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Bowling Green fires coach Mike Jinks midway through Year 3BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Bowling Green has fired coach Mike Jinks midway through his third season, with the Falcons winless against FBS competition.Athletic director Bob Moosbrugger announced the move Sunday. Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, the former head coach at...

3 players suspended, Michigan State coach issues statementEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has released a statement saying he has ''high standards'' for his football program and expects players and staff to ''conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the values and principles of Michigan...

AP Sports WriterFlorida State meets Southern Miss in Independence BowlBy DAVID BRANDTSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) Florida State's season started with national championship aspirations but will instead end in relative obscurity against Southern Mississippi in the Independence Bowl on Wednesday.The Seminoles freely acknowledge it's been a tough few months. They're...

Mountain West releases schedule, teams to play 8 gamesCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West released its revised schedule and said the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will meet in the championship game.The league is skipping the traditional two-division format to allow ''maximum flexibility given...

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...

Former NFL, USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26LOS ANGELES (AP) Max Tuerk, an All-America offensive lineman at Southern California who was drafted by the Chargers, has died. He was 26.Tuerk's family said he died Saturday while hiking with his parents on a favorite trail in Cleveland...

AP Sports WriterKansas, K-State trying to find footing as Big 12 rolls onBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The prevailing thought surrounding Kansas last week was that the Jayhawks had finally turned the corner, and a lopsided win over a fellow Power Five school in Rutgers was proof coach...

Missouri hires Ofodile as recruiting coordinatorCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri has hired A.J. Ofodile, a former tight end with the Tigers, as director of recruiting operations.The 42-year-old Ofodile (owe-FAH-delay), who also played in the NFL, has been head coach at Columbia Rock Bridge High since 2003. He was offensive...

Associated PressNo. 13 LSU 'humbled' entering pivotal stretchBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU running back Nick Brossette describes the 13th-ranked Tigers as a ''humbled'' team heading into a highly anticipated clash with No. 2 Georgia in Death Valley this weekend.Brossette said the onus is on senior leaders...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo's basketball team is undefeated, ranked No. 1 in the nation, and right now has to settle for second billing on its own campus.That's how high the bar has been raised at Michigan State.It's the football Spartans who are tantalizingly close to a...

Associated PressCupboard isn't bare on Notre Dame offensive lineBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) An NFL talent evaluator turned to two rivals Thursday at Notre Dame's Pro Day and stated the obvious to knowing nods.''I guess we don't need to check their times in the 40,'' he joked...

South Dakota State football coach pleads no contest to DUIBROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) South Dakota State University football coach John Stiegelmeier has pleaded no contest to drunken driving.Stiegelmeier was arrested Jan. 27 and later apologized for what he said was a poor decision.Brookings County prosecutor Teree Nesvold tells the...