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AP Sports WriterK-State back to work after bye week with Oklahoma on deckBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) No matter how good or bad Kansas State has performed in the weeks leading into its off weekends, coach Bill Snyder seems to always have the Wildcats ready to return when...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban is one away from the Bear. At least that's what the record book shows. Actually, an argument can be made that Saban already surpassed the man in the houndstooth hat. Saban has five national titles - four as Alabama's coach, plus a BCS crown at LSU -...

LSU taps Peetz, Mangas as top offensive coachesBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron has hired Jake Peetz as his offensive coordinator and DJ Mangas as passing game coordinator, luring both coaches away from the NFL's Carolina Panthers.Peetz and Mangas, whose hirings were announced Wednesday, both worked...

ATLANTA (AP) Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen has claimed the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player in college football. The other finalists Thursday night were Myles Garrett of Texas A&M and Jabrill Peppers of Michigan. Allen became the first player from Alabama to win the Bednarik Award. He already...

AP Sports WriterAlabama, Auburn move on from FCS warmups to Iron BowlBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama and Auburn dispatched their usual pre-Iron Bowl FCS opponents as expected.Now, the top-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 16 Auburn can focus on what really matters in this state: The Iron Bowl....

3 Vandy players involved in shooting incident get suspendedNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has indefinitely suspended the three Commodores football players who were involved in an incident that resulted in two of them getting shot.Mason announced Wednesday that the three players have been suspended ''from all...

AP Sports WriterDevon Allen out for the season after ACL injuryBy ANNE M. PETERSONOregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, the team confirmed Monday night.Allen injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the fourth...

AP College Football WriterAll-America Watch: Championship weekend’s best matchupsBy RALPH D. RUSSOOnly the best of the best get to play this weekend in college football. Championship weekend crowns the winner of 10 Bowl Subdivision conferences and matches up some big-time players. A look at some of the potential All-Americans...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Chris Petersen tried to stay out of the limelight in his return to Boise.The Washington coach very quietly made his way into Albertsons Stadium and the famous blue turf on Friday night before the Huskies opened the season against No. 23 Boise State.Wearing sunglasses and...

Northern Colorado to face San Jose State in 2019(STATS) - Northern Colorado will open the 2019 season with a game at San Jose State.The Aug. 29 matchup - the first between the two programs - completes Northern Colorado's nonconference schedule, which also includes a Sept. 7 game at Washington...

Presbyterian-Stetson canceled by hurricane for second straight year(STATS) - Stetson announced Thursday it has canceled Saturday night's season-opening game against Presbyterian due to Hurricane Dorian's approach toward Florida.Dorian is forecasted to hit the coastline on Monday, possibly as a Category 4 hurricane. Stetson is located in DeLand, about 35...

It's that time in the football season when fans ask, ''Whatever happened to...?'' Whether because of injury, getting keyed on or avoided by the opponent, or just plain bad luck, some Big Ten players haven't been able to build on or repeat the big seasons they had in 2015. Here's a...