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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin is out of the Top 25 and keeps losing key players to injuries on an offense that is sputtering to start Big Ten play.This is not the most ideal of times to go out on the road and play at Nebraska.Badgers coach Paul Chryst...

(STATS) - Albany and Stony Brook have added some hardware to their New York in-state rivalry.The two CAA programs announced Monday that the third annual "Empire Clash" will take on new meaning this year as they introduce the Battle for the Golden Apple. The winner of the annual showdown...

It's that time in the football season when fans ask, ''Whatever happened to...?'' Whether because of injury, getting keyed on or avoided by the opponent, or just plain bad luck, some Big Ten players haven't been able to build on or repeat the big seasons they had in 2015. Here's a...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

Clemson trustees approve $775,000 in new football salariesCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's board of trustees has approved staff raises for seven returning football assistant coaches.Defensive coordinator Brent Venables earned a raise of $275,000, bringing his salary to $1.7 million next season. Venables' deal was extended a year through 2020....

VMI to open 2017 season at Air Force(STATS) - A first-ever meeting with Air Force is part of VMI's 11-game schedule this year.The Sept. 2 game in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will kick off the Keydets' season. Third-year coach Scott Wachenheim is a 1984 Air Force graduate.VMI, which finished 3-8...

Magic City Classic turns 75(STATS) - The FCS national championship game may not have the fanfare of the Magic City Classic between Alabama A&M and Alabama State.The SWAC rivals usually play before the biggest crowd of the FCS season, and with their annual classic celebrating its 75th renewal on...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) For the second time in a week, a University of South Florida football player is accused of firing a gun on campus.University police arrested junior cornerback Lamar Robbins on Thursday afternoon. He remained in the Hillsborough County Jail early Friday with an $8,000 bond.It's the...

The University of Oregon suspended football strength and conditioning coach Irele Oderinde one month without pay after three players were hospitalized following a series of intense workouts last week. The school announced the decision in a statement Tuesday evening and detailed a review of the incident. It added that all...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hoping to follow upset with win over Boston CollegeBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) When Syracuse coach Dino Babers thinks about last week's victory over Virginia Tech, he thinks about his team's future, not its past.''Any time you take over a new program, there's going to always...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame's start is among worst ever with tough games leftBy TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame is in danger of going from bad to historically bad.Each week the Fighting Irish are finding different ways to lose. The defense started the season unable to hold...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State running back Mario Pender has been hospitalized since Tuesday due to a collapsed lung that he suffered during practice.Coach Jimbo Fisher said the injury occurred when Pender ran into the back one of one of his own guys, and said Pender could be...