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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) It's safe to say neither Stanford nor Oregon thought either team would be where it is now when the season started. Stanford, with Heisman-hopeful Christian McCaffrey, was ranked No. 8 in the preseason and expected to claim the Pac-12 title. But now the Cardinal are 6-3 overall...

AP Sports WriterColumn: College football whiffs in tackling the coronavirusBy PAUL NEWBERRYWhen it came time to confront a global pandemic, we should've known college football would whiff on the tackle.This flimsy collection of largely autonomous fiefdoms, each concerned mainly with hoarding wealth and power, was never going to make...

Taking La Tech +13 here.  Miss St. with a lot of young players this year plus this game means a lot more to La Tech out to prove they can play with the big bad SEC.

Trump hails championship Alabama football teamWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the University of Alabama football team's ''win for the ages'' in their latest championship season.Trump hosted Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban and the players at the White House to honor their fifth national title in...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 Washington St visits Houston in Air Raid reunionBy TIM BOOTHDana Holgorsen's first impression of Mike Leach dates all the way back to the early 1990s.Holgorsen was a wide receiver at tiny Iowa Wesleyan.His offensive coordinator?''I remember seeing that funny-looking guy with sweat pants, a sweat...

AP Sports WritersRanked SEC teams cancel practice due to positive testsBy TERESA M. WALKER and JOHN ZENORPositive tests for COVID-19 has forced a pair of ranked Southeastern Conference teams to cancel at least a practice or two as the league announced guidelines for game day covering everything from who...

AP Sports WriterPruitt: Vols need to 'look in the mirror' to get betterBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says he still has faith in his team as it attempts to bounce back from one of the most embarrassing defeats in school history.''I believe in the...

STATS Senior Editor=Pennsylvania schools sweep NEC awardsBy PAUL DIGIACOMO(STATS) - The Northeast Conference handed out its awards Wednesday, with Pennsylvania-based schools Saint Francis, Duquesne and Robert Morris sweeping the five major honors.Conference champion Saint Francis saw sophomore wide receiver Kamron Lewis win the Offensive Player of the Year award...

Oregon State dismisses player after racist chat surfacesCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State has dismissed a tight end after a recording surfaced of the player making racist and bigoted comments some three years ago.Upon learning of the comments made by redshirt freshman Rocco Carley, Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison, Weber State schedule future seriesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The 2017 FCS playoff game between James Madison and Weber State was thrilling enough to create more future meetings.The two national powers announced Wednesday the signing of a home-and-home series in the 2021 and 2022 seasons....

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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best FCS nonconference games in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best part of this year's nonconference schedule between FCS programs is the best games go on and on.Try to pick the 10 best games, it can be 15. Go for 15 and 20 or 25 might...