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HOUSTON (AP) - James ''Froggy'' Williams, a 1949 All-America end on Rice's 1949 Southwest Conference football championship squad, had died. He was 87.A family statement Wednesday says Williams died Tuesday at his Houston home surrounded by loved ones.The Waco native led the Owls to a Cotton Bowl win over...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) First-year coach Philip Montgomery has brought his offensive philosophy from Baylor to Tulsa, and already, changes are evident for the Golden Hurricane.Montgomery hopes these changes will equate to a change in fortune for a program with just five victories in the past two seasons.If last...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota football program has hardly been prone to some catchy nickname like Cornerback College or Safety School.Now, in another sign of progress under coach Jerry Kill and his staff, the Gophers have an all-senior group of legitimate NFL prospects manning the four defensive back positions.''They'll...

Associated PressGrogan on verge of Oklahoma State's scoring recordBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Ben Grogan passed Barry Sanders a couple weeks ago. Dan Bailey could go down on Saturday.Pretty good company for the senior kicker.Grogan is closing in on Oklahoma State's career scoring record heading into this weekend's...

Kennan envisions UIW improvement in 2017(STATS) - Incarnate Word will kick off the 2017 season at Fresno State and play five times at home as part of an 11-game schedule that was announced Thursday.UIW, coming off a 3-8 season under coach Larry Kennan, will visit Fresno State on Sept....

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder spent his 76th birthday doing what he has for most of the past three decades: Trying to figure out how to slow down an opponent.This year happened to be No. 2 TCU, a tougher one than most.''If you fall behind...

STATS Writer=Assessing the CAA's crowded title raceBy SCOTT GARBARINI(STATS) - With a month to go in the regular season, CAA Football's list of championship contenders is starting to shorten - somewhat.Albany's hopes for a Cinderella run were likely dashed with last week's 24-13 loss at Villanova, as were Elon's...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) There's a significant new addition at Minnesota this season.New hire? No. Most of coach Jerry Kill's staff has been together for decades. There's a fresh wave of talented recruits, too, but that's not the answer, either. This rookie has arrived in the form of heightened expectations,...

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The Latest: Family of UAB back deciding on organ donationWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Latest on the fatal shooting of University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant (all times local):6:30 p.m.The family of a University of Alabama Birmingham running back who was fatally shot in Florida...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Brian Jenkins has agreed to become Alabama State's new coach following a successful run at Bethune-Cookman.Interim Athletic Director Melvin Hines announced the Jenkins' hiring on Tuesday. Jenkins posted a 46-14 record in five seasons with the Wildcats.He led Bethune-Cookman to at least a share of...