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Birmingham Bowl delayed by bad weatherBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Birmingham Bowl has been delayed with lightning in the area.The game between No. 23 Cincinnati and Boston College was suspended with 7:55 left in the first quarter on Thursday. The game was scoreless.It was being played in rainy, cool...

Charlotte, Buffalo meet in Nassau, both seeking 1st bowl winBy The Associated PressBahamas Bowl: Buffalo (7-5) vs. Charlotte (7-5), at Nassau, Bahamas, Dec. 20, 2 p.m. EST.Line: Buffalo by 6.5.Series record: First meeting.WHAT'S AT STAKESomeone is getting the first bowl win in school history. This is Charlotte's first trip...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=In overtime, the FCS may not have winnersBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The decision to have FCS college football this fall was expected to be made by the end of July, but the schools and conferences that remain in play are primed to head into...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe...

Pitt QB Max Browne done for the year after shoulder surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Max Browne's college football career is over.The Pittsburgh quarterback has undergone surgery on his right shoulder and is out for the rest of the season. Browne was injured in the third quarter of a loss to...

AP Sports WriterSmith, No. 2 Alabama pummel Mississippi State, 41-0By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to DeVonta Smith, who had 203 receiving yards, and No. 2 Alabama cruised to a 41-0 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night.The Crimson Tide (6-0) had a...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, accounted for seven TDs and 373 yards to help the ninth-ranked Buckeyes roll to a 56-14 victory over Nebraska.-Khalil Tate, Arizona, ran for 230 yards and two touchdowns to lead Arizona over UCLA 47-30, a week after breaking the FBS record...

AP Sports WriterEx-football player receives 20-year sentence on drug chargeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A former college football player who went to trial for violating North Carolina’s sports agent law has received a 20-year prison sentence on a drug conviction in Georgia following a probation violation.Superior Court Judge...

AP College Football WriterNo. 23 Iowa State facing stiff test against Ragin' CajunsBy ERIC OLSONFor the first time since 2012, Iowa State will open its season against an opponent from the Football Bowl Subdivision.The Cyclones originally were set to ease into the season against South Dakota of the FCS....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Delaware's Adderley considered top FCS draft choiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Delaware safety Nasir Adderley appears to check off every box for an NFL prospect.Well, except one.An extra level of doubt always follows prospects below the FBS level.However, it takes a lot of close looking to...

Michigan's Perry reinstated to football teamANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan says wide receiver Grant Perry has been reinstated to full participation with the football team.Perry pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer and misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with an October confrontation outside an East Lansing bar.Athletic...

Associated PressThorson, Jackson lead Northwestern to 39-0 rout MinnesotaBy JOHN JACKSONEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Clayton Thorson had three touchdown passes, Justin Jackson added 166 yards rushing on 31 carries and Northwestern won its sixth straight with a 39-0 rout of Minnesota on Saturday.The Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) also...