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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...

AP Sports WriterFromm gives No. 2 Georgia's run-first offense better balanceBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Defensive coordinators preparing to face No. 2 Georgia have something else to worry about.When loading the box to stop the Bulldogs' deep and productive corps of tailbacks, defenses must respect freshman quarterback Jake...

Big Ten's Remaining SchedulesBy The Associated PressHere's a look at the remaining football schedules for Big Ten teams. The records are listed by overall mark, then by conference and division.EAST DIVISIONOhio State (7-2, 5-1, 4-0): Michigan State, Illinois, at MichiganMichigan State (7-2, 5-1, 3-0): at Ohio State, Maryland, at...

STATS Senior Editor=Southland has shot to put four in playoffs for first timeBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - A conference getting four teams in the FCS playoffs was unheard of 15 years ago. Now, it's become commonplace, particularly for the highly regarded Missouri Valley and Colonial Athletic Association.A Southland Conference quartet...

STATS Senior Editor=Plenty at stake in SoCon heading into NovemberBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - There's an obvious favorite in the Southern Conference title race after October, but it's hardly clear if the team most likely to earn the league's automatic playoff bid is its best.It's even murkier trying to parse...

Associated PressIllinois frosh safety Bennett Williams growing up fastBy JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Wisconsin has scored 13 touchdowns through the air this season. None of them came against Illinois and Bennett Williams certainly did his part.The ball-hawking safety - coming off a career-high 14 tackles against Minnesota -...

STATS Senior Editor=Southland has shot to put four in playoffs for first timeBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - A conference getting four teams in the FCS playoffs was unheard of 15 years ago. Now, it's become commonplace, particularly for the highly regarded Missouri Valley and Colonial Athletic Association.A Southland Conference quartet...

AP College Football WriterWhat goes into deciding whether to change football coaches?By RALPH D. RUSSOCollege football coaches have been losing jobs for the past month, including Jim McElwain at Florida, and as the season hits the stretch run numerous athletic directors have to be considering whether it is...

Missouri hopes to bring offensive success to SEC playCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Since Missouri quarterback Drew Lock arrived in 2015, the Tigers have shown two different identities: a team that blows out opponents and one that loses in all sorts of ways.Missouri's better side trounces nonconference opponents, while its...