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FARGO, N.D. (AP) The two teams that gave the Football Championship Subdivision a thrilling finish last season were tabbed Monday by Missouri Valley Football Conference followers to once again decide the league title - and maybe more.A poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors gives four-time...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) There's a new 80-foot poster planned at South Carolina's football stadium to replace the giant Steve Spurrier banner that has hung there in 2014 and 2015. The banner will feature a Gamecocks football player wearing No. 1 with a reflective shield on his helmet, now showing a...

Bowling Green's Matt Johnson is back, and he's better than ever.The fifth-year senior has had career games two weeks in a row, following his 424-yard passing day against Tennessee with 491 yards and a school record-tying six touchdowns in a 48-27 win at Maryland on Saturday.Johnson is the only...

UAB running back declared brain dead after shootingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Police in Florida are searching for clues after a Saturday night shooting on Interstate 95 in South Florida that left University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant brain dead and injured a passenger in his...

AP Sports WriterIt's back: The potential for ACC Coastal chaos looms againBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Chaos rested last season in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.It may reign again this year.North Carolina, a team in fourth place in the division two weeks ago, is now on...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors in the criminal trial of former Penn State University president Graham Spanier spent more than six hours deliberating Thursday without reaching a verdict regarding the child endangerment and conspiracy charges he faces in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.The panel got the case after Spanier's...

AP Sports WriterAlabama, SEC trying to stay in college football's penthouseBy JOHN ZENORA postseason rampage put both Alabama and the Southeastern Conference back on top in college football last season.Now, the trick will be staying there with three new coaches in the East and quarterback uncertainty across much of...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Applewhite vows that he'll be at Houston long-termBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) In recent years, Houston has been a stepping stone, a quick stop for up-and-coming coaches on their way to jobs seen as bigger and better.Art Briles was at Houston before leaving for Baylor....

The once-in-a-lifetime play has become a weekly occurrence this college football season.Game-winning botched punt? Check.Game-winning blocked field return? Check.Eight-lateral, game-winning kickoff return touchdown? Check.Now add to the list of Twitter-busting crazy plays, Arkansas' game-saving backward pass. Hog Mary? Maybe?It seems so long ago that this mayhem started in Michigan...

AP Sports WriterUndefeated Baylor still has a tough road on and off fieldBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Undefeated Baylor still faces a long, tough road - both on and off the field.While the eighth-ranked Bears (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) are still without a loss halfway through their season...

Potential playoff coaches highlight list of Broyles nomineesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Coaches from Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Ohio State are among the 40 nominees for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant.The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation said Wednesday the nominees include Alabama defensive coordinator...

Associated PressNo. 13 Florida State, Rudolph confident going into bye weekBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher had been saying the past couple weeks that wide receiver Travis Rudolph would get his opportunity to make more plays.On Saturday against Wake Forest, the junior had a...