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AP College Football WriterNebraska's Mike Riley is keeping his cool as pressure mountsBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Mike Riley has been at Nebraska for only 29 games, yet there is an air around the program that his job is on the line as the Cornhuskers get ready to...

AP Sports WriterLSU and Alabama defenses gearing up to slow down offensesBy JOHN ZENORAlabama and LSU still play defense, too.Overshadowed by prolific offenses and star quarterbacks, both defenses still have NFL talent, playmakers and rising stars.Something will have to give when the top-ranked Tigers visit No. 2 Alabama next...

Bison RB Wilson to miss 2019 season with ACL injury(STATS) - North Dakota State running back Seth Wilson will miss the 2019 season with an ACL tear, first-year coach Matt Entz announced Wednesday.Wilson, injured during spring practice, was expected to compete for a starting job with the two-time defending...

AP Sports WriterDefense says wide receiver hoped to be ex-girlfriend's heroBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Both sides in the first-degree murder trial of former Division III college football player William Riley Gaul agree that he killed his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend by firing through her bedroom window. What they disagree on,...

Unexpected happenings in Big 12 before Red River rivalryBy The Associated PressSome things to watch during Week 7 of the Big 12, the first time this season with all 10 teams playing in conference games:GAME OF THE WEEKTexas (3-2, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 12 Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1). Something...

AP Sports WriterChaney eager to give Tennessee offense physical styleBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney believes he knows the biggest way in which he's adjusted his philosophy since the last time he worked here.''I understand the importance of physicality probably more now than ever...

AP Sports WriterMizzou's Drinkwitz: transparency trumps competitive edgeBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Eli Drinkwitz could have kept private the COVID-19 testing numbers within the Missouri football program.The new coach of the Tigers could have pleaded ignorance when it came to the number of positive results, or the...

AP Sports WriterSanford begins first job aiming to keep Hilltoppers rollingBy GARY B. GRAVESRecent coaching changes have only boosted Western Kentucky's prospects, a pattern Mike Sanford can't wait to continue in his first coaching job.WKU opens fall practice Monday under the first-time head coach, who worked most recently as...

AP Sports WriterFinally, Fleck's debut at Minnesota has arrivedBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) For nearly eight months, P.J Fleck has exuberantly advertised and tirelessly recruited for the program he has taken over in Minnesota.Game time has finally arrived.The Gophers are about to become more than simply the subject of...

Former UL, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino lands at Missouri StSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Bobby Petrino, a coach with a track record of on-the-field success and off-the-field embarrassments, will be the next coach at Missouri State.The Springfield-based university said Wednesday that Petrino, 58, will be introduced at a news conference...

AP Sports WriterSaban vs. Harbaugh in the Citrus Bowl, with much at stakeBy TIM REYNOLDSORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban wants his players to know their final game will be unforgettable.His remains that way. It was in 1972, and Kent State lost. And that memory might bother Saban more...

AP Sports WriterControversial Oklahoma star Joe Mixon among national leadersBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Joe Mixon might be Oklahoma's best player.He's undoubtedly the most controversial Sooner.Mixon landed in Norman back in 2014 as one of the nation's top running back recruits. Before he even participated in a fall...