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AP Sports WriterOctober losses by top teams leave Big 12 in chaosBy LUKE MEREDITHIn August, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa State were the talk of the Big 12 Conference.The Sooners, Longhorns and Cyclones all head into November looking to use bye weeks to bounce back from crushing defeats.Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1...

AP Sports WriterResurrected UAB's football games going down to the wireBy JOHN ZENORUAB's return to the football field has been quite the roller coaster ride.The Blazers have lost on a two-point play in overtime and won with an end-of-game blocked field goal. In fact, the Blazers' first four Conference...

AP Sports WriterKiffin, Singletary looking to take FAU to new heights in '18By TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) After leading the nation in touchdowns last season, Florida Atlantic running back Devin Singletary got a gift from Owls coach Lane Kiffin.It was a book. The title: ''Ego is the...

2018 AP All-America Team ListBy The Associated PressThe 2018 AP All-America team:FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQuarterback - Kyler Murray, junior, OklahomaRunning backs - Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, MemphisTackles - Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, ClemsonGuards - Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, KentuckyCenter - Garrett Bradbury,...

Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson tears ACL in right kneeEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, throwing his future up in the air.The school said Tuesday he will work with the athletic training staff to prepare for surgery in...

AP Sports WriterSun Devils look to extend Beavers' long road losing streakBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State coach Herm Edwards is pointing to Oregon State's offense as a reason the Sun Devils cannot afford to overlook the Beavers when they meet Saturday night.''There's a team when you...

AP Sports WriterLingering knee issue still bothering Ohio State's FieldsBy JOHN MARSHALLSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.Fields said Tuesday his left knee is only 80 to 85% heading into...

Case McCoy and Jordan Hicks have rejoined the Texas Longhorns following a Dec. 28 suspension, coach Mack Brown announced Sunday night. "Obviously when you break team rules there's a certain amount of trust that has been broken, and that will be addressed with further discipline," Brown said in a statement....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=UNI's Fountain motivated even moreBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain not being invited to the NFL Combine was considered the biggest snub among FCS candidates for next month's draft.It's only motivated him more."I always have a chip on my shoulder," Fountain...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Carman vs. Ohio State's Young an intriguing battleBy DAVID BRANDTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Jackson Carman had a few good options when deciding where to play college football, including Ohio State.Unlike many highly rated recruits from Ohio, the offensive lineman decided to leave the Buckeye State.Now Carman's...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=College football back on FCS campusesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - College football and normalcy - relative normalcy, that is - made a welcomed return to FCS campuses on Saturday.When you're talking FCS, wild games and surprising results are often the norm, and the first FCS-vs.-FCS...

R.C. Slocum named interim Texas A&M athletic directorCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Former Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum has been named the school's interim athletic director.Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young announced the appointment in a statement Friday.The 74-year-old Slocum steps into the vacancy left by Scott...