CFB

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: A win was UNH's focusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - What New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell appreciated about his team's FCS playoff win at Georgia Southern in 2004 was the focus of his players.The host Eagles were the playoff staple, a national championship-winning...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's Bo Scarbrough not piling up big numbers - yetBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Bo Scarbrough hasn't exactly picked up where he left off last season.No. 1 Alabama's bruising tailback has dropped 15 pounds, is catching a few more passes and isn't piling up rushing yards...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Six FCS players to watch at all-star gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A wealth of talent from the FCS level will try to impress at the three most prestigious all-star games over the next two Saturdays.Forty players will participate in either the East-West Shrine Game or NFLPA...

Associated PressNotre Dame defense stronger, deeper in Lea's second seasonBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly thinks his players' familiarity with new coordinator Clark Lea's defense will breed contempt for the opposition this fall.The 4-2-5 defense that former coordinator Mike Elko and Lea brought...

The WISCONSIN and the WAKE FOREST will both be gunning for a victory on 12/30/2020 at 12:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. WISCONSIN vs WAKE FOREST When: 12/30/2020 12:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 311 WISCONSIN 7 (-110) 52.5 (-110) -300 220 312 WAKE FOREST TV: 12:00 PM LINE: 7 PREDICTION: WAKE FOREST , WISCONSIN Oddsmakers currently have the WAKE FOREST listed as 7...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 feeling blue after 0-3 weekend against Sun BeltBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Maybe the Big 12 Conference should have followed the lead of the Big Ten and Pac-12 and opted out of playing college football this fall.Or at least opted out of scheduling the...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Mark Richt is going back to where his college career began.The former Miami quarterback has reached a tentative agreement to be the Hurricanes' next head coach, pending the completion of contract talks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The...

AP Sports WriterLocksley eager to unleash Maryland's big-play offenseBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) With a new quarterback and a playbook that pays homage to Alabama's dynamic attack, Maryland's offense under first-year coach Michael Locksley has the potential to be diverse, exciting and productive.''This offense has a lot...

AP Sports WriterPull back the curtains and find ACC-SEC on similar footingBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) For years, the Atlantic Coast Conference has been regarded as the basketball power lagging in football behind Southeastern Conference, considered stronger, tougher and deeper on the gridiron.It's a perception that doesn't line...

K-State cornerback Shelley arrested for traffic violationsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State cornerback Duke Shelley was arrested this week for failure to appear and released after paying a $500 bond, though his status for this weekend's game against Kansas remains in question.A school spokesman said any punishment will be...

AP Sports WriterPenalty trouble puts FSU, Miami, Syracuse in early ACC holeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The mistakes - a false start here, a facemask penalty there - keep piling up for some Atlantic Coast Conference teams expected to contend for division titles.Syracuse and Florida State were picked...

AP Sports WriterArmy coach Jeff Monken striving to keep success goingBy JOHN KEKISWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army coach Jeff Monken has reached a crossroads of sorts - he has built the Black Knights into a winner, and now he wants to keep the success going at a high...