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Associated PressNo. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season openerBy TAMIRA MADSENMADISON, Wis. (AP) There was no formal announcement on Sunday when Jack Coan was named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.The news came as no surprise, since...

AP Sports WriterDesert Swarm: No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Utah face final road testsBy TIM BOOTHHere are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAMES OF THE WEEKNo. 6 Oregon at Arizona State and No. 7 Utah at Arizona. Oregon wrapped up the Pac-12 North and a...

AP College Football WriterFrustrated Huskers holding up in 'broken, messed up year'By ERIC OLSONNebraska coach Scott Frost let out a chuckle when he heard Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald told reporters the Cornhuskers would have a big advantage going into Saturday's game because they were coming off an open date.''Maybe...

AP Sports WriterArkansas intent on a quick turnaround under Chad MorrisBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Dre Greenlaw thought winning a minimum of seven games last season was a given for Arkansas.That false confidence is what made life even more difficult for the Razorbacks linebacker as hopes of a...

Jackson State's Robinson named FCS ADA president (Stats Perform) - Jackson State athletic director Ashley Robinson has been named president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association for the 2020-21 membership year - the first African-American in the position.Now in its 27th year, the FCS ADA's mission is...

Washington says no knowledge of claims by Nate RobinsonSEATTLE (AP) Washington says it has no knowledge of claims made by former football and basketball player Nate Robinson of being offered money by a booster to return to playing football.The school issued a statement on Wednesday in response to...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Forget style points, poll rankings or the playoff discussion.Right now, the big issue facing Michigan State is injuries.The second-ranked Spartans open Big Ten play this weekend against Purdue, and although their lofty preseason hopes are still very much intact, this Michigan State team is...

AP Sports WriterIowa State's defense hoping to build off '17 turnaroundBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's five-game improvement from 2016 to 2017 can be largely credited to a defense that was stingier by more than 10 points a game.The Cyclones are hoping to get even better this...

AP Sports WriterJust go dark? Playoff teams confront Twitter pot shotsBy JOHN ZENORClemson linebacker Ben Boulware is the team's top tackler and a lightning rod for criticism on Twitter. Some of the tweets cuss him out, others he laughs off.But one was way out of line: His father had...

Brief melee along Syracuse sideline with Boston CollegeBy The Associated PressA brief fight broke out on the Syracuse sideline between Orange quarterback Eric Dungey and a couple of Boston College players early in the first quarter of the game Saturday.It started after Dungey was intercepted by BC defensive back...

Report: Catamounts schedule 2019 game at Alabama(STATS) - Western Carolina will end its 2019 regular season with a game at Alabama.FBSchedules.com reported Monday that the Catamounts will visit Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 23, 2019. The Southern Conference program will receive a $525,000 guarantee for the game.Western Carolina,...

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in the Big Ten? It has a certain ring to it, like the glory days when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes battled for control of the league.That day is coming.The 51-year-old Harbaugh, a star quarterback for the Wolverines in the mid-1980s, has signed a...