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AP Sports Writer"Hollywood" Marquise Brown a rising star for No. 5 OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) When folks give you the nickname ''Hollywood,'' you're probably doing something right.Oklahoma receiver Marquise Brown is doing an awful lot right these days. The sophomore from Hollywood, Florida, burned Oklahoma State for...

Associated PressNo. 12 Oklahoma St tries to shift focus to Iowa StateBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) The players for No. 12 Oklahoma State don't have any time to feel sorry for themselves.Following a demoralizing 62-52 loss at home to rival Oklahoma, the Cowboys have another strong Big 12...

Associated PressNo. 3 Notre Dame eyes defensive reset in time for HurricanesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The numbers were jarring for Notre Dame linebacker Drue Tranquill and cornerback Julian Love.The third-ranked Fighting Irish had beaten Wake Forest 48-37 on Saturday but along the way the Demon Deacons...

AP Sports WriterStunned Buckeyes try to move on after debacle at IowaBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Two days after Ohio State's stunning beat-down by unranked Iowa, coach Urban Meyer still didn't have much to say publicly about how and why it happened. It's possible he doesn't have the...

Harbaugh says Speight cleared to throw, not for contactANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says injured quarterback Wilton Speight is making good progress in his recovery from cracks in his vertebrae that have kept him out since late September.Harbaugh said Monday that Speight has been cleared...

AP Sports WriterJones considers Vols QB Guarantano 'probable' for MissouriBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Butch Jones is optimistic that quarterback Jarrett Guarantano will be healthy enough to play Saturday when the Volunteers visit Missouri.But the redshirt freshman may be leading an offense that's not even close...

AP Sports WriterUnsightly Swamp: Florida's next coach inherits daunting taskBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's next coach will have quite a mess to clean up - on both sides of the ball.The Gators don't have a capable quarterback on the roster and now have the program's worst scoring...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers chasing bowl bid with no margin of errorBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Coach Tom Allen looks around Indiana's meeting room and sees a team capable of making the postseason.At least the Hoosiers still have a chance.Despite their six-game Big Ten losing streak, an expanding injury...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Notre Dame, No. 7 Miami soaring into their matchupBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The rivalry between Miami and Notre Dame is as well-chronicled as perhaps any in college football. Catholics vs. Convicts. Pregame brawling. Postgame insults.Thing is, all of that happened a generation...

AP Sports WriterVirginia, Florida Atlantic reach bowl eligibilityBy NOAH TRISTERVirginia is bowl eligible for the first time since 2011 after beating Georgia Tech this weekend.With the victory, the Cavaliers avoided what would have been a stressful stretch run.Virginia won five of its first six games this season, but a...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Notre Dame, Clemson rise; Ohio St, Penn St tumbleBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame and Clemson climbed while Ohio State and Penn State tumbled out of the top 10, leaving the latest Associated Press college football poll looking a lot like the College Football...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten's playoff hopes appear to be riding on WisconsinBy MICHAEL MAROTThe Big Ten suddenly has a whole lot more riding on No. 6 Wisconsin.As skeptics claim the unbeaten Badgers padded their record with a weak schedule and the College Football Playoff selection committee appears to be...