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Best Western? WKU plays WMU in First Responder Bowl at SMUBy The Associated PressFIRST RESPONDER BOWL: Western Kentucky (8-4, C-USA) vs. Western Michigan (7-5, MAC), in Dallas, Monday at 12:30 p.m. EST.Line: Western Kentucky by 3.Series record: Western Michigan leads 11-3-1.WHAT'S AT STAKEWestern Kentucky has a three-game winning streak,...

AP Sports WriterRoad leads Sonny Dykes home to Texas and SMUBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Sonny Dykes didn't even have to finish the story of his favorite SMU memory to stir some in the crowd who showed up to greet the Mustangs' new coach.All he had to say was...

NC State hires former Wisconsin DB to coach safetiesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired former Wisconsin defensive back Aaron Henry to coach its safeties.Coach Dave Doeren announced Henry's hiring Friday.Henry spent last season as the cornerbacks coach at Rutgers and before that he was a graduate...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Buck Buchanan Award Watch List grows by sevenBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Seven players who have been dominating in the first half of the college football season were nominated to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Thursday.The Buchanan Award, presented to the national defensive...

Auburn lineman Alec Jackson has hand surgery, out vs AggiesAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn left tackle Alec Jackson had surgery on his right hand and will miss the game with No. 5 Texas A&M.Tigers coach Gus Malzahn says Jackson had surgery on Monday. He didn't give a timetable for...

Associated PressAttorney: Abused clients were Ohio State football playersBy MARK GILLISPIECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who claim they were sexually abused by a team physician told The Associated Press on Saturday that most...

Associated PressStanford's McCaffrey uncertain to play against ColoradoBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford coach David Shaw said running back Christian McCaffrey is feeling better and is hopeful that the 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist will be back in the lineup against Colorado on Saturday.McCaffrey has been sidelined since suffering...

Oklahoma St LB Brendan Vaughn charged with drug possessionSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State redshirt freshman linebacker Brendan Vaughn has been charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 2000 feet of a school and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.A Payne County Sheriff's Department document says...

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor FloydAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of George Floyd on Thursday.Many of the players locked arms on the two-mile walk that...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinal on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play most of its semifinals on New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: 10-win teams in 2016 likely to slip back in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama makes knocking out double-digit victory seasons look so easy, but for most programs, it takes a combination of good play and good fortune that can be difficult to replicate from one...

AP Sports WriterDevon Allen out for the season after ACL injuryBy ANNE M. PETERSONOregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, the team confirmed Monday night.Allen injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the fourth...