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AP Sports WriterArkansas' Ragnow, Hayden out with lower leg injuriesBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas got more bad news Monday as standout center Frank Ragnow and stellar freshman running back Chase Hayden are now likely to miss the rest of the season with injuries.The update from coach Bret...

AP Sports WriterTexas pass defense needs work after LSU lossBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas spent time rebuilding its defense in the offseason only to see it shredded by LSU over the weekend.The Longhorns surrendered 471 yards passing and four touchdowns in a 48-35 loss in which Texas...

Arizona offensive lineman dies in sleepTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Athletic director Greg Byrne says Zach Hemmila, a senior offensive lineman for the University of Arizona, died in his sleep overnight.Byrne and Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez told the team of Hemmila's death after practice on Monday morning.Byrne says Hemmila was...

Lightning halts game between Syracuse and LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A severe thunderstorm with lighting and high winds has halted Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game between Syracuse and Louisville in the second quarter with the Cardinals leading 21-3.Driving rain arrived early in the first quarter and continued into the...

Clemson WR Ross has surgery to correct spinal issueCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross had surgery Friday for a congenital fusion in his spine that will keep him off the field this upcoming season.Ross said on social media that the operation “went great” and he was...

Hoosiers suspend all-conference tight end following arrestBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana coach Tom Allen has suspended record-breaking tight end Peyton Hendershot indefinitely.Monday's announcement comes less than two days after Hendershot was arrested. He allegedly entered the apartment of a former girlfriend without her permission. He also is accused of...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzzBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as BYU at Coastal Carolina.The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday for a game...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama looking for 6th title under Saban vs. Ohio StBy RALPH D. RUSSOMIAMI (AP) Trying to figure out which of Nick Saban's Alabama teams is best is akin to picking Michelangelo's greatest work of art or Ernest Hemingway's best novel.They are all excellent...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Lauletta weathers Richmond pro dayBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - If a cold-weather NFL team selects former Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauletta in the draft next month, it will have good reference from the Spiders' pro day on Tuesday.Lauletta and other Spiders attracted representatives from 27 NFL teams to...

AP Sports WriterTalented freshmen give No. 7 Oklahoma new look on defenseBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) New blood helped bring new results for Oklahoma's defense in the season opener against Florida Atlantic.Freshmen Ronnie Perkins, Brendan Radley-Hiles, Justin Broiles and Ryan Jones were key contributors in the seventh-ranked Sooners'...

Associated PressNew Mexico coach Bob Davie said he will be back eventuallyBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico coach Bob Davie, who will miss the Lobos' trip to South Bend to face No. 7 Notre Dame because of an undisclosed health issue, said Tuesday he will eventually be...

Diaz, Miami land top safety as rebuilding effort continuesBy The Associated PressAvantae Williams was committed to Miami three years ago, then decommitted, then seemed like he would ultimately be headed to Florida.And then he pulled off a signing-day shocker on Wednesday.Williams, the No. 2-ranked safety in the nation according...