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AP Sports WriterUrban Meyer ends career in Rose Bowl vs Petersen's HuskiesBy GREG BEACHAMPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Urban Meyer sees the Rose Bowl nestled in verdant Arroyo Seco on a sunny winter day and thinks back to the formative days of his coaching career.When he was a 20-something wide...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Quarterbacks at pulse of Big South raceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's doesn't matter where a team is located in the preseason poll or how many of its starters are returning. There's one player on every Big South team who is bringing confidence to his teammates.The quarterback.All...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Big SkyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of the larger FBS.Many of the games are played...

Michigan State hires Wisconsin's Gilmore as tight ends coachEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Wisconsin assistant Ted Gilmore on Friday as tight ends coach.Gilmore, 52, joins the Spartans after spending the past five seasons as the Badgers' wide receivers coach. Previously, he spent three seasons as wide...

Associated PressHowell, No. 25 Tar Heels offense a challenge for No. 2 IrishBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Brian Kelly has postponed No. 2 Notre Dame's Thanksgiving dinner for two days - perhaps for good reason.His Fighting Irish (8-0, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) need to be light on...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia leads growing SEC pack chasing powerhouse AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Kirby Smart talks about the Georgia taking ''that next step.'' Quarterback Jake Fromm wants the Bulldogs ''to get over the hump.''In the Southeastern Conference, that step - or hump - is beating Alabama. Georgia...

AP Sports WriterQB Devon Modster to lead Cal into OregonBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) The California Golden Bears have faith in quarterback Devon Modster, not just out of necessity with Chase Garbers out, but because they've seen firsthand what he can do.Modster was UCLA's quarterback two seasons...

Kansas State announces next round of stadium improvementsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has announced more plans to renovate Bill Snyder Family Stadium, including a new limestone wall encircling the field and an improved sound system.The $3 million project was announced Thursday.Kansas State has already spent nearly $200 million...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Six added to Jerry Rice Award Watch ListBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Past winners of the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award reflect the increasing talent that joins the subdivision each year, and the six players nominated to the 2017 watch list on Thursday have shown the future...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors deliberating in the child endangerment trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur) have asked to rehear excerpts from the transcript of testimony. The panel on Friday reheard the testimony of Jack Raykovitz, who headed the charity for at-risk children founded by former assistant football...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal for extended college football preseason setBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee has finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.The proposal goes to the Division I Council, which meets Tuesday, and...

AP College Football WriterBig 12 stands pat and touts unity, but is it built to last?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe 10 schools that make up the Big 12 are bound together by a deal committing their television rights to the conference through the 2024-25 school year.That grant of rights ends...