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AP College Football WriterLSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.The quarterback won the Heisman...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech's Roof working on takeaways, third down stopsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Ted Roof is looking to solve Georgia Tech's abysmal rankings in takeaways and third-down stops.Roof, in his fourth season as defensive coordinator, knows those will be keys when the Yellow Jackets play Duke on...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: NFL combine winners, losers, takeawaysBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is not so short and Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat is very fast.While those were the big takeaways from the NFL combine, plenty more was learned in Indianapolis last week....

Wake Forest looks to keep Hartman rolling vs TowsonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) No Wake Forest quarterback had a better starting debut than Sam Hartman. The freshman wants to keep it going in Week 2.The Demon Deacons (1-0) play host to Towson (1-0) of the FCS on Saturday, and they...

Associated PressNorth Dakota State president: Some texts 'not appropriate'By BLAKE NICHOLSONBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said Monday that some text messages he sent regarding heavily criticized and now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics were ''not appropriate.''Bresciani in a campus-wide email also continued...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 WVU looks for solid game with No. 11 Cowboys nextBy JOHN RABYHot and cold spurts have become as common as the changing October weather patterns for No. 22 West Virginia, which has yet to put together a solid start-to-finish performance in Big 12 play.In consecutive...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS Kickoff: Austin Peay vs. Central ArkansasBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The Matchup - No. 13 Austin Peay (11-4 in 2019) vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas (9-4 in 2019) in the seventh annual Guardian Credit Union Kickoff ClassicKickoff - 9 p.m. ET at the Cramton...

AP College Football WriterNCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches onBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA called off fall championship events - a move Thursday that does not effect major college football - because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men's and women's soccer and...

STATS Senior Editor=Charleston Southern, Indiana schedule game for Oct. 7By BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - When Charleston Southern's game at South Carolina State, scheduled for Sept. 9, was canceled due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, it seemed like the Buccaneers would have a pair of bye weeks.Instead, they've replaced that...

Teen driving 90 mph in Auburn announcer's manslaughterAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The 16-year-old charged with manslaughter in the crash that killed Auburn radio announcer Rod Bramblett and his wife was driving more than 30 miles over the speed limit when his Jeep struck the rear of the couple's SUV,...

AP Sports WriterTop of his game: CU's Broussard shines after 2 knee injuriesBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The story of how tailback Jarek Broussard wound up at Colorado began with a cabin in the mountains.It was there, on a church trip in high school, that he was awed...

AP Sports Writer2 Ohio State football players dismissed amid rape chargesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier...