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AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Alabama needs Iron Bowl win, help for playoff berthBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) This is an awkward position for Alabama; the Crimson Tide are accustomed to leaning on anyone for a helping hand.Even if the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide ends the regular season with a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=UNI's Fountain motivated even moreBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain not being invited to the NFL Combine was considered the biggest snub among FCS candidates for next month's draft.It's only motivated him more."I always have a chip on my shoulder," Fountain...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Hokies eager for another crack at No. 2 TigersBy HANK KURZ Jr.No. 12 Virginia Tech can make a strong case that it is an Atlantic Coast Conference title contender when the Hokies face No. 2 Clemson on Saturday night.The game is a rematch of last...

Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm gets 2-year extensionWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm has received a two-year contract extension through 2024.The school's board of trustees approved the deal Thursday.Brohm was hired in December 2016 and turned the program around in his first season. The Boilermakers...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=New Hampshire waits on injured QB Knight's statusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The availability of New Hampshire quarterback Trevor Knight for Saturday's FCS playoff game at South Dakota State won't be known until later this week, coach Sean McDonnell said Monday.Knight, a redshirt junior, is under concussion...

QB Jones back for No. 22 Duke after breaking collar boneDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Quarterback Daniel Jones will start for No. 22 Duke against Virginia Tech, three weeks after breaking his collar bone.Team officials on Saturday announced that Jones will start later that night for the Blue Devils (4-0)...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State was already missing suspended defensive tackle Adolphus Washington.Now the No. 7 Buckeyes could also be without injured defensive lineman Tommy Schutt when they play Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 in Glendale, Arizona.Schutt, a senior who started the first seven...

AP Sports WriterMeyer, No. 9 Ohio State seeking consistency vs MarylandBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Ohio State coach Urban Meyer hates having to defend the performance of his ninth-ranked Buckeyes, who still have a shot at winning the Big Ten and the national championship heading into Saturday's...

Associated PressNo. 24 Iowa's Smith-Marsette rebuilds trust after his arrestBy ADAM HENSLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Ihmir Smith-Marsette knew he messed up when Iowa City police pulled him over after clocking him driving 74 mph in a 30 mph zone in the wee hours of Nov. 1.''I was thinking...

Air Force mascot falcon improving after injury at West PointAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during an apparent prank before Saturday's annual rivalry game between the two service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement.The 22-year-old bird named Aurora...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Heat Check: Final rankings of' 17, looking at '18By RALPH D. RUSSOATLANTA (AP) Alabama is the national champ again and the Crimson Tide won the championship with a bunch of freshmen coming off the bunch.The Tide will keep rolling in 2018 after...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Biggest conference games in 2019 FCS seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - While wins count the same in the standings during a season, let's face it, some mean a lot more than others.The most important during the long, winding conference schedule have the biggest impact with deciding titles...