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Should the CFP expand? FBS athletic directors respondBy The Associated PressThe Associated Press reached out to athletic directors around the country and asked three questions ahead of Monday's national championship game between Alabama and Clemson: Should the College Football Playoff expand beyond four teams? If so, what would be...

Stats Perform FCS Head Writer=Recent FCS-to-FBS Programs thriving in 2020By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's fashionable on the FCS level for people to think schools that move up to the FBS will head in the opposite direction into an abyss of anonymity.It may not be entirely true - everybody seems...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Cody Kessler has only one game left at the Coliseum. Only one chance left to beat UCLA.The clear-cut stakes in Saturday's crosstown showdown have prompted the Southern California quarterback to look back a bit on his tumultuous career while the biggest game of all looms...

Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien planning to transferLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska quarterback Patrick O'Brien said Thursday he plans to transfer because he isn't a fit for the spread-option offense being installed by new coach Scott Frost.The school said O'Brien's request for a release will be granted. Former coach Mike...

Villanova's Rolle to miss remainder of season(STATS) - Villanova senior safety Rob Rolle will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during last Saturday's 19-10 overtime loss at Albany.An MRI this week confirmed the injury.The 2017 STATS FCS Preseason All-American, also named...

Bengals, Lions staffs to coach in Senior BowlMOBILE, Ala. (AP) The staffs of the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions will coach the Senior Bowl teams.The Senior Bowl announced the coaches, who are assigned by the NFL, on Thursday. Coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals hold the No. 1...

Northwestern to host Notre Dame in '18EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern will host Notre Dame next season for the first time in over 40 years.The Wildcats announced Wednesday that the Fighting Irish will play at Ryan Field on Nov. 3, 2018.Northwestern has won each of the last two meetings...

AP College Football WriterESPN hires former Wazzu QB Leaf as college football analystBy RALPH D. RUSSORyan Leaf has been hired by ESPN to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former Washington State star who has battled drug addiction and served time in...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten's best: Ohio State's Haskins and Michigan's WinovichBy LARRY LAGEThe Big Ten's best teams so far, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan, have the best players on both sides of the ball at the midway point of the season.Buckeyes quarterback Dwayne Haskins is on...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU No. 1 ahead of 'Bama, Ohio St in close voteBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe No. 1 vs. No. 2 game between Alabama and LSU in two weeks looks set, though the order of the Crimson Tide and Tigers changed in the AP Top...

AP Sports WriterTexas' Holton Hill a surprise scoring threat for LonghornsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Every time Holton Hill touches the ball, the field seems to open up for him all the way to the end zone.Three touches, three touchdowns. Pretty good production for a defensive back.The Texas...

Former TCU DB Modkins becomes school's cornerbacks coachFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Former TCU defensive back Jeremy Modkins has been named cornerbacks coach after four seasons as a defensive analyst.The new role for Modkins is part of a series of defensive coaching adjustments by coach Gary Patterson that were...