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STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: Kennesaw maturing as a programBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Half of Kennesaw State's losses in its first two seasons as a start-up program came against Charleston Southern and Liberty.After posting a 42-28 victory at Liberty on Saturday night, the third-year Owls are...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Penn State up to 2 behind unanimous No. 1 AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press College football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets gave the Top 25 a major...

AP Sports WriterDoes Florida coach Jim McElwain deserve credit or criticism?By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain refuses to make excuses for his undermanned team.He certainly could, even though few outsiders, if any, would listen at this point.The unranked Gators (3-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) dropped consecutive...

AP College Football WriterNew version of football targets falling youth participationBy RALPH D. RUSSOISLIP, N.Y. (AP) Nobody is keeping track of the score or exactly how much time is left in the game. Then again, the Colts and Cougars have been playing in the rain for about an...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Week 8 FCS schedule is a dandyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Intriguing storylines fill the Week 8 schedule in the FCS next weekend - one of the best of the season.The matchups don't even have to involve conference leaders as Richmond and Delaware will attest. They've had...

AP Sports WriterLouisville seeks defensive improvement after 3rd ACC lossBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson continues to pile up eye-popping yardage and touchdown totals - not to mention an impressive resume of records and highlights - that should merit consideration for another Heisman Trophy.Unfortunately...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, accounted for seven TDs and 373 yards to help the ninth-ranked Buckeyes roll to a 56-14 victory over Nebraska.-Khalil Tate, Arizona, ran for 230 yards and two touchdowns to lead Arizona over UCLA 47-30, a week after breaking the FBS record...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five takeaways from FCS Week 7By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The visit by ESPN's "College GameDay" to James Madison was all the rage in the FCS this past week.Until the first kickoff on Saturday.That's when action from so many big games across the FCS commanded the spotlight.Here...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Holy Cross fire Gilmore, name Rock interim coachBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Tom Gilmore was fired as Holy Cross' coach Sunday, one day after the Crusaders were shut out for their fourth straight loss.The longest-tenured coach in the Patriot League was 72-81 (.471) in 14 seasons, including...

Memphis player charged with rape, is kicked off teamMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Police say Memphis defensive end Ernest Suttles has been charged with rape after an incident near campus, and Suttles was dismissed from the team before the Tigers played Navy on Saturday.The Memphis Police Department wrote on Twitter...

'GameDay' draws banner crowd to James Madison (STATS) - A visit by ESPN's "College GameDay" preview show to James Madison on Saturday proved to be a rousing success before the reigning FCS championship program hosted Villanova in a key CAA Football game.JMU Athletics estimated a crowd of 14,000 packed...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse takes big step with win over No. 2 ClemsonBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers paused at midfield in the Carrier Dome after the most important victory of his coaching career. He had no choice because he was surrounded by ecstatic fans stunned...