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Associated PressPenn State, Michigan State close out tough regular seasonsBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Sean Clifford is grateful that the faces he's been able to see and interact with in person have stayed close this season.Penn State's quarterback realizes many of them, like himself, weren't used to...

The Latest: Vols not offering any clues to QB questionsHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):5:35 p.m.The major question facing the Tennessee Volunteers this year is who will replace starting quarterback Joshua Dobbs.The Vols were the final team to appear on the...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Gabe Marks idolized Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree when he was growing up.So when he got the opportunity to play for Crabtree's former coach Mike Leach at Washington State, he was on board quickly.''He (Crabtree) was the best college receiver ever,'' Marks said. ''When I...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the ball came bouncing out of Gunner Kiel's hands, the Cincinnati quarterback - and any hope the Bearcats had of winning the Military Bowl - crashed hard onto the artificial turf.A woozy Kiel left the game after the last of his three turnovers, and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 Southland Season PreviewBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Considering all of Sam Houston State's postseason success, it might seem the Bearkats always win the Southland Conference title.It's not necessarily the case, however. This decade, Stephen F. Austin won the title in 2010, Southeastern Louisiana reigned in 2013,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best of the FCS through SeptemberBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The FCS college football season moves into October with anticipation, and a great first month-plus of action deserves the credit.There were plenty of upsets, dominating performance and thrills. We would want anything else out of the FCS.Here's...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

OVC media tab Jacksonville State for four-peat(STATS) - Three-time defending champion Jacksonville State was an overwhelming choice to win another Ohio Valley Conference title in a preseason vote of media members who cover the conference Friday.The Gamecocks, who have won 24 straight OVC games dating to the 2013 season,...

Defense Department says Air Force Academy lax in reportingAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) The U.S. Defense Department has released a report criticizing a former leader of the Air Force Academy but saying he didn't impede an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use by football players.The...

AP Sports WriterVirginia looks to fill voids, repeat as Coastal champBy HANK KURZ Jr.One year after dynamic quarterback Bryce Perkins led Virginia to its first Coastal Division title in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a trip to the Orange Bowl, the Cavaliers will show how far long Bronco Mendenhall's...

AP Sports WriterButch Jones out as Tennessee's football coachBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee began the season in the Top 25 and is ending it with a coaching change.The Volunteers fired Butch Jones on Saturday as they enter their final two regular-season games searching for their first Southeastern...

Michigan RB Tru Wilson plans to transferANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan running back Tru Wilson says he's planning to transfer. He announced his decision Thursday on social media.''I appreciate everything the University of Michigan has done for me these last 4 years,'' Wilson said on his Twitter account....