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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: UAB celebrates its return, but tough issues remainBy PAUL NEWBERRYWelcome back, UAB.Now, the real work begins.For the Blazers, and so many other programs on the fringes of supposedly major-college football, it's hard to envision a scenario where this all works out in the long run. There's...

AP Sports WriterVols will see if their run defense is better vs Georgia TechBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's defense has spent the offseason preaching the importance of preventing the long runs it allowed far too often late last year.That defense will learn exactly how far it's come...

AP Sports WriterBIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: Youngest power league with oldest coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSMaybe Oklahoma State was just well ahead of a trend when making 37-year-old former Cowboys quarterback Mike Gundy their head coach.Now 13 years after Gundy became the man at Oklahoma State, the Big 12 has three 30-something...

AP Sports WriterAge gap: Big 12 youngest power league even with oldest coachBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Big 12 coaches have the youngest average age among the Power Five conferences, even with the nation's oldest coach.Along with 77-year-old Bill Snyder at Kansas State, the Big 12 also has the youngest with...

STATS Editor=NAU QB Cookus eager to returnBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Hours before kickoff of Northern Arizona's season opener inside an empty stadium, Case Cookus will experience a sensation he hasn't felt in almost a year."You're in your shorts and T-shirt, just throwing the ball around," he explained. "Then people...

AP Sports WriterKiffin's debut at FAU to come against NavyBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) They're expecting a big crowd at Florida Atlantic for Lane Kiffin's first game as coach, with a sellout of the Owls' on-campus stadium seeming like a possibility.That would mean a crowd of about...

AP College Football WriterBIG TEN SPOTLIGHT: Huskers join Badgers with 3-4 defenseBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's switch to the 3-4 defense was not solely motivated by the ''if you can't beat them, join them'' idiom.It's true the Cornhuskers have been chasing Wisconsin in the Big Ten West...

AP College Football WriterHuskers join Badgers with 3-4 defense, hope for same resultsBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska is among a half-dozen teams switching to the 3-4 defense with the hope of having the same success with it as Big Ten rival Wisconsin.Associated Press research found that 48...

STATS Writer=Six ranked MVFC teams ready for openersBy TAYLOR BECHTOLD(STATS) - With the Missouri Valley Football Conference's opening night fast approaching, all eyes are on what South Dakota State's prolific aerial attack can do for an encore after helping the Jackrabbits roll to a share of the conference title...

Associated PressJudge to rule whether Penn State frat death case can proceedBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Members of a now-shuttered Pennsylvania State University fraternity will learn on Friday whether a district judge believes there is enough evidence to send charges related to the death of a pledge to...

AP Sports WriterArmy kicks off season at home against FordhamBy JOHN KEKISForgive Army coach Jeff Monken if he's a little antsy - the season opener at home Friday night is against Fordham of the Football Championship Subdivision.The Rams may play at college football's second level, but they're a powerhouse...

Associated PressFrat members seek dismissal in Penn State pledge death caseBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity asked a district judge Wednesday to dismiss some or all of the charges related to a pledge's death, arguing their clients didn't act recklessly...