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3 players suspended, Michigan State coach issues statementEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has released a statement saying he has ''high standards'' for his football program and expects players and staff to ''conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the values and principles of Michigan...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Carolina A&T to join Big South in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - North Carolina A&T announced Friday it will move to the Big South Conference in 2021, a major blow to the shrinking Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.The Greensboro university, which announced move at an on-campus...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Midseason FCS conference rankingsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Don't be fooled by the wild results across FCS college football last weekend. They were more the exception than the rule this season.In contrast to many recent seasons, there's been relative stability each week, and as a whole it's...

AP College Football WriterPerfect Alabama finishes No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 12th timeBy RALPH D. RUSSOMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Alabama finished the season No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 12th time, extending its record by completing the program's first perfect season since 2009.The...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Baker Mayfield arrived on Oklahoma's campus as an unpredictable gunslinger with a chip on his shoulder. He's still an emotional sparkplug, but he has reined in his play and evolved into one of the most efficient quarterbacks in college football history. Mayfield made his name as an underdog...

AP Sports WriterAfter 5-game skid, Colorado needs to win out for bowl berthBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Buffaloes have crunched the numbers and it all adds up to the same thing - there's no margin for error.Mired in a five-game skid, the Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12)...

Illinois' top-rated prospect Marquez Beason out for seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois freshman defensive back Marquez Beason is out for the season with a knee injury.Coach Lovie Smith announced Monday that Beason would have surgery after getting hurt in practice last week. Beason was a consensus four-star recruit from...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Auburn hopes for 2017 repeat against Georgia, AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers are used to being judged largely by what happens in their last two Southeastern Conference games of the regular season.This season will likely be no different.The 13th-ranked Tigers have...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's Snell: Freshman year a glimpse of things to comeBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Benny Snell Jr.'s initial plan to ease into college life and big-time SEC football has quickly evolved into the sophomore assuming responsibilities as Kentucky's main running back.Last fall's breakout season helped...

AP Sports WriterBama's Jones, Auburn's Nix playing well entering Iron BowlBy JOHN ZENORAlabama quarterback Mac Jones was a skinny three-star recruit who had to wait in a daunting line for a starting shot. Bo Nix arrived at Auburn as a prized recruit and has started every game since.They have...

The Latest: Miss St QB says Maryland coach 'not out to hurt'By The Associated PressThe Latest on the University of Maryland investigating allegations of coaches bullying players (all times local):4:45 p.m.Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is supportive of Rick Court, the Maryland strength and conditioning coach who is facing...

More big injuries wracking Texas secondaryAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The injury news keeps getting worse for No. 11 Texas and its defense.Coach Tom Herman said Monday the Longhorns have lost two more starters in the secondary for several weeks after getting hurt in a conference-opening win over Oklahoma State:...