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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-K.J. Costello, Mississippi State, passed for an SEC-record 623 yards and had five TD passes to help the Bulldogs knock off sixth-ranked and defending national champion LSU, 44-34.-Kyle Trask, Florida, threw for 416 yards and six TDs and the No. 5 Gators spoiled the head...

Chattanooga QB Bennifield suspended 4 games(STATS) - Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield has been suspended for the first four games of the season because of an NCAA academic issue.Bennifield's final appeal to play was denied Thursday, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The senior for the Mocs - the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 10 Florida relying on D for 'best opportunity to win'By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain insists he's simply playing to the strengths of his team. It's the polite way of saying his defense is significantly better than his offense.Nonetheless, it's working for...

AP Sports WriterAir Force coming off big win, confident facing Boise StateBy TIM BOOTHBOISE, Idaho (AP) In the aftermath of arguably its biggest victory in at least five years, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond III was immediately ready for the next challenge.Beating Power Five team Colorado on the...

Police seek teen, mom in killing of Missouri State playerLAS VEGAS (AP) Police are looking for a teen suspect and his mother in the shooting of a Missouri State University football player who witnesses say tried to stop a fight involving his sister and others in Las Vegas...

Las Vegas teen charged as adult in football player slayingLAS VEGAS (AP) A 17-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a Missouri State University football player during a fight involving their sisters in Las Vegas has been charged as an adult with murder.Richard Allan Newsome Jr. stood in shackles...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has hired Jay Sawvel from Minnesota as its defensive coordinator. Coach Dave Clawson announced Sawvel's hiring Wednesday. Sawvel was on the Golden Gophers' staff for six seasons, coaching defensive backs from 2011-15 before taking over the defense when coach Jerry Kill retired and Tracy Claeys was...

AP College Football WriterMastering the process, Fitzpatrick becomes star at AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) On those scorching hot late summer days when football practice is harder than usual at Alabama, a kid from New Jersey is usually the player least bothered.If Minkah Fitzpatrick has learned anything...

AP Sports WriterMiami's Bubba Bolden, hurt in celebration, out for seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The celebratory hit that Miami safety Bubba Bolden took from a teammate during the win over Florida State was a costly one for the Hurricanes.Bolden will miss the remainder of the Hurricanes'...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus says injuries caused him to decide this week to end his football career. Niehaus (pronounced KNEE-house) tweeted Thursday that ''due to sustained injuries and the overlapping wear on my body, I have decided to retire from the game that has taken...

Michigan State hires Wisconsin's Gilmore as tight ends coachEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Wisconsin assistant Ted Gilmore on Friday as tight ends coach.Gilmore, 52, joins the Spartans after spending the past five seasons as the Badgers' wide receivers coach. Previously, he spent three seasons as wide...