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Associated PressMississippi State's passing woes hinder Hill's productionBy PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State's lack of a consistent passing attack is hampering running back Kylin Hill's production.With opposing defenses loading up to stop the ground game, Hill hasn't gained as many as 50 yards in either of the...

AP Sports WriterPurdue loses Sindelar, Moore for trip to No. 12 Penn St.By MICHAEL MAROTThe Purdue Boilermakers got a double dose of bad news Monday.Starting quarterback Elijah Sindelar will miss multiple weeks with a broken left collarbone and All-American receiver Rondale Moore will sit out Saturday at No. 12...

AP Sports WriterRiley: Oklahoma's Mayfield among all-time great college QBsBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says he believes Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield ranks among the all-time great quarterbacks in college football history.The numbers support Riley's claim.Mayfield is the first quarterback to finish in the...

AP Sports WriterSonny Dykes' next coaching shot comes in home state at SMUBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Sonny Dykes was already back in Texas. Now he's a head coach in his home state for the first time.Dykes was introduced at SMU on Tuesday, telling a story of cheering for...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Five takeaways from the FCS KickoffBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - If you watched the seventh annual FCS Kickoff from the comfort of your couch Saturday night, the CDC would have approved the proper social distancing during the return of college football.Otherwise, a lot was back...

Arizona State's Herm Edwards to serve as professorTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Herm Edwards is adding a new title at Arizona State: Professor.The school announced Thursday that the Arizona State head football coach will become a professor of practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Edwards will...

AP College Football WriterCyclones seeking a new opponent after weather wrecks openerBy ERIC OLSONAfter having to cancel its season opener because of severe weather, Iowa State is trying to find an opponent to play either on its October open date or on Dec. 1 if, at that time, it...

TCU's Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to playerFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU football coach Gary Patterson apologized for himself Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.Patterson's tweet came a day after school Chancellor Victor Boschini said...

(STATS) - North Dakota State's "Drive for Five" took the cruising lane on the Road to Frisco.The four-time defending FCS champion Bison are headed back to another national title game after crushing Richmond 33-7 in Friday night's semifinal at the Fargodome.The third-seeded Bison (12-2), who have won 19 straight...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemicBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.The conference cited medical...

AP College Football WriterNotre Dame's Kelly on blaming players; coordinators and moreBy RALPH D. RUSSOIn a 30-minute interview with The Associated Press the day before Notre Dame's spring game last month, Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly answered questions about being on the hot seat this season, the perception that...

IRVING, Texas (AP) Southern California athletic director Pat Haden is stepping down from the College Football Playoff selection committee after his doctors advised him to cut back on travel.College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announced Friday that Haden was leaving the committee and would not be replaced....