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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Braxton Miller is shifting from quarterback to receiver, whittling Ohio State's QB competition to two star passers.Miller told SI.com on Thursday night that he plans to start the season in the H-back position and also hopes to return punts. He had surgery to repair of...

AP College Football WriterNo. 8 Huskers started hot streak after 2015 loss to PurdueBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska players and coaches wouldn't go there this week when they were asked about seeking vengeance against Purdue on Saturday.That's not to say they've forgotten last year's 55-45 loss that...

Division III football player faces murder chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A football player at Division III Maryville (Tennessee) College faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.Knox County Sheriff's Office officials announced Wednesday that William Riley Gaul, a freshman wide receiver, was arrested in...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA cornerback Ishmael Adams has been charged with misdemeanor battery over a run-in he had with an Uber driver shortly before the start of the season.The Los Angeles city attorney's office filed the charge Monday.The office received the case after the district attorney declined felony...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Top 25 roundup: JMU holds off UNHBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison's 42-39 win at New Hampshire on Saturday underscored how winning the CAA Football title won't be easy for any of the top teams.The seventh-ranked Dukes (6-1, 4-0) are undefeated midway through their conference schedule,...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) After this season is over, Mark Dantonio will have plenty of time to take stock of everything that went wrong for his Michigan State team in 2016. At this point, the Spartans are still trying to salvage something from these last few games. ''It's sort of like...

Things to watch during Week 12 in the Big 12 Conference. The league's four Top 25 teams will be playing at the same time less than 90 miles apart in Oklahoma. If the Sooners and Oklahoma State win Saturday night, their Bedlam game on Thanksgiving weekend would be for...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have revoked season tickets for two football fans who wore a costume that involved one wearing masks of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with a noose around their necks. The other wore a Donald Trump mask and led the first man around...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Miles tries to put a hopeful spin on first-game flopBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles is back in damage-control mode while he tries to fix LSU's offense.The embattled 12th-year coach can only hope he gets the Tigers' problems straightened out soon. His team...

Spartans turn to redshirt freshman Lewerke at QBEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Brian Lewerke took over as Michigan State's starting quarterback Saturday, replacing Tyler O'Connor when the Spartans began their game against Northwestern.Lewerke, a redshirt freshman, had thrown only four passes this season, but coach Mark Dantonio went with...

AP Sports WriterLSU eager for Fournette's debut in new, big-play offenseBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) No. 25 LSU's offense has discovered a knack for big plays even without Leonard Fournette, and just in time to run a gauntlet of ranked Southeastern Conference opponents.Now the Tigers are curious...