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Best Western? WKU plays WMU in First Responder Bowl at SMUBy The Associated PressFIRST RESPONDER BOWL: Western Kentucky (8-4, C-USA) vs. Western Michigan (7-5, MAC), in Dallas, Monday at 12:30 p.m. EST.Line: Western Kentucky by 3.Series record: Western Michigan leads 11-3-1.WHAT'S AT STAKEWestern Kentucky has a three-game winning streak,...

AP Sports WriterGa Tech football team takes in different kind of footballBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's football team took in a different kind of football Saturday.The Yellow Jackets' players, coaches and staff attended the Major League Soccer game between Atlanta United and LA Galaxy at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) There's a new 80-foot poster planned at South Carolina's football stadium to replace the giant Steve Spurrier banner that has hung there in 2014 and 2015. The banner will feature a Gamecocks football player wearing No. 1 with a reflective shield on his helmet, now showing a...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Central Florida's rally fell well short in a bid for a 10-win season.Jacoby Brissett threw for 262 yards and one touchdown and Matt Dayes scored on runs of 24 and 15 yards to help North Carolina State beat UCF 34-27 in the Bitcoin Bowl...

AP College Football WriterNew SoCal stadium among 4 future CFP championship sitesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff says the national championship game will be held in Miami Gardens, Florida, Indianapolis, Inglewood, California, and Houston from 2021 through 2024.College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announced the four future...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty to become FBS independent in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let there be Liberty in the FBS.Liberty received notification from the NCAA on Thursday that its football program has been approved for reclassification to the FBS. The Flames will play their final FCS season as a...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Alabama is on top again; Notre Dame up to No. 2By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this yearAP Photo transref:NY165, transref:NY166, transref:ALTUS201By RALPH D. RUSSO=AP College Football Writer=Alabama is No. 1...

Associated PressUSC's Jackson determined to show ability to finish playsBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) It was an impressive debut for Southern California defensive end Drake Jackson, who had three tackles, 1 1/2 tackles for loss, and 1/2 sack against Fresno State.Had the freshman been able to finish off...

UAPB selects Thomas to lift program(STATS) - Arkansas-Pine Bluff has reached across the SWAC to hire former Alcorn State defensive coordinator Cedric Thomas as its new coach.Thomas, introduced at a news conference on campus Tuesday, played cornerback at UAPB in the 1998 and '99 seasons. He replaces Monte Coleman,...

AP Sports WriterArmy hoping for a turnaround season with 8 home gamesBy JOHN KEKISArmy coach Jeff Monken is stoked for the football season, no matter what the schedule looks like.''If I was any better I'd have a twin,'' Monken joked. ''I'm excited to be out here with my team....

Huskers WR Wan'Dale Robinson announces plan to transferLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson has announced his plan to transfer, leaving the Cornhuskers without one of their top playmakers in 2021.Robinson revealed his decision on Twitter on Monday, saying he wants to move closer to his family...

Associated PressPaterno family drops lawsuit against NCAA over Freeh reportBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's family dropped a lawsuit Friday against the NCAA over its use of a report in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal to punish Paterno and the university.Paterno's...