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AP College Football WriterThe Gap: Superpowers hoard talent, leaving ND, others behindBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame coach Brian Kelly is clearly tired of the question: Do the Fighting Irish have something to prove as they again prepare to take on one of college football's elite teams in the College...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won't play NavyBy AARON BEARDNotre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12 and won't face Navy for the first time in more than nine decades as part of the ACC's...

Miami will hang with FSU.  FSU wins this one by 3.  Miami +8.5.

Former Wisconsin football player testifies at his rape trialMADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus testified Friday that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him that night.Cephus, 21, took the stand in his own defense as his...

Badgers' Chryst unsure on how much time QB Coan could missMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said Monday it is too early to tell how much time quarterback Jack Coan might miss after the senior injured his foot in practice Saturday.''He's going to see a specialist,'' Chryst...

STATS Senior Editor=Chattanooga eager for shot at redemption vs. JSUBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - The last time Tom Arth left the sidelines of a competitive football game was on a cold December day in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, his John Carroll team having succumbed in a Division III playoff game to the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Stanford visits No. 20 Oregon in marquee Pac-12 gameBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Two ranked teams. Two star players. The game between No. 7 Stanford and No. 20 Oregon on Saturday has plenty of hype.And deservedly so.The implications of the big game at...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Long layoff, regional dominance tarnish title gameBy PAUL NEWBERRYNEW ORLEANS (AP) Gloomy clouds were lingering over the Big Easy as the contestants were scheduled to arrived for the so-called national championship game.The weather conditions Friday were an appropriate mood-setter.The tedious, 16-day-long break since the semifinals...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Senior Bowl rosters include 14 from FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A strong contingent of 14 former FCS players are participating at this week's 69th Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.A week's worth of practices and player interviews lead up to the premier college football all-star game Saturday...

NC State WR Meyers skipping final season to enter NFL draftRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is skipping his final season to enter the NFL draft.The school announced the redshirt junior's decision on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Wolfpack lost to Texas...

Baylor suspends football player hit with protective orderBy The Associated PressBaylor safety Travon Blanchard has been suspended after the school was notified that a protective order had been issued against him.The Baylor athletic department released a statement Tuesday, saying it was aware of the complaint made by a woman...

AP Pro Football WriterDolphins assistant Karl Dorrell takes over at ColoradoBy ARNIE STAPLETONBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The University of Colorado has reached into the NFL ranks again to find their head football coach, luring Karl Dorrell back to Boulder from the Miami Dolphins.Athletic director Rich Geoge hired Dorrell on...