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Rice quarterback Wiley Green leaves game against Wake ForestHOUSTON (AP) Rice quarterback Wiley Green was carted off the field with 4:44 left in the first quarter Friday night against Wake Forest.Green was trying to dive head-first into the end zone, but was met by Royce Francis and Justin...

Minnesota sets nonconference football schedule for 6 seasonsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota comppleted its nonconference football schedules for the next six seasons Friday, securing home games against Rhode Island and Nevada in 2024 and with Buffalo in 2025.The Gophers host Florida Atlantic, Tennessee Tech and BYU in 2020. They play...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's Snell: Freshman year a glimpse of things to comeBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Benny Snell Jr.'s initial plan to ease into college life and big-time SEC football has quickly evolved into the sophomore assuming responsibilities as Kentucky's main running back.Last fall's breakout season helped...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: Delaware won't be deniedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware coach Danny Rocco called the No. 21 Blue Hens' 40-36 rally past No. 10 Towson on Saturday a "building block."Quite simply, their season won't be complete unless the Blue Hens put enough together...

AP College Football WriterAP College Football Poll: LSU back to No. 5; Michigan to 6thBy RALPH D. RUSSOAfter four of the top eight teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll had a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to...

The Pac-12 South race tightened up with No. 13 Utah's loss to Southern California last week, providing a glint of hope for teams that seemed to be out of the mix.No. 8 Stanford is still in control of the Pac-12 North, but faces what has turned into a tough...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 best nonconference games in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best nonconference games are the ones in which each side goes into it saying, and worrying, it's a risky matchup.There are some doozies across FCS college football in 2019.Just as it should be.Following is a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky, NDSU-SDSU highlight FCS Week 10By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The deep Big Sky race took greater shape on Saturday, but the number of contenders could really decrease next Saturday as part of the Week 10 schedule in the FCS.There are big matchups with Eastern Washington...

AP Sports WriterAlabama sails into open date but must replace safety JacksonBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Nick Saban wants his Alabama players to take a little break after a rugged stretch of games, so long as they don't get too comfortable.The top-ranked Crimson Tide polished off a third...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: UAB celebrates its return, but tough issues remainBy PAUL NEWBERRYWelcome back, UAB.Now, the real work begins.For the Blazers, and so many other programs on the fringes of supposedly major-college football, it's hard to envision a scenario where this all works out in the long run. There's...

ATLANTA (AP) Lance Austin ran toward the ball, rolling along at the Georgia Tech end of the field as the final seconds ticked off the clock. He hesitated, a bit confused as his coach screamed for him to leave it alone.Paul Johnson was content to go to overtime...

AP Sports WriterIowa's defense picks up slacking offenseBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) At 5-3 overall and just 2-3 in the Big Ten, Iowa hasn't lived up to its annual expectation of competing for the West division title.Just imagine where the Hawkeyes might be if it wasn't for...