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AP Sports WriterNC State rolling, West Virginia reeling entering matchupBy JOHN RABYMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Matthew McKay has handled himself well since replacing Ryan Finley as North Carolina State's quarterback. Now the sophomore gets will find out what it's like to start on the road.The Wolfpack (2-0) have outscored...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Alabama, Georgia heading for SEC showdownBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama and Georgia appear to be heading toward another high-stakes showdown in the Southeastern Conference. Or the College Football Playoff. Or both.On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Barrett Sallee of CBS...

Associated PressPenn State settles suit over alleged Sandusky abuse in 2007By MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State has settled a lawsuit by a man who claimed former university assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in a car in 2007, when the man was about 14 years old.The...

(STATS) - Former Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson, the 1999 Walter Payton Award winner, was named Monday to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017.Peterson, who rushed for 100 or more yards in 48 consecutive games, is the NCAA Division I all-time leading rusher with 6,559...

WVU safety Martin to sit out season, cites health issuesMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia safety Kerry Martin is opting out of the upcoming college football season due to health concerns.The sophomore made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter, saying he has sickle cell anemia and asthma and that he...

Associated PressAudit finds mismanagement in Washington State athleticsBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) An internal audit has found extensive mismanagement within the budget-challenged Washington State athletic department, including the possible inflation of home football attendance figures and the improper distribution of free tickets to football games.''The environment within...

Lawson, Santiago stand out in NFLPA Game(STATS) - Rhode Island quarterback JaJuan Lawson was a standout as the American team beat the National squad 10-7 for its first win in the 8th annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Saturday in Pasadena, California.Lawson threw a 22-yard touchdown to Colorado's Juwann Winfree midway...

AP College Football WriterTaggart's task: Turning around Florida State no quick fixBy RALPH D. RUSSOTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Decades of Florida State football dominance is displayed on the walls just outside of Willie Taggart's office. Trophies and plaques commemorate All-America players and championship teams. Lots of them.Off to the...

Correction: T25-College Football Poll storyMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) In a story January 12, 2021, about the final AP college football poll, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of times Alabama has finished No. 1 in the rankings. It is 12, not 11.

AP College Football WriterPerfect fit: Playoff teams' in-house hires getting it doneBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips made a deal with Dabo Swinney when he decided to make him the Tigers head football coach.''There were people that were very skeptical of that hire,'' Phillips recently...

AP Sports WriterMaryland takes responsibility for mistakes in player deathBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The University of Maryland acknowledged Tuesday that the football player who collapsed during practice and subsequently died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept ''legal and moral responsibility for...

We are Marshall is coming off its best season in years with a 13-1 record. Junior Gunnar Holcombe is taking control as QB with big shoes to fill following Rakeem Cato. What Darrell Hazell did for Kent State is not repeating at Purdue. In the last 6 years, Purdue has...