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AP College Football WriterMichigan, Illinois to be on guard against in-state opponentsBy ERIC OLSONThe big rivalry games in the Big Ten are still a couple months away, but September nonconference meetings between teams from the same state also have a way of getting the juices of players and fans...

AP Sports WriterTennessee-ETSU game features matchup of ex-FSU assistantsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt credits East Tennessee State's Randy Sanders for helping his development during their year working together as assistants on Florida State's 2013 national championship team.Pruitt now has a chance to show him...

AP College Football WriterMichigan, Illinois to be on guard against in-state opponentsBy ERIC OLSONThe big rivalry games in the Big Ten are still a couple months away, but September nonconference meetings between teams from the same state also have a way of getting the juices of players and fans...

AP Sports WriterJacobs, Waddle show glimpses of what's ahead at No. 1 'BamaBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Crimson Tide running back Josh Jacobs proclaimed himself back from an injury-plagued season while wide receiver Jaylen Waddle announced his arrival at Alabama with equal flair.Both managed to stand out even...

No. 17 USC at No. 10 Stanford highlights week in Pac-12By The Associated PressA few things to watch in Week 2 of the Pac-12 Conference football season:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 17 Southern California at No. 10 Stanford. The conference season kicks off with a marquee game between AP...

TCU's Patterson views SMU as 50-50 game despite dominanceDALLAS (AP) TCU coach Gary Patterson always views SMU as one of those 50-50 games, even though the No. 16 Horned Frogs have pretty much dominated the series since the end of the old Southwest Conference.''I call it that for...

Police: 2 FIU football players shot, assailant at largeMIAMI (AP) Police say two FIU football players have been shot and a search is ongoing to find who was responsible.Opa-locka (Florida) police chief James Dobson identified the players shot Thursday afternoon as running back Anthony Jones and offensive lineman...

AP Sports WriterBig 12's older QBs include a 5th-year, 1st-time starterBy STEPHEN HAWKINSOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy considers Taylor Cornelius something of a dinosaur, and not because his starting quarterback's 23rd birthday is coming up the day after the Cowboys play their third game of the season.Cornelius arrived on...

AP Sports WriterTennessee-ETSU game features matchup of ex-FSU assistantsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt credits East Tennessee State's Randy Sanders for helping his development during their year working together as assistants on Florida State's 2013 national championship team.Pruitt now has a chance to show him...

AP Sports WriterCollege football teams get creative to reward big playsBy STEVE MEGARGEECollege football sidelines across the country are featuring everything from wrestling-style robes to boxing gloves as teams conjure up creative ways to reward big plays.It's not a new phenomenon, but schools are jumping into the arena and...

AP Sports WriterTalented freshmen give No. 7 Oklahoma new look on defenseBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) New blood helped bring new results for Oklahoma's defense.Freshmen Ronnie Perkins, Brendan Radley-Hiles, Justin Broiles and Ryan Jones were key contributors in the seventh-ranked Sooners' 63-14 victory over Florida Atlantic in the...

AP Sports WriterTexas coach takes novel approach after loss to MarylandBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) There's an informal new course at the University of Texas: American Literature with Tom Herman.First on the syllabus: comparing a second straight loss to Maryland with the works of Nobel Prize winner John...