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AP Sports WriterK-State has new, open feel under new coach Chris KliemanBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The changes that have already taken place at Kansas State under new football coach Chris Klieman are evident from the moment you walk onto the practice field.For one thing, you actually can...

AP Sports WriterQB Daniels heading to Georgia after leaving Southern CalBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer quarterback, landing former Southern California starter JT Daniels.Daniels started for the Trojans in 2018, but lost his job to Kedon Slovis after going down last season with...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Washington started the Cactus Bowl in practice mode, unable to get much of anything going while falling into a deep halftime hole.The Huskies managed to rev up in the second half, but never could make it all the way back.Washington fell behind by 17 points...

AP Sports WriterClemson faces more QB questions before Wake Forest gameBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson would like nothing more than a drama-free week heading into its matchup with Wake Forest.''We've been waiting for a normal week for a while,'' co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said Monday.The fourth-ranked Tigers...

AP Sports WriterACC urges fans to ask cable providers to carry new networkBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference is roughly a month away from launching its new ESPN-partnered TV channel and still awaiting key deals with several cable providers to carry it.The league and its...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: With no marquee games, upset alertsBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwenty-two teams in the Top 25 will play this weekend and no one game features two of them.That doesn't happen much and it is especially rare for it to happen after the first month of...

Texas Tech, Wells deal with more than usual opener concernsLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech coach Matt Wells admittedly has all of the normal ''first-week concerns'' he has every season going into an opening game.There is also that new variable that no coach can control, something the Red Raiders...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Buck Buchanan Award Watch List grows by sevenBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Seven players who have been dominating in the first half of the college football season were nominated to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Thursday.The Buchanan Award, presented to the national defensive...

AP Sports WriterWhitehead addressing character questions ahead of draftBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The question comes up in every meeting Jordan Whitehead has with NFL teams considering drafting the talented if enigmatic Pittsburgh safety, one that could have as much of an impact on where Whitehead begins his pro...

Knox has 146 yards, scores in OT, Marshall tops FIU 30-27HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Brenden Knox scored on a 1-yard run in overtime to cap a 146-yard day and Marshall edged Florida International 30-27 on Saturday.Knox ripped a 24-yard run up the middle on the previous play, his 32nd...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina looks to keep improving through bye weekBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has been one of the Southeastern Conference's biggest surprises this fall heading into its bye week. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp believes his players will keep working hard during the time off...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up; Iowa State back inBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of...