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AP Sports WriterOklahoma RB Anderson shines when opportunity knocksBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) It seemed Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson might never get the chance to live up to his enormous potential.He suffered a season-ending knee injury two games into the 2015 season and a season-ending neck injury...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: SMU's Quinn continues hot streak with 17 catchesBy ERIC OLSONSMU has completed 94 passes over the last three games. Trey Quinn has been on the receiving end of 49.The transfer from LSU tied his career high with 17 catches against Cincinnati on Saturday, including...

AP Sports WriterIowa State returns to Top 25 after 12 unranked seasonsBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) A week after 23rd-ranked Iowa State struggled to beat Army at home in September 2005, it quietly slipped out of the Top 25.Few knew then that it would take a dozen years...

BYU: Players cited for alcohol offenses released weeks agoPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU football coach Kalani Sitake says two players cited for alcohol-related offenses over the weekend were released from the team several weeks ago.Sitake said at a Monday news conference that linebacker Francis Bernard had asked to be...

AP Sports WriterCoach: Florida players, families have received death threatsBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain can handle the heat, the hate and even the harassment.He gets paid to deal with it.But he would like his players, coaches and all their families, including his own, to...

AP Sports WriterArkansas' Ragnow, Hayden out with lower leg injuriesBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas got more bad news Monday as standout center Frank Ragnow and stellar freshman running back Chase Hayden are now likely to miss the rest of the season with injuries.The update from coach Bret...

Associated PressFlorida State RB Jacques Patrick sidelined with knee injuryBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State begins a short week of preparation needing to replace one of its offensive playmakers.Unfortunately for the Seminoles, it's a familiar theme.Florida State will play at Boston College on Friday without running back...

AP Sports WriterIndiana seeks confidence from cliffhanger lossesBy PETE DIPRIMIOBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana's cliffhanger losses are mounting and coach Tom Allen is pushing the idea of perspective for his players.''I told our guys, `You're right on the verge of breaking through,''' he said Monday.In the last two games,...

Associated PressFor No. 11 Oklahoma State, the defense never restsBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State's defense keeps getting better.The No. 11 Cowboys won on the road Saturday, beating Texas 13-10 in overtime. Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) has allowed just 26 points over its last two...

Associated PressPurdue hoping Blough or Sindelar emerge as QBBy JEFF WASHBURNWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue's offense is floundering in Big Ten Conference play, and coach Jeff Brohm would like to see junior quarterback David Blough or redshirt sophomore Elijah Sindelar emerge as a clear starter.Through four conference games,...

AP College Football WriterMichigan failing to meet Harbaugh-inspired expectationsBy RALPH D. RUSSOSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Jammed into the visitor's interview room that could easily double as a tool shed underneath Beaver Stadium, Jim Harbaugh assessed where Michigan goes from here with his typical brevity.''We solve it with our...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama gears up for stretch run, rat poison and allBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is unbeaten, scarcely challenged and dominating on both sides of the ball.Now, the top-ranked Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) gets an open date to ready for the stretch...