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(STATS) - Montana and Northern Arizona each need three scenarios to play out in the final weekend of the regular season to clinch the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.While that sounds unlikely, the matchups are such that all those outcomes could easily unfold.In what is shaping...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS championship game reviewBy CRAIG HALEYFRISCO, Texas (STATS) - The wins in September and October were nice, but none was against a nationally ranking, so when James Madison beat Richmond and Villanova in back-to-back road games to open November, coach Mike Houston gained a new feeling.Those...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Arkansas followed a season-opening victory with three straight losses and was spiraling down the drain when Bret Bielema picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.A familiar voice answered.It wasn't the first time the Razorbacks' coach had called up Kansas State counterpart Bill Snyder...

Associated PressLinebackers return to lead versatile Penn State defenseBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Smeared with grass stains and blue field paint, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett's ruffled uniform was proof of what No. 24 Penn State's defense can do with two of its most versatile players available.Linebackers...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Nick Chubb is back on the Georgia sideline, and his old buddy Todd Gurley is with him.Chubb suffered a season-ending left knee injury on the first play of last week's loss to Tennessee. He was on crutches as he followed the Bulldogs out of the...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has turned down the chance to play in the Senior Bowl later this month. Watson's representatives cited the long season and his continued training for the NFL draft as reasons he won't play in the Jan. 28 game in Mobile, Alabama. Watson is...

AP Sports WriterKeeping Budda Baker home was critical for No. 6 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) It's too simple of an equation to say that Budda Baker was the cause and Washington being on the cusp of a Pac-12 North title was the effect.But it's not too far of...

Georgia running back Todd Gurley must sit out two more games for accepting more than $3,000 in cash from multiple individuals for autographed memorabilia, the NCAA ruled Wednesday. Georgia issued a statement Wednesday saying it plans to appeal the decision immediately. The NCAA membership committee that oversees the reinstatement process...

Casey Pachall is back on TCU's football team, coach Gary Patterson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The former starting quarterback is scheduled to begin classes when the semester starts on Monday and will return to the team after being arrested for a DUI in early October, disenrolling from the university...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The latest on the protests and turmoil over racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri. All times local.9: 15 p.m.Two graduate student groups at the University of Missouri are calling for walkouts in solidarity with protesters who want the system president to resign.The Steering...

Associated PressSafety fears recalled in ex-coach's suit against Penn StateBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) An investigator testified Wednesday that threatening emails and calls about a witness who helped produce child molestation charges against Jerry Sandusky were not enough to make him fear for the man's safety.Anthony Sassano with...

Penn State is a name brand team with a potential top draft QB in Christian Hackenberg. The O line is looking promising this season but test day is Saturday. Temple hasn't beaten Penn State over the last 31 games - since 1941. The Owls come to their home field with 11...