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MIAMI (AP) - As some players from both sides brawled after the final play, BYU quarterback Christian Stewart decided to simply walk off the field.He fought for four quarters, then two overtimes.And the result he wanted just wasn't in the cards.Stewart led the Cougars back from a pair of...

AP Sports WriterGrobe: Winning not at expense of character at hurting BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Acting Baylor coach Jim Grobe says winning is very important but won't come at the expense of character and integrity.The former Wake Forest coach is taking over a program reeling from a...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson has been charged with punching a woman in the face in a nightclub.Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman confirmed the misdemeanor battery charge in an email to The Associated Press. Cappleman declined further comment.The Tallahassee Police Department has issued a...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Top heavy and offensively challenged. Aging and ripe to be toppled. That was how the Southeastern Conference looked earlier this season, and by its standards, probably still does to some. Halfway through the season, the SEC has only two teams in the top 10 but still can...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) College Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman and former Ohio State star John Hicks has died at age 65.The school announced his death Sunday, saying his wife Cindy had told Ohio State. Hicks won both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Trophy in 1973 as the nation's outstanding...

Associated PressEx-UVa football player says he was hazed, called 'retarded'By ALANNA DURKIN RICHERCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) A former University of Virginia football player has filed a federal lawsuit against the school alleging that he was forced to fight another member of the team to prove his ''manliness.''The lawsuit filed...

Associated PressFlorida State's Fisher blasts ACC officiating crewBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher will likely be receiving a call from the Atlantic Coast Conference after he blasted the officiating crew after his 12th-ranked Seminoles lost 37-34 to Clemson on Saturday.Fisher was livid over three...

AP Sports WriterSEC struggles through offseason of investigations, arrestsBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) For the Southeastern Conference, football season can't get here soon enough.The league that's home to eight of the past 10 national titles has also been home to a large amount of offseason problems. There's been...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New Missouri State coach Dave Steckel has hired four assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley.Steckel was hired Sunday to his first head coaching job after 14 years under Missouri's Gary Pinkel. He also added former Missouri player Kenji Jackson...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's starting quarterback against Tennessee will be decided later in the week.Although redshirt freshman Will Grier played the entire game at Kentucky, a 14-9 victory Saturday, coach Jim McElwain hasn't committed to giving Grier a third consecutive start when the Gators (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference)...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Brian Jenkins has agreed to become Alabama State's new coach following a successful run at Bethune-Cookman.Interim Athletic Director Melvin Hines announced the Jenkins' hiring on Tuesday. Jenkins posted a 46-14 record in five seasons with the Wildcats.He led Bethune-Cookman to at least a share of...

Every team in the AP Top 25 is playing this weekend in a total of 18 games. All these games will be:A) A matchup of ranked teams.B) A rivalry game.C) A game with College Football Playoff implications.D) A game with conference title implications.E) Some combination of the above.So this...