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AP Sports WriterOklahoma State creates havoc with Knowles' attacking defenseBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) No. 15 Oklahoma State isn't just lighting up the scoreboard anymore.The Cowboys have tallied 16 sacks in their first three games with new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles' aggressive 4-2-5 defense. The Cowboys pressured Boise...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU jumps to No. 6; Wisconsin tumbles from top 10By RALPH D. RUSSOLSU surged to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its second victory of September against a highly ranked team, and Wisconsin tumbled to No. 18 after becoming...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU jumps to No. 6; Wisconsin tumbles from top 10By RALPH D. RUSSOLSU has surged to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its second victory of September against a highly ranked team, and Wisconsin has tumbled to 18 after...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: Mercer nabs its big winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Mercer always seems to be everyone's dangerous team to watch, but the Bears' first four seasons in the Southern Conference came with a lot of respect and perhaps too many near-misses against the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the Week: Mercer nabs its big winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Mercer always seems to be everyone's dangerous team to watch, but the Bears' first four seasons in the Southern Conference came with a lot of respect and perhaps too many near-misses against the...

AP College Football WriterAnxiety rises at high-pedigree programs with new coachesBy ERIC OLSONMisery loves company, and there's plenty to go around for first-year coaches at some of the high-pedigree programs in college football.Chip Kelly is 0-3 at UCLA, Scott Frost is 0-2 at Nebraska, Willie Taggart hasn't beaten a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson playing under sunny sky with Florence loomingBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major conference football game being played Saturday in the Carolinas...

The Latest: Tennessee gives out free tickets to evacueesBy The Associated PressThe Latest on how Hurricane Florence has impacted the college football weekend: (all times local):1:05 p.m.Tennessee distributed 1,067 free tickets to its game with UTEP to Hurricane Florence evacuees from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.Volunteers athletic director...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson playing under sunny sky with Florence loomingBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters for the only major conference football game being played Saturday in the Carolinas and Virginia while...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Why Samford could be in trouble playoff-wiseBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - When Samford held a lead on Florida State until the closing minutes last Saturday night, this thought seemed far-fetched:The team favored in the Southern Conference won't qualify for the FCS playoffs.But a week later, the scenario...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson avoids bad weather as storm batters coastBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major conference football game played Saturday in the Carolinas and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Clemson avoids bad weather as storm batters coastBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major conference football game played Saturday in the Carolinas and...