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Associated PressWilliams settles in as go-to RB for No. 2 Notre DameBy CAROLINE PINEDASOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) For the second time in as many overtimes, Kyren Williams lowered his shoulders and punched three yards forward into the end zone.Then he waited. And hoped.He waited for Notre Dame's defense...

Associated PressTransfer returner, Aussie punter spark Iowa's special teamsBy ADAM HENSLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Charlie Jones and Tory Taylor didn't take conventional paths to Iowa. Three games into their first season with the Hawkeyes, they're feeling right at home.Their performances highlighted a big day for special teams in...

AP Sports WriterLatest ACC Showdown has No. 2 Notre Dame at Boston CollegeBy JOHN KEKISHere's what to look for in the Atlantic Coast Conference in week 10:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 2 Notre Dame (7-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Boston College (5-3, 4-3). The Fighting Irish are coming off...

Big 12 only 2 games, as planned and not any new COVID issuesBy The Associated PressSome things to watch in the Big 12 Conference on Saturday, when there are only two games scheduled and the six other teams are off - as planned, not because of any recent COVID-19...

AP College Football WriterAfter long layoff, No. 13 Badgers visit reeling WolverinesBy ERIC OLSONThings to watch during the third week of play in the Big Ten Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 13 Wisconsin at MichiganThe Badgers will have had 21 days between games after the team went through a COVID-19...

AP College Football Footall WriterGeorgia-Missouri becomes 4th SEC game postponed this weekBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 12 Georgia at Missouri is now the fourth Southeastern Conference game scheduled for Saturday to be postponed because of COVID-19.The conference announced Wednesday the game cannot be played because of positive COVID-19 tests and...

AP Sports WriterMarshall remembers worst US sports disaster 50 years laterBy JOHN RABYHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) After a plane crash killed most of Marshall University's football team in 1970, school administrators could have resorted to the simplest choice - dropping the losing sport altogether.They didn't. They couldn't bring themselves...

AP Sports WriterJury still out on Notre Dame's 1-and-done ACC member statusBy HANK KURZ Jr.put the No. 2 Fighting Irish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and gave the league two teams in the top four of the.Not everyone is thrilled, however, that Notre Dame is just dipping its...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponedBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 1 Alabama at LSU and No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three.The SEC said Tuesday...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponedBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 1 Alabama at LSU and No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three.The SEC said Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterAfter 8-0 start, No. 8 BYU plans low-key bye week amid virusBy PAT GRAHAMThis is plenty of reason to celebrate: Zach Wilson and the eighth-ranked BYU Cougars are off to an 8-0 start for just the fourth time in school history.And this is plenty of reason for...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina, Muschamp seeking offensive spark at QBBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp is searching for a spark on offense - again.Muschamp has thrown open the quarterback job after the Gamecocks were outscored 100-27 and outgained 1,071 to 553 in losses to...