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AP Sports WriterTexas offense sputtering into Big 12 playBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Touchdowns are rare, the running game is going nowhere and a patchwork offensive line has the quarterback on the run when he's not wearing a protective boot on his sprained ankle.The Texas offense is in...

AP College Football WriterTough stretch? Badgers big enough problem for Riley, HuskersBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska is entering a stretch of games that could go a long way in determining how the season, and coach Mike Riley, are judged.No. 9 Wisconsin comes to town on Saturday night,...

Associated PressIllinois benching Crouch for QB Jeff George Jr.By JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Jeff George Jr. has been named the starting quarterback at Illinois, which is off to a middling start behind the Big Ten's worst offense.Chayce Crouch started in the Illini's first four games, but after a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama, Saban not relaxing after SEC beatdownsBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban needs no help in avoiding complacency or overconfidence and wants to make sure his team doesn't either.The top-ranked Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) are fresh from the kind...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Stanford's Love season's 1st 1,000-yard rusherBy ERIC OLSONStanford's Bryce Love is the first 1,000-yard rusher in the Bowl Subdivision, crossing the threshold with the nation's top performance of the season.Love ran for a school-record 301 yards on 25 carries against Arizona State on Saturday...

Oregon QB Justin Herbert out with fractured collarboneEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is out ''for a while'' because of a fractured collarbone, coach Willie Taggart said Monday.Taggart also said at his weekly news conference that junior linebacker Kaulana Apelu is out for the season with an...

Associated PressFlorida State looking for consistency going into Miami weekBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's offense showed some progress in last week's win over Wake Forest. But there are still plenty of things that need improvement as preparations begin for Saturday's game against 13th-ranked Miami.The points of...

Associated PressNo. 9 Wisconsin's defense turns up the pressure on foesBy DENNIS SEMRAUMADISON, Wis. (AP) No. 9 Wisconsin is turning up the pressure. After swarming Northwestern for eight sacks, the Badgers have their sights set on Nebraska this weekend.The Badgers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are averaging 4 sacks...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma RBs Adams, Sermon fill void for NFL departeesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) They aren't quite Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, but Oklahoma running backs Abdul Adams and Trey Sermon are getting the job done for the third-ranked Sooners.When Perine and Mixon left early for the...

AP College Football WriterBeing Saban's boss: Byrne settles in as AD at AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Hanging on the wall of Greg Byrne's relatively new office at Alabama, along with the family photos, is a framed piece of construction paper and spiral notebook that foretold a...

AP Sports WriterDefense is showing its worth for No. 11 Washington StateBy TIM BOOTHPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) With Mike Leach calling plays and Luke Falk serving the role of conductor, it's always going to be Washington State's offense that receives the majority of the attention.The reason the 11th-ranked Cougars...

AP Sports WriterBig-play D wreaks havoc across field for No. 9 WisconsinBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Natrell Jamerson stepped in front of the target, caught the ball and surveyed the road ahead to the end zone.What a view.''Green grass,'' the Wisconsin safety said with a smile.Well, he...