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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New Missouri State coach Dave Steckel has hired four assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley.Steckel was hired Sunday to his first head coaching job after 14 years under Missouri's Gary Pinkel. He also added former Missouri player Kenji Jackson...

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in the Big Ten? It has a certain ring to it, like the glory days when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes battled for control of the league.That day is coming.The 51-year-old Harbaugh, a star quarterback for the Wolverines in the mid-1980s, has signed a...

Associated PressOklahoma State's Rudolph huge factor in team's successBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) After a dominant outing by quarterback Mason Rudolph in Oklahoma State's dramatic win over Pittsburgh, it's clear his play will be key to the Cowboys' success this season.Rudolph is coming off a game in which...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the ball came bouncing out of Gunner Kiel's hands, the Cincinnati quarterback - and any hope the Bearcats had of winning the Military Bowl - crashed hard onto the artificial turf.A woozy Kiel left the game after the last of his three turnovers, and...

Florida's Thompson won't play vs Georgia after drug citationGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida running back Mark Thompson won't play Saturday against Georgia after being cited for marijuana possession.Thompson, who ranks third on the team with 262 yards rushing and two touchdowns this season, was pulled over early Thursday after...

UConn's Herbst says Big 12 decision was what she expectedSTORRS, Conn. (AP) University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst says she expected the Big 12 would decide not to expand and is not disappointed that UConn wasn't invited to join the conference.Herbst, who also serves as chairman of the...

ATLANTA (AP) Louisville's Lamar Jackson added another trophy to his stellar season, claiming the Maxwell Award as the top player in college football. Jackson was honored during a ceremony Thursday night. The other finalists were Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Michigan all-around star Jabrill Peppers. The Cardinals quarterback already picked up...

Texas A&M suspends 2 assistants for jokes at women's clinicCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M has suspended two assistant football coaches for two weeks for what they described as a ''failed attempt at humor'' this week at a football clinic for women.Coach Kevin Sumlin announced Friday night that...

DENTON, Texas (AP) Mike Canales is getting a second chance as interim coach at North Texas.The Mean Green's offensive coordinator was chosen interim coach for the rest of the season Sunday, a day after coach Dan McCarney was fired following a 66-7 homecoming loss to FCS team Portland...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Missouri ValleyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of the larger FBS.Many of the games are played...

Associated PressNo. 12 Florida State preparing for Watson, No. 3 ClemsonBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State is hoping that history doesn't repeat itself as it prepares to face another Heisman Trophy contender.The 12th-ranked Seminoles had one of their worst games of the Jimbo Fisher era in a...

AP Sports WriterHokies, Hurricanes to meet on must-win Thursday nightBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech doesn't have long to lick its wounds after a surprising loss at Syracuse, but the Hokies could hardly ask for a better motivator to get back to work. They face longtime rival Miami on Thursday...