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AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Mississippi State playing to its strength: RunningBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead knows that senior Nick Fitzgerald can ''throw a ball over a mountain.''And like most quarterbacks, Fitzgerald loves to show off that arm strength.The problem is the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Mississippi State playing to its strength: RunningBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead knows that senior Nick Fitzgerald can ''throw a ball over a mountain.''And like most quarterbacks, Fitzgerald loves to show off that arm strength.The problem is the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Iowa's passing game finally flyingBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) For years, Iowa's passing game was stuck in a rut. The Hawkeyes have finally gotten untracked.No. 19 Iowa (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) moved into the Top 25 for the first time this year on...

AP Sports WriterSurprising Maryland excels under unusual circumstancesBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) When he first got the job as Maryland's interim football coach, Matt Canada decided it would be best to handle the uncertainty of the position one day at a time.The days turned into months. Now,...

AP Sports WriterAuburn trying to halt skid from top 10 to being unrankedBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn's hopes for a repeat SEC West championship have vanished along with its national ranking.Now, the Tigers are scrambling to keep the wheels from falling off a once-promising season. Auburn (4-3,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 9 Oklahoma seeks reset, better defense vs. TCUBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma can't wait to move on.The ninth-ranked Sooners want to change course after a 48-45 loss to Texas and the drama that followed when coach Lincoln Riley fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops ....

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Michigan up against history at No. 24 Michigan StateBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) No. 6 Michigan is in great shape if the past truly does not matter when it plays No. 24 Michigan State this weekend.Shea Patterson has become an effective, dual-threat quarterback...

Hall of Famer Bob Robertson retires from calling WSU sportsPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson is stepping away from the microphone.Robertson issued a statement through Washington State on Monday announcing his retirement, effective immediately. He served as the lead broadcaster for Washington State football from...

Associated PressLSU prepares for physical challenge vs Mississippi StateBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU's defense is getting mentally prepared for the physical challenges ahead of it.Yes, the fifth-ranked Tigers were able to celebrate shutting down then-No. 2 Georgia. But now LSU will be tested by in its...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers issue challenge to rebound after 2 straight lossesBy MICHAEL MAROTWes Martin and Jacob Robinson beat Indiana coach Tom Allen to the speech Monday.After contemplating a second straight loss for roughly 36 hours, the two seniors wanted to make this weekend's challenge perfectly clear to their teammates.So...

AP Sports WriterPetersen wishes for do-over after Washington falters lateBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Chris Petersen quietly delivered a message during his weekly media briefing that not everything is going wrong for Washington even as he prepared to field questions about what happened in the Huskies' loss to rival...

Ex-West Virginia player faces child sex charge in GeorgiaCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) Police say a former West Virginia football player has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation.Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday in his...