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AP Sports WriterBIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: Youngest power league with oldest coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSMaybe Oklahoma State was just well ahead of a trend when making 37-year-old former Cowboys quarterback Mike Gundy their head coach.Now 13 years after Gundy became the man at Oklahoma State, the Big 12 has three 30-something...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten quarterback carousel keeps spinning out changesBy MICHAEL MAROTHalfway through the season, the Big Ten's quarterback carousel is still spinning.Nearly half the teams in the conference have already made QB changes for a variety of reasons - injuries, poor play or a coach just looking to...

Associated PressUCF kicker's YouTube profits may be violation of NCAA rulesBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) A UCF football player may have to choose between continuing to play college football and building his brand on YouTube.Sophomore kicker Donald De La Haye said in a video he may have to...

AP Sports WriterOffseason of work pays dividends for driven GeorgiaBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) No. 3 Georgia is confident its dominant win over South Carolina won't be the only major statement it makes this season.The Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) made quick and easy work of the previously...

North Dakota State 13-point favorite over Eastern Washington(STATS) - Defending champion North Dakota State has been installed as a 13-point favorite over Eastern Washington for the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game on Jan. 5.The over-under for the game is 60 points, according to 5Dimes sportsbook.NDSU (14-0), the No....

AP Sports WriterWatching Wilkins: Clemson lineman ready to be face of TigersBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins usually finds the spotlight, and it doesn't seem to matter if he's on the field or off it. It doesn't even matter if he is seeking the...

AP College Football WriterReverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after allBy RALPH D. RUSSOPlayers were pumped. Coaches were stoked. Fans seemed relieved. Even the president was pleased.The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all.Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports...

Saban: Jalen Hurts' comments don't affect Alabama teamTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban says quarterback Jalen Hurts' recent comments on his treatment by the staff aren't an issue for the team.Saban said after Wednesday's practice it was ''probably a lot more important to people outside this organization...

AP College Football WriterLSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.The quarterback won the Heisman...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NFL draft picks by FCS school in 2010sBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The 2009 FCS playoff semifinal between Appalachian State and Montana is one of the iconic games in FCS history.There was a white pre-Christmas in Montana on the night of Dec. 13 as snow fell hard...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's McKinney a standout safety who can draw, tooBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Xavier McKinney is Alabama's leading tackler and one of the team's top defenders. He can draw, too.The top-ranked Crimson Tide's junior safety has emerged as one of the stars of a defense that...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Orgeron hopes coaches demand change to targeting ruleBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron hopes coaches will band together and demand changes to NCAA football's targeting rule and how it is enforced.Orgeron's suggestion comes just days after a target foul called last weekend...