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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...

Texas State beats UL Monroe 38-17 in Sun Belt openerMONROE, La. (AP) Tyler Vitt threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half to lead Texas State to an 38-17 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in a Sun Belt Conference opener on Saturday night.Vitt connected with...

AP Sports WriterNo. 10 Michigan has plenty to work on during early bye weekBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh hired Josh Gattis and handed him the keys to Michigan's offense last winter, hoping the offensive coordinator would bring the program up to speed in college football.Harbaugh...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Mississippi St faces No. 17 Georgia in early SEC testBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Who's the best team in the Southeastern Conferences?Once you get past top-ranked Alabama, that is?The answer should be a bit more apparent after a Saturday night between the hedges.In a...

Associated PressKendall returns with West Virginia to face No. 5 OklahomaBy MURRAY EVANSNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Quarterback Austin Kendall always wanted to lead his football team onto Oklahoma's Owen Field, seeking a win over a Big 12 Conference rival before another sellout crowd. He will, though he will be...

No. 3 Clemson, No. 22 Virginia vying for ACC championshipBy The Associated PressNo. 22 Virginia (9-3, 6-2 ACC) vs. No. 3 Clemson (12-0, 8-0; No. 3 CFP), Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST (ABC).Line: Clemson by 28.Series record: Clemson leads 38-8-1.WHAT'S AT STAKE?Clemson is looking to become the first program...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: Central Arkansas grabs FBS winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A number of FCS teams stayed close with FBS opponents during the first full weekend of college football only to let their opportunity slip away in the fourth quarter.Central Arkansas' aggressive mind-set made...

AP Sports WriterIowa's defense off to fast start in '17By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) It took just one game for Iowa's defense to exceed its preseason expectations.Iowa (1-0) dominated star quarterback Josh Allen and Wyoming in a 24-3 win on Saturday. The Hawkeyes allowed just 3.3...

Louisville quarterback to have season-ending toe surgeryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville says redshirt junior quarterback Jawon Pass will miss the rest of this season after having surgery for an injured right toe that has sidelined him the past four games.Pass started the Cardinals' first two contests and was injured...

Florida A&M to open at UCF in 2019(STATS) - Florida A&M will open the 2019 season against UCF at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando.Florida A&M won the only previous meeting, 19-14 in Tallahassee in 1987, when both teams played on the FCS level.UCF was the only FBS team to finish...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State pushes for better offense under MoorheadBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State hired Joe Moorhead nearly two years ago mainly because of his reputation as an offensive savant.Year one didn't go exactly as planned. The coach expects much more progress this fall.Mississippi State's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Potential spoilers in FCS conference racesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Few foresaw Elon and Monmouth making the FCS playoffs last season after their 2016 campaigns.Columbia's perennial struggling program took a bigger step than expected.Austin Peay? The Govs weren't even a hazy image in anyone's crystal ball.But there...