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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State slips, Penn State in, Houston outBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State dropped four spots to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its first loss of the season, and Penn State moved into the rankings for the first time...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo is staying put.Niumatalolo visited Brigham Young on Monday to discuss the opening created when head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced he was leaving for Virginia.After giving the job at BYU much consideration, Niumatalolo decided Wednesday night to stay at Navy.''It was...

Ga Tech missing top runner, defensive lineman vs No. 14 UCFATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech did not have its leading runner and a top defensive player for Saturday's game against No. 14 Central Florida.Shortly before kickoff, the Yellow Jackets announced that running back Jordan Mason and defensive lineman Curtis...

AP Sports WriterSEC contenders must navigate 10 games versus league foesBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Southeastern Conference has long touted itself as the nation's toughest football league from top to bottom.That begs the question: How hard will it be to win the SEC this season? The league announced...

'SEC on CBS' schedules starts with Alabama-South CarolinaBy The Associated PressAlabama at South Carolina on Sept. 14 will start CBS' Southeastern Conference football schedule this season, and Notre Dame's trip to Georgia the next week is positioned to be a prime-time game for the network.The schedule for the 19th...

AP Sports WriterFlorida goes from death threats to posing a threat in yearBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen pretended he was on a game show, slapping the podium like it was a buzzer.It was Mullen's way of demonstrating how quickly he probably would have jumped...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's once-stocked backfield has gotten much thinner.The school announced Thursday night that top rusher Matt Dayes will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury suffered during last weekend's loss to No. 3 Clemson. Dayes is scheduled to have surgery Friday,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Nichols steps down as Presbyterian coachBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Presbyterian football coach Harold Nichols resigned after a 2-9 season on Sunday.Nichols, 48, was 19-67 in eight seasons at the Big South Conference school, his alma mater.Presbyterian announced Nichols and athletic director Brian Reece met Sunday to...

AP Sports WriterBC gets play-caller back for bowl match with Boise, RypienBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Boston College coach Steve Addazio will have his play-caller for one more game before Scot Loeffler takes over at Bowling Green for good.Just think of the SERVPRO First Responders Bowl against No. 23...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) For once at Wisconsin, the running game isn't setting the pace on offense.After two games under new head coach Paul Chryst, the 24th-ranked Badgers are showing the potential to have a diverse passing attack.Nine different receivers have caught passes over the first two games. Senior...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Five names to know in each FCS conference - Part IBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Fingers are being crossed everywhere that there will be a full college football season this year.If - when, is more like it, right? - there is a 2020 campaign, the...