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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) For three years, Daje Johnson has been the great hope and the great disappointment for Texas.The playmaker with the blazing speed and shifty moves has spent most of his career teasing fans with a few touchdowns in between long stints on the bench or under...

AP Sports WriterHearings begin for suspended Minnesota football playersBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Ten Minnesota football players suspended for their alleged involvement in a sexual assault faced a panel of university employees on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to avoid expulsion and other punishments recommended by the school's...

AP Sports WriterRB Williams returns from retirement to help No. 19 UtahBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Joe Williams had a feeling his phone would be ringing soon after seeing Utah starting running back Armand Shyne go down with a season-ending injury in Game 6.His fiancee and father...

Teen due in Las Vegas court in Missouri State player slayingLAS VEGAS (AP) A 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a Missouri State University football player during a fight involving their sisters in Las Vegas has been charged as an adult with murder.Richard Allan Newsome Jr. stood in...

Ex-Texas A&M linebacker, wife killed at their homeHOUSTON (AP) A former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker and his wife were fatally shot at their home in Houston, and a 16-year-old boy has been charged as a juvenile with murder in the slayings.Texas A&M University identified the victims...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin has not dressed for the second-ranked Spartans on Saturday against Purdue.Conklin left last weekend's victory over Central Michigan with an apparent knee injury, and his status has been uncertain. Michigan State tight end Josiah Price, who was using crutches...

AP College Football WriterTaking the lead: Houston QB Ward learning new role for teamBy RALPH D. RUSSOHOUSTON (AP) Greg Ward Jr. gave Houston one of the best seasons for a quarterback at the school. No small accomplishment considering the Cougars' history of record-breaking passers.Now coach Tom Herman needs...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Top 25 roundup: The Citadel trips ChattanoogaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - By not giving up the football, The Citadel is planning to take the Southern Conference title.The No. 8 Bulldogs beat No. 5 Chattanooga 22-14 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams and the first game...

Associated PressEx-Penn St. assistant coach's defamation suit headed to juryBy TRAVIS JOHNSONBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for a former Penn State assistant football coach urged a judge and jurors Thursday to find the university liable for how it treated him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Potential springboard to successBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Success is measured in many ways, but in the 24-team FCS playoffs, only the national champion can end its season with a win.Few FCS teams will enter the 2017 season with a long winning streak, although national champion James...

Associated PressNo. 13 Florida State hoping bye week doesn't slow momentumBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) With a showdown against No. 4 Clemson on the horizon, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher is using the bye week to see if his 13th-ranked Seminoles can sustain the momentum they have regained.Florida...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Troy and Appalachian State are set for a pivotal Sun Belt Conference showdown one season after waging a three-overtime contest. The two teams play Saturday at Troy in only the third meeting this deep into the season between Sun Belt teams with unbeaten league marks. ''It's going to...