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UAB running back declared brain dead after shootingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Police in Florida are searching for clues after a Saturday night shooting on Interstate 95 in South Florida that left University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant brain dead and injured a passenger in his...

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...

(STATS) - The eight FCS players participating in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 28 have been split across the two rosters. Assigned to the North squad Wednesday were Bucknell offensive tackle Julie'n Davenport, Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp, Lamar cornerback Brendan Langley and Youngstown State defensive end Derek...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw for the most yards and touchdowns of any Big Ten quarterback through the first month of the season.Since conference play began two weeks ago, no quarterback has struggled more.The Cornhuskers' third-year starter completed a combined 35.9 percent of his passes...

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...

AP College Football WriterRecruiting reforms could bring end to signing day circusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe first Wednesday of February in college football has become a celebration of hat-picking suspense and hopeful speculation. Schools use national signing day to excite their fans, market the program and impress future recruits with...

(STATS) - North Dakota State will usher in the college football season Saturday, making a trip to fellow national power Montana for the FCS Kickoff.While the school's opening matchup always changes, everybody knows where NDSU has been on the final day of the season the last four years -...

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...

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...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Cincinnati has been picked as the favorite to win the American Athletic Conference's inaugural football championship game.The Bearcats return 15 seniors from a team that won a share of the conference title last year. They received 22 of 30 votes in the annual preseason media...

AP Sports WriterFor Miami's Mark Richt, there's little time for nostalgiaBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami coach Mark Richt had one meeting after another after another on Thursday afternoon, and none of them was related to the game plan for the Hurricanes' trip to Notre Dame this...

(STATS) - Marshaun Coprich's smile is so wide it could house a football. He's charismatic and speaks eloquently with such a genuine tone that if he told you he invented the game, you'd stop and think for a second before realizing he's just 21 years old.His name is littered...