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STATS Senior Editor=Chattanooga eager for shot at redemption vs. JSUBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - The last time Tom Arth left the sidelines of a competitive football game was on a cold December day in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, his John Carroll team having succumbed in a Division III playoff game to the...

AP Sports WriterQB Lagow has new message, confidence boost to lead HoosiersBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) The offseason message to Richard Lagow was succinct: Don't be a hero. Just be a quarterback.Indiana's new offensive coordinator, Mike DeBord , remembers having the same conversation with Brian Griese in 1997,...

AP Sports WriterPitt Preview: Panthers looking to take the next stepBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Pat Narduzzi considers himself a bit of a sloganeer. The Pitt football coach adopted ''Earn The Jersey'' during his first season in 2015. Last fall the Panthers rallied around ''The Pursuit.''This time around, Narduzzi...

Chattanooga QB Bennifield suspended 4 games(STATS) - Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield has been suspended for the first four games of the season because of an NCAA academic issue.Bennifield's final appeal to play was denied Thursday, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The senior for the Mocs - the...

Associated PressGeorgia Tech exploring options to replace leading rusherBy ANDY BUHLERATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's triple-option offense has a group of fresh faces in the backfield.After the school dismissed leading running back Dedrick Mills last week for violation of unidentified athletic department rules, and has little game experience behind...

NCAA academic issue sidelines Chattanooga QB for 4 gamesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss the Mocs' first four games because of what the school has described as an NCAA academic issue.Chattanooga athletic department spokesman Jay Blackman confirmed Friday that Bennifield would miss four games and...

Wake Forest suspends defensive lineman Paris Black 3-gamesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says defensive lineman Paris Black has been suspended three games for violating undisclosed team rules.Coach Dave Clawson announced the suspension Friday.Black will be eligible to play when the Demon Deacons visit Appalachian State on Sept. 23.Black...

No. 19 South Florida opens Strong era vs. San Jose St.By The Associated PressNo. 19 South Florida (11-2) at San Jose State (4-8), 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)Line: South Florida by 21 1/2.Series Record: First meeting.WHAT'S AT STAKEBoth teams get a head start to the season under new coaches...

AP Sports WriterKentucky LB Courtney Love poised to have another good yearBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Courtney Love chalks up his promising season anchoring Kentucky's defense to finally getting the chance to regularly play.Now, the senior middle linebacker's goal is to help make the Wildcats one of...

No. 14 Stanford opens against Rice in Sydney, AustraliaBy The Associated PressNo. 14 Stanford (10-3) vs. Rice (3-9) at Sydney, Australia, 10 p.m. (ESPN)Line: Stanford minus 31.Series: Rice leads 3-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEStanford begins life without running back Christian McCaffrey, who was a first-round draft pick by the Carolina...

Florida freshmen Robinson, Miller cited for drug possessionGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two Florida football players have been cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession.Receiver James Robinson and linebacker Ventrell Miller, both freshmen from Lakeland, were cited for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana early Monday. According to the University...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 K-State bucks Big 12 trend with ground-based offenseBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has spent most of the past three decades at the forefront of offensive innovation, going back to his pass-happy days as the offensive coordinator at Iowa.Indeed, it...