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AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Auburn seeks rebound, Arkansas aims for another winBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Arkansas and Auburn have flipped the script for one week, at least.The Razorbacks are trying to sustain the good feelings from their first Southeastern Conference win in nearly three years. The 13th-ranked...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Penn State takes step forward in dismantling PittBy WILL GRAVESPenn State head coach James Franklin expected a response from his players after dodging an upset in its opener against Appalachian State.He got one. Just a half later than he would have liked.The Nittany Lions pummeled...

AP College Football WriterFormer Tennessee AD Currie to be resident at Robert MorrisBy RALPH D. RUSSORobert Morris University says former Tennessee athletic director John Currie will serve as executive-in-residence for a week at its business school.Currie was suspended with pay by Tennessee on Dec. 1 in the midst of...

Central Arkansas leads Southland preseason team(Stats Perform) - Behind quarterback Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas led the way with 14 selections on the Southland Conference preseason team Wednesday.Smith, a redshirt junior, set the school's single-season record for passing yards (3,704) and tied the mark for touchdown passes (32) as Central...

AP Sports WriterDespite ugly loss, Georgia has another clear path to playoffBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Kirby Smart held up his cellphone.His players all have one, too.They can keep up with the chatter like everyone else.''These kids live and die by these things, man,'' Georgia's coach said Monday,...

DALLAS (AP) Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as the University of Texas upset the No. 10-ranked University of Oklahoma 24-17 in college football on Saturday.Coach Charlie Strong's Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) came to Dallas in the midst of the program's...

AP Sports WriterIowa State's Joel Lanning plays both ways vs. OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered the game at quarterback with about four minutes left in the first...

AP Sports WriterTexas offense sputtering into Big 12 playBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Touchdowns are rare, the running game is going nowhere and a patchwork offensive line has the quarterback on the run when he's not wearing a protective boot on his sprained ankle.The Texas offense is in...

AP Sports WriterNo. 4 Washington, No. 17 Utah meet in Pac-12 showdownBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The road to the Pac-12 championship hasn't taken the usual route in 2016 with traditional powers such as Stanford and Oregon struggling.The premier game of this season could take place in...

Former Maryland QB Scarbath, a star in the early 1950s, diesCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Jack Scarbath, a star quarterback for Maryland in the early 1950s and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90.Scarbath died Sunday night, according to the University of...

AP Sports WriterJMU rolls into FCS title game, 30-14 over Weber St.By HANK KURZ Jr.HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) Ben DiNucci and James Madison didn't want to leave anything to chance.A week after their high-scoring offense was limited to 17 points, the Dukes got that on their first three possession...

AP College Football WriterNew ESPN deal with Big 12 lands 3 football title gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big 12 has agreed to a deal that gives ESPN the rights to all football championship game through 2024 and makes the league the first Power Five conference to provide exclusive content...