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Associated PressPenn State defense looking for improvement against BuckeyesBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) As Penn State defenders huddled around their coaches, peering at play charts earlier this week, 11 teammates on the other side of the ball tried their best to mimic the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions’ next...

Big Ten bruiser: 18 Iowa preps for visit to 16 WisconsinIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The numbers say one thing.But it was last week during the media availability with Iowa's assistant football coaches when someone asked defensive line coach Kelvin Bell and linebackers coach Seth Wallace if the Hawkeyes...

2019 FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - It's expected the head coaching carousel in FCS college football will spin less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the last two dizzying years.There were 24 different schools with a change atop their program between the start of the...

AP Sports WriterSmith, No. 2 Alabama pummel Mississippi State, 41-0By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to DeVonta Smith, who had 203 receiving yards, and No. 2 Alabama cruised to a 41-0 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night.The Crimson Tide (6-0) had a...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina, Muschamp seeking offensive spark at QBBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp is searching for a spark on offense - again.Muschamp has thrown open the quarterback job after the Gamecocks were outscored 100-27 and outgained 1,071 to 553 in losses to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Although the Pac-12's vicious internal competition has all but eliminated the conference from the College Football Playoff chase, UCLA is still in a prime position in its own playoff race.Even after a home loss to Washington State last weekend, regular season-ending wins over No. 18...

Tennessee Vols tight end has back surgery for herniated diskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee tight end Austin Pope says he had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.Popepost, saying he had been dealing with a lot of nerve pain stemming from his lower back.An MRI exam...

Ex-Utah State football player sentenced for sexual assaultsBRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) A former Utah State University football player convicted of sexually assaulting six women was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison during a hearing in which the judge called his actions ''horrendous'' and told his...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's recent stumbles have left the program playing for bowl eligibility instead of a championship. It's been like that nearly every season since 2010 for the Hawkeyes, which has left open the possibility that last year's 12-2 record was more of an anomaly than the start...

Brother killed, Grambling football player hurt in shootingMETAIRIE, La. (AP) A teen has been killed, while a Grambling State University football player and third unnamed person have been injured in a shooting at a suburban New Orleans playground.Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Capt. Jason Rivarde tells the News Star...

Troy's Barker named starting QB against No. 22 Boise StateTROY, Ala. (AP) Troy quarterback Kaleb Barker will start the opener against No. 22 Boise State.Trojans coach Neal Brown said Monday that Barker won the job over Sawyer Smith. But he says both will play Saturday.Barker replaces four-year starter...

Central Connecticut State to host five, face Toledo(Stats Perform) - Defending Northeast Conference champ Central Connecticut State will play five home games and make a visit to Toledo as part of its 11-game 2020 schedule.The Blue Devils' season opens on Sept. 5 at Arute Field in New Britain against...