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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best of the FCS in SeptemberBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A September to remember? Indeed, FCS.With nine FCS teams beating FBS opponents and conference races kicking off with plenty of surprises, the first month of the season (adding in the late August games) whet the appetite for...

California WR Demetris Robertson out for seasonBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California receiver Demetris Robertson will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury.Robertson said on Twitter that he had surgery to repair an injury that bothered him last season. The school confirmed the surgery on Sunday and...

UTEP coach Sean Kugler resigns after Miners' 0-5 startEL PASO, Texas (AP) UTEP football coach Sean Kugler resigned Sunday after an 0-5 start.Kugler stepped down a day after the Miners' 35-21 loss at Army, and meeting with outgoing UTEP athletic director and former coach Bob Stull.This was Kugler's...

UTEP coach Sean Kugler resigns after Miners' 0-5 startEL PASO, Texas (AP) UTEP football coach Sean Kugler has resigned after a 0-5 start.Kugler stepped down Sunday, a day after the Miners' 35-21 loss at Army.This was Kugler's fifth season at his alma mater. He leaves with an 18-36...

AP Sports WriterDominant defense setting tone for No. 5 GeorgiaBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he doesn't deserve the credit for the way the Bulldogs' defense is performing, even though his background suggests otherwise.''That's not my defense. Coach Tucker does a tremendous job with...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Stidham living up to his billing with 3 big gamesBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Jarrett Stidham dropped deep into Auburn's end zone and launched the ball down the field.Boom, as coach Gus Malzahn would say. A seemingly high-risk play went 57 yards to Eli Stove...

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...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota's Rhoda gets another shot at MarylandBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Conor Rhoda was pretty convinced his college career was going to end without ever having the chance to start a game at Minnesota.That all changed last season when starting quarterback Mitch Leidner was sidelined by a...

AP Sports WriterPeyton Manning 'pulling hard' for Vols coach Butch JonesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning says he's ''pulling hard'' for Volunteers coach Butch Jones, who has received perhaps the toughest criticism of his five-year tenure over the last couple of weeks.Manning said Friday...

NFL prospect Josh Allen flashes potential in OT winLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming looks to have a running game and no one is more excited than quarterback Josh Allen, who is being looked at as a possible high NFL draft pick next year.The Cowboys rushed for 177 yards in...