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AP Sports WriterHoosiers intend to keep using dual options at quarterbackBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Right now, Indiana coach Tom Allen has the best of both worlds at quarterback.Richard Lagow is a tall, prototypical pocket passer who spent three quarters carving up Ohio State's secondary in the season...

Associated PressPurdue takes a bit of buzz into game vs MissouriBy JEFF WASHBURNWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) It has been 10 years since a Purdue football fan might call attending a Boilermaker game as fun.Since Joe Tiller's 2007 team finished 8-5 including a bowl victory against Central Michigan, Purdue's...

AP Sports WriterTexas not set on starting QB for trip to No. 4 Southern CalBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman has his first win at Texas and now faces a quandary that has dogged Longhorns coaches before him: who to start at quarterback.Texas (1-1) heads to No....

AP Sports WriterMississippi State's Simmons emerging as defensive standoutBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) In the span of 60 minutes of football on Saturday, Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons put on impressive display of what a 300-pound man can do to dominate a game.His first act was on...

Kent State coach Paul Haynes returns after cancer surgeryKENT, Ohio (AP) Kent State coach Paul Haynes has returned to the football program after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.The school announced last month that Haynes was taking a medical leave of absence but did not provide details about his...

QB Falk will start for Washington State versus Oregon StatePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Luke Falk will remain the starting quarterback when No. 21 Washington State hosts Oregon State on Saturday.Falk struggled in the second half of Saturday's victory over Boise State and was removed from the game. He later...

AP Sports WriterTyler Huntley shines but Utah looking for more from offenseBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley put on a one-man show in a six-point win over rival BYU but there are some long-term concerns about the inherent risks when he keeps the ball...

ECU reassigns defensive coordinator after latest blowoutGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) East Carolina's latest poor defensive performance has the Pirates changing coordinators.Coach Scottie Montgomery says defensive coordinator Kenwick Thompson has been reassigned within the football program and will no longer coach and defensive line coach Robert Prunty has replaced him...

Associated PressUSC's offensive line delivers blows early, late vs StanfordBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) By the fourth quarter, the Southern California offensive line could see the physical and psychological effects of a bruising running game had taken on the opposing defense.It's happened plenty of times over the last...

The Associated PressNo. 4 Penn State banking on defensive depthBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A week ago, Shareef Miller hobbled to the far end of a cold, wet bench to sit down, rest a sore leg and watch Penn State's defensive line work without him.Linebacker Jason Cabinda...

AP Sports WriterLock It Down: Clemson D makes its case as country's bestBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's defense not only shut down Auburn - it left little doubt which side of the ball would lead its latest try for a national championship.The Tigers (2-0), who stayed No....

AP College Football WriterSooner Surge: Oklahoma up to No. 2 behind Alabama in AP pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind Alabama after the Sooners scored the most impressive victory of week two.Three of the top six teams from...