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Iowa State trying to jumpstart woeful running game vs TCUAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State began the season with five running backs and coach Matt Campbell hoping that one would step forward and prove he could be the No. 1 guy.After four games, that hasn't happened. No one yet...

North Carolina defensive coordinator Chizik steps downCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik is resigning after two seasons with the Tar Heels.In a letter to North Carolina fans, Chizik said he was stepping away from football to focus on his family. Chizik's wife and three...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson will play this season with a brace on his surgically repaired left knee.Watson is the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year. He tore his ACL last November, had surgery the next month and has been recuperating since. He is...

AP College Football WriterAttorney didn't tell Huskers about pending charge vs RBBy ERIC OLSONAn attorney for Nebraska running back Maurice Washington said Wednesday he never told anyone at the university about the nature of potential charges against the player in a pornography case that cropped up just as last...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=CAA matchups a highlight in FCS Week 6By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - CAA Football will be in the spotlight next Saturday - and reigning national champion James Madison won't even be playing.While the 5-0 Dukes break for their open week, all four CAA games will help shape...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 FCS vs. FBS: Missouri ValleyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Missouri Valley Football Conference is the only FCS league that lays claim to having at least one FBS win in every season this decade.It gets tougher with each year that FBS teams duck playing FCS national...

AP College Football WriterPurdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 winsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPurdue has fired coach Darrell Hazell midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.Hazell was 9-33 overall (.220) since taking over in...

AP Sports WriterHokies' defensive coordinator to step down after seasonBy HANK KURZ Jr.BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Bud Foster's long run on the sidelines at Virginia Tech is coming to an end.The 60-year-old defensive coordinator said this upcoming season will be his last as an assistant coach.Foster informed the team...

AP Sports WriterIowa's defense picks up slacking offenseBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) At 5-3 overall and just 2-3 in the Big Ten, Iowa hasn't lived up to its annual expectation of competing for the West division title.Just imagine where the Hawkeyes might be if it wasn't for...

Central Arkansas leads Southland preseason team(Stats Perform) - Behind quarterback Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas led the way with 14 selections on the Southland Conference preseason team Wednesday.Smith, a redshirt junior, set the school's single-season record for passing yards (3,704) and tied the mark for touchdown passes (32) as Central...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Sarkisian and his assistants went recruiting on the morning after No. 17 Southern California's stunning 17-12 loss to Washington.The coach realizes his selling job is a bit tougher, both in high school kids' living rooms and his own locker room.The talent-stacked Trojans (3-2, 1-2...

AP Sports WriterMissouri files brief as it seeks to overturn NCAA sanctionsBy DAVE SKRETTAMissouri submitted its appeals brief to the NCAA on Monday, taking the next step in attempting to limit or overturn what it believes are overly harsh sanctions in the case of a rogue former tutor.The school...