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AP Sports WriterNo. 21 Auburn trying to keep season from going downhillBy JOHN ZENORThe Auburn Tigers went from flying high to falling hard against LSU.Now, the 21st-ranked Tigers are trying to keep the season from taking a similar tumble. Losing a 20-0 lead in Baton Rouge left coach Gus...

Texas' Herman, Baylor's Rhule in similar post-AAC situationsWACO, Texas (AP) The last two coaches to win American Athletic Conference championship are now in their first season trying to rebuild a pair of Big 12 programs.Tom Herman and Matt Rhule are still in the early stages of their new...

AP Sports WriterFor Northwestern, Big Ten title game follows big turnaroundBy ANDREW SELIGMANPat Fitzgerald figures he will gain a few more gray hairs by the time No. 15 Northwestern steps on the field to face third-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday.As the Wildcats' coach,...

Former 5-star QB Barnett transfers to USF after 'Bama, ASUTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Former Alabama and Arizona State quarterback Blake Barnett, once a five-star recruit, has transferred to South Florida, where he'll be immediately eligible to play with two seasons remaining.USF announced the addition of Barnett on Friday. He...

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 WriterVols focusing on fundamentals as they attempt to end slideBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has received a reality check the last couple of months on how much work it needs to do before the Volunteers return to relevance in the Southeastern Conference.The Vols (2-3, 0-2...

AP Sports WriterIowa State's Joel Lanning plays both ways vs. OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered the game at quarterback with about four minutes left in the first...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=James Madison AD: 50 percent of teams for FCS playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There remains the possibility of an FCS season this fall even as schools and conferences continue to announce they're suspending competition for the rest of the year.Anything beyond the regular season,...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse both wary and confident as season nearsBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers has had to cope with three missed practices as he tries to get the Orange ready for a football season during a pandemic.So far, so good.''They've handled it well. We froze practice until we...

AP Sports WriterFields throws 5 TDs passes, No. 3 Ohio State beats RutgersBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Justin Fields threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to help No. 3 Ohio State beat Rutgers 49-27 on Saturday night.Fields, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2019, added to...

The Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at NRG Stadium. Arkansas at Texas When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Arkansas -6 PREDICTION: Arkansas 27, Texas 17 Join BetOnline and get...

Police: LSU's Ingram arrested on sexual assault chargesBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Authorities in Dallas say LSU offensive lineman Ed Ingram was arrested on sexual assault charges in early August, around the same time the projected starter was suspended from the Tigers' football program for an unspecified violation of...