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Facing the possibility of being out of the playoff picture five weeks into the season, No. 13 Alabama announced it is far from finished.Facing the possibility of being upset in Indiana, No. 1 Ohio State wiggled out of a tight spot to keep its winning streak going. Whether it...

AP Sports WriterPower 5 conferences vote to stop spring practices off campusBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Power Five conferences have voted to stop coaches from taking teams off-campus during any vacation period outside a sport's season for practice, a rule proposed after Jim Harbaugh took his...

Werts leads Georgia Southern past UL Monroe 51-29STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Shai Werts threw for one touchdown, ran for two and the defense came up with three turnovers as Georgia Southern rolled to a 51-29 win over Louisiana Monroe on Saturday.Werts had touchdown runs of 11 and 24 yards...

USC QB Slovis knocked out of Utah game on second playLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis was knocked out of the Trojans' 30-23 victory against No. 10 Utah on Friday night after taking a legal but hard hit from Utes defensive tackle Leki Fotu early in...

Kent State beats Utah State 51-41 for 1st bowl victoryFRISCO, Texas (AP) Kent State capped a turnaround season with its first bowl victory.Dustin Crum passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 147 yards and the clinching score to help Kent State beat Utah...

Oklahoma has seven first-team selections on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team after winning its 10th league title. Big-play receiver Dede Westbrook, who has 1,465 yards receiving with 16 touchdowns that average 49 yards per score, was selected the Big 12 offensive player of the year with nine votes. That...

AP College Football WriterTop heavy: Handful of elite programs hoard most top recruitsBy RALPH D. RUSSOMcKinnley Jackson, a huge and talented defensive tackle from Mississippi, was one of the few five-star recruits whose college choice was a mystery coming into signing day.''I'll keep this short, simple and sweet,'' Jackson...

Associated PressOne week later, Oklahoma State ready to take on TulsaBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) One week after its originally scheduled season opener was supposed to take place, No. 11 Oklahoma State will finally take the field this weekend.After Tulsa had several players test positive for COVID-19 earlier...

AP Sports WriterIowa's struggling receivers crippling Hawkeyes offenseBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's offense has typically revolved around the idea that a strong line and interchangeable running backs will open up the passing game.The Hawkeyes didn't expect its receivers to be so ineffective that their entire offensive...

Norfolk State forced to vacate 2011 MEAC title(STATS) - Norfolk State's 2011 MEAC football championship has been vacated as part of the NCAA sanctions lobbied against the university for inaccurate reporting of some student-athletes' eligibility, the NCAA and the school announced Thursday.The athletic department has been placed on two...

Texas' Herman, Baylor's Rhule in similar post-AAC situationsWACO, Texas (AP) The last two coaches to win American Athletic Conference championship are now in their first season trying to rebuild a pair of Big 12 programs.Tom Herman and Matt Rhule are still in the early stages of their new...

AP Sports WriterAt 3-3, Texas A&M and Fisher stuck in neutralBy JIM VERTUNOCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M's $75 million plan with Jimbo Fisher is stuck in neutral.The Aggies are 3-3 and out of the Top 25 for the first time this season after losing 47-28 at home...