleasure to...

(STATS) - Quickness, power and athleticism link the seven nominees to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Wednesday. All upperclassmen, they've enjoyed exceptional seasons while disrupting offenses on a weekly basis. The nominees for the Buchanan Award, which honors the FCS defensive player of the year: ---= Darien Anderson, Alcorn...

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....

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,...

CONROE, Texas (AP) A Texas chief prosecutor is criticizing the judge who ended Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson's probation in a child abuse case early.Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon said Thursday that the judge gave the appearance of being ''enamored with an elite athlete.'' The 2012 NFL...