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Associated PressNo. 14 Notre Dame, No. 16 LSU to grind it out in Citrus BowlBy JOE REEDYORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Even with more than a month to prepare and a season's worth of tape to analyze, the game plan for 14th-ranked Notre Dame and No. 16 LSU is straightforward...

Associated PressOklahoma's Kelly lands in Rose Bowl, just like mom predictedBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Oklahoma linebacker and Californian Caleb Kelly is not about to start doubting mom.Valerie Kelly has already correctly predicted the Sooners would end up in the Rose Bowl, so when she tells her son...

AP College Football WriterFabulous freshman Fromm leads Georgia with poise of veteranBy RALPH D. RUSSOLOS ANGELES (AP) Jake Fromm settled in behind the microphone, scruffy faced, hair nicely coiffed, looking entirely comfortable in this unfamiliar setting - as usual.Georgia's confident freshman quarterback has faced Southeastern Conference defenses and...

AP College Football WriterFabulous freshman Fromm leads Georgia with poise of veteranBy RALPH D. RUSSOLOS ANGELES (AP) Jake Fromm settled in behind the microphone, scruffy faced, hair nicely coiffed, and surveyed his surroundings.Georgia's confident freshman quarterback has faced Southeastern Conference defenses and hostile road environments like a veteran...

NC State seeks 9th win in Sun Bowl against Arizona StateBy The Associated PressSun Bowl: N.C. State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5), Friday, 3 p.m. Eastern (CBS)Line: N.C. State by 7.Series Record: Tied 1-1.WHAT'S AT STAKEN.C. State seeks its ninth win, the second-best total in school history, in its...

AP Sports WriterRosy Cotton Bowl with playoff-snubbed Ohio State against USCBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Coach Urban Meyer could have easily stoked a debate about expanding the four-team College Football Playoff after his Buckeyes were the first team left out this season.Instead, he focused - as much as...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS finalists JMU, NDSU know how to withstand the grindBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - For James Madison and North Dakota State to be facing the best of each other, they might have to meet at the end of spring practice around, oh, April 15.By Jan. 6, the...

Associated PressNC State standout Chubb likely next to sit for Sun BowlBy JOHN ERFORTEL PASO, Texas (AP) North Carolina State defensive lineman Bradley Chubb hasn't talked with reporters and done only side work during practice for the Sun Bowl.Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren isn't making much of a secret...

AP Sports WriterAggies try to stay focused on Belk Bowl amid coaching changeBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Texas A&M wide receiver Christian Kirk remembers the sinking feeling in his stomach when he learned that Aggies football coach Kevin Sumlin had been fired.''It hurt,'' Kirk said, recalling the team...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 Northwestern looking for history at Music City BowlBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald and his 20th-ranked Wildcats have a chance to make school history with victory against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.They could walk away with back-to-back bowl victories...

Associated PressFlorida State closes book on Fisher, moves on to Taggart eraBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) With its steaks of bowl appearances and winning seasons intact, Florida State can now officially move on to the Willie Taggart era.Taggart was named the program's 11th head coach on Dec. 6,...

Auburn RB Kamryn Pettway won't play in the Peach BowlATLANTA (AP) Injured Auburn running back Kamryn Pettway didn't travel with the team and won't play in the Peach Bowl.Coach Gus Malzahn said Wednesday that Pettway ''stayed back (in Alabama) with his family.''The seventh-ranked Tigers face No. 10 UCF...