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AP College Football WriterNCAA reports FBS targeting penalties are down 32%By ERIC OLSONThe number of enforced targeting penalties is down 32% in the Football Bowl Subdivision compared with the first seven weeks of the 2018 season, the NCAA said Wednesday.Targeting, the act of striking a defenseless opponent above the...

AP Sports WriterFifth-ranked Oklahoma trying not to overlook reeling UCLABy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Fans are accustomed to nonconference matchups featuring programs going in different directions.They just usually don't involve names such as Oklahoma and UCLA.The fifth-ranked Sooners (2-0) head to Los Angeles this weekend on a roll...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Looking ahead to 1st playoff rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSOLSU is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and the College Football Playoff rankings are about a week away from debuting.On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast presented by...

South Dakota State sets three future games at Nebraska(STATS) - Three days before playing at top-ranked James Madison in the FCS playoff semifinals, South Dakota State announced three more big games for future seasons on Wednesday.The Jackrabbits and Nebraska have reached an agreement for the two schools to play...

Texas A&M safety Donovan Wilson ejected for targetingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Texas A&M strong safety Donovan Wilson has been ejected for targeting.Wilson appeared to deliver a hit to Alabama tailback Damien Harris's head on an interception return in the second quarter. Harris was trying to tackle linebacker Claude George...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: Dartmouth on a missionBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens may have given himself time for a post-game handshake or hug to celebrate his 100th win with the Big Green, but by the news conference after a 42-10 rout of...

AP Sports WriterRiley: Oklahoma's Mayfield among all-time great college QBsBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says he believes Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield ranks among the all-time great quarterbacks in college football history.The numbers support Riley's claim.Mayfield is the first quarterback to finish in the...

Petrino back in game, says he knew he wouldn't stay retiredSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football.“I knew I wasn't going to stay retired,” Petrino said Thursday...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Clemson to 3rd; Wisconsin fallsBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wisconsin dropped to 13th after being upset ahead of its showdown with the Buckeyes.Alabama remained No. 1...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Takeaways: Michigan is B1G's best; Tide-Tigers IV?By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is no more reason to hedge on Jim Harbaugh's team.No. 6 Michigan is the Big Ten's best right now and will enter November as a very real College Football Playoff contender after it...

The LOUISVILLE and the SYRACUSE will both be gunning for a victory on 11/9/2018 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LOUISVILLE vs SYRACUSE When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2018 Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York ROT TEAM PS OU ML 111 LOUISVILLE -20.5 (-110) 68.5 (-110)   112 SYRACUSE TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -20.5 PREDICTION: SYRACUSE , LOUISVILLE Oddsmakers currently have the SYRACUSE listed as -20.5...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt fires coach Derek Mason in his 7th seasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason on Sunday after losing the first eight games of his seventh season, and offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim coach.''While this was a difficult...