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AP Sports WriterFlorida QB Franks gains fame, trophy after improbable throwBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks walked into his American History class Monday and was handed a trophy, an award professor Steve Noll gives to students for asking really good questions.Franks got it for delivering...

AP Sports WriterImproved Virginia prepares for stern test at Boise StateBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) After three home games to start the season, Virginia has already matched its victory total of a year ago.The Cavaliers (2-1) will get a better sense of how far they've come when...

Associated PressPurdue running game vastly improved as Michigan loomsBy JEFF WASHBURNWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Jeff Brohm, who came to Purdue in December with a reputation as an offensive gunslinger, said Monday that he would love for the Boilermakers to pass for 500 yards every game. He labeled his...

AP College Football WriterNebraska's Mike Riley is keeping his cool as pressure mountsBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Mike Riley has been at Nebraska for only 29 games, yet there is an air around the program that his job is on the line as the Cornhuskers get ready to...

AP Sports WriterBrowne out? Pitt weighing change at quarterbackBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Three weeks into the season, Pitt remains a mystery. At least to its head coach.Pat Narduzzi isn't sure who his quarterback is or how the Panthers as a whole will react after getting drilled 59-21 by...

AP Sports WriterCupcakes aside, now it gets tougher for No. 7 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Enough with the cupcakes and empty calories.After gorging on weak opponents for three weeks, No. 7 Washington gets its first real test when it travels to Colorado for Saturday's rematch of the Pac-12...

AP Sports WriterTexas' Holton Hill a surprise scoring threat for LonghornsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Every time Holton Hill touches the ball, the field seems to open up for him all the way to the end zone.Three touches, three touchdowns. Pretty good production for a defensive back.The Texas...

Rematch of Big 12's last national title: Texas at No. 4 USCBy The Associated PressSome things to watch in the Big 12 Conference in Week 3 of the season, the last weekend before any games that will count toward the conference standings:GAME OF THE WEEKTexas (1-1) at No. 4...

AP Sports WriterPurdue hits the road for matchup against SEC foe MissouriBy DAVID GINSBURGSome things to watch in the Big Ten this weekend:GAME OF THE WEEKPurdue at Missouri. The Boilermakers (1-1) take to the road for a matchup with Missouri, Purdue's first game against a Southeastern Conference foe since...

AP Sports WriterTexas' Holton Hill a surprise scoring threat for LonghornsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Every time Holton Hill touches the ball, the field seems to open up for him all the way to the end zone.Three touches, three touchdowns. Pretty good production for a defensive back.The Texas...

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield set off a firestorm when he grabbed a Sooners flag and planted it at midfield after he and his team knocked off then-No. 2 Ohio State 31-16 on the road last weekend. If recent history is a guide, Mayfield and the Sooners might want to avoid...

Drake to make 2018 trip to China(STATS) - The Drake football program will make a good-will trip to China next spring, the university announced Wednesday.The trip, scheduled for May 22 to June 4, will leverage longstanding partnerships the university has in China. The team's agenda is expected to include...