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AP Sports WriterUndefeated Colorado tries to keep rolling vs. ArizonaBy DAVID BRANDTColorado senior wide receiver K.D. Nixon is savoring the Buffaloes' 3-0 start to the season and relevance in the Pac-12 race.He's also been around long enough to know this isn't the time to get comfortable. Especially in 2020.Colorado...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Oklahoma State off to Wallace's hometown to play TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Oklahoma State senior receiver Tylan Wallace was asked by his coaches several times this season if he wanted to sit out the last series or two of a game.''He wouldn't...

Associated PressPenn State's defense hopes to keep positive momentum goingBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) When he left coach James Franklin's house after Penn State's first victory dinner of the season on Monday night, linebacker Jesse Luketa took two milkshakes to go.They were small rewards for a player...

AP Sports WriterIn the ACC, even without fans, there's no place like homeBy TIM REYNOLDSClemson's Death Valley does not have as many signs of life on game days. Hard Rock Stadium is often very quiet when Miami scores. Lane Stadium isn't shaking atop its foundation when Virginia Tech takes...

Southern Miss hires Will Hall as its new football coachHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Southern Miss has hired Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its new head football coach.Athletic director Jeremy McClain announced the hiring on Wednesday, replacing Jay Hopson, who resigned after the Golden Eagles lost the opener to...

AP Sports WriterMertz ready to bounce back as No. 18 Badgers host 10 IndianaBy STEVE MEGARGEEAfter doing little wrong in his first two starts, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz couldn't do much right in his last appearance.That puts the redshirt freshman in an unfamiliar position as he tries to bounce...

AP College Football Writer'Marvelous' - Ex Iowa State coach wowed by Cyclones successBy ERIC OLSONJim Walden once said if a football coach stays at Iowa State, two things will happen: he will lose and he will get fired.Walden predicted in the early 1990s that the Cyclones might be headed...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzzBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as Liberty at Coastal Carolina.The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday for a game...

AP Sports WriterSEC nearing finish line in fragile, virus-disrupted seasonBy PETE IACOBELLISouth Carolina interim coach Mike Bobo wasn't sure what would happen when the Southeastern Conference kicked off its 10-game, all-league football season amid the coronavirus pandemicBut he couldn't have envisioned all that has unfolded, including but the end...

Maryland-Michigan canceled by Wolverines' virus outbreakBy The Associated PressMichigan's game against Maryland was canceled after the Wolverines suspended team activities Wednesday because of an outbreak of COVID-19 that could also threaten their rivalry game against Ohio State on Dec. 12 and the Buckeyes' chances to play for a Big...

AP Sports WriterHealthy, deeper No. 4 Clemson ready for championship runBy PETE IACOBELLICoach Dabo Swinney believes No. 4 Clemson is healthy and deeper as they prepare for another championship run after battling injuries and COVID-19-related issues.The Tigers (8-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned several missing starters, including q uarterback...

Associated PressNo. 2 Notre Dame rolling behind talent and quality depthBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) If No. 2 Notre Dame manages to secure its second College Football Playoff berth, coach Brian Kelly's words before his Fighting Irish secured their first one in 2018 will have proven prophetic.''Look,...