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(STATS) - Montana and Northern Arizona each need three scenarios to play out in the final weekend of the regular season to clinch the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.While that sounds unlikely, the matchups are such that all those outcomes could easily unfold.In what is shaping...

Southern Miss' Hopson out as coach; Walden takes overHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Southern Mississippi coach Jay Hopson said Monday that he has stepped down and co-offensive coordinator Scotty Walden will take over as interim coach.The school announced the coaching change Monday afternoon in a news release, ending Hopson's tenure...

AP Sports WriterWilkins, Benjamin lead Sun Devils past BruinsBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Manny Wilkins, in his final home game, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and Arizona State kept its Pac-12 South title hopes very much alive with a 31-28 victory over UCLA on Saturday.Eno...

Former Baylor student files new lawsuit alleging rapeWACO, Texas (AP) A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players has filed a federal lawsuit against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults involving other women and players.The lawsuit filed against the...

Associated PressPolice ID teen tackled after bringing gun to Oregon schoolBy GILLIAN FLACCUSPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Police released the identity Saturday of an 18-year-old student who was tackled after reportedly bringing a gun into classroom at an Oregon high school.The Portland Police Bureau said Angel Granados Dias had been...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has named offensive line coach and son Brian Ferentz as his new offensive coordinator. Brian Ferentz played for the Hawkeyes before getting into coaching. He later spent four seasons in various roles on the coaching staff of the New England Patriots, serving...

AP Sports WriterTexas fires football coach Tom Herman after 4 seasonsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas fired football coach Tom Herman on Saturday after four seasons of failing to win a Big 12 championship and only one league title game appearance.Herman still had three seasons left on a...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: October begins with 14 unbeatensBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe arrival of October in college football means nonconference game are mostly done, with some notable exceptions involving independents, late-season rivalries and those mid-November cupcakes that have become a Southern staple.Conference play usually means familiar opponents,...

AP Sports WriterWelcome to Dooley Field: Georgia honors longtime coachBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) At age 87, Vince Dooley broke out a few dance moves as James Brown blared throughout Sanford Stadium.The longtime Georgia coach had reason to celebrate.The field at Sanford Stadium was formally named after Dooley...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: Clemson will win with talent to slow LSU, BurrowBy PETE IACOBELLINEW ORLEANS (AP) No. 1 LSU has been unstoppable this season but the top-ranked team in the nation hasn't faced Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables this season.It is a given that in prepping for the...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Alabama jumps to No. 1 after Clemson close callBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call.Alabama received 29 of...

Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting gameNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Students from Harvard and Yale universities, along with others who staged a climate change protest on the field during last month's football game between the Ivy League schools, were sentenced Friday to perform community service.Judge Philip Scarpellino...