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AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Notre Dame will face stern test in No. 14 Michigan DBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) With all due respect to new Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson, the Wolverines may have the advantage without the ball in the season-opening showdown at No. 12 Notre Dame.With...

Total defense reflects total dominance in FCS(STATS) - Coach Chris Klieman of FCS national champion North Dakota State likes to say his team will win regularly if it's only giving up field goals.If opponents can't get into field goal range, even better.The success of the top five teams in...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform FCS Week 5 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall hasn't slowed the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 5 games ending on Oct. 3:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKCentral...

AP Sports WriterNo. 25 Cincinnati in hunt for AAC title in NovemberBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Whenever senior defensive tackle Cortez Broughton mentioned the American Athletic Conference championship over the summer, he'd get a look that said, ''Yeah, right.''The Bearcats won only four games each of the last two...

A dog's honor: service scheduled Texas A&M's collie mascotCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) A service has been scheduled Aug. 30 at Kyle Field to remember late Texas A&M collie mascot Reveille VIII.Organizers say Reveille VIII will be laid to rest 10 years to the day from her debut as...

Tennessee QB Maurer unlikely to play against South CarolinaKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says quarterback Brian Maurer is ''probably doubtful'' for Saturday's game with South Carolina after the freshman sustained a concussion in each of the Volunteers' last two contests.Pruitt updated Maurer's status Wednesday by noting...

AP Sports WriterAfter Harvey scrapped opener, Houston to start at ArizonaBy BOB BAUMHurricane Harvey delayed the head coaching debut of Major Applewhite at the University of Houston.Now, while the massive cleanup continues at home, the Cougars open their season Saturday night at Arizona.The Cougars canceled their season opener at...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five FCS storylines: Worried or not?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS football in the spring is about optimism - records are spotless - but there is a lot of time for worrying as well.Fans tend to pick apart anything and everything.With the 2019 FCS season drawing nearer,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Nicholls, SHSU's Davis highlight Southland preseason teamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS power Sam Houston State is expected to be the favorite in the Southland Conference race, but it doesn't have the most players on the conference's preseason team.Or the second-most or the third-most.The depth of this...

Cleveland corrects location of John Heisman landmarkCLEVELAND (AP) After more than 40 years, the city of Cleveland has granted landmark status to the correct birthplace of John Heisman, the namesake of college football's most prestigious player award.The city council and Mayor Frank Jackson have corrected a 42-year-old error...

AP Sports WriterLiberty Bowl: No. 21 Navy, Kansas St. cap surprising yearsBy STEVE MEGARGEEMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo wanted to make sure he spent this bowl season on a sideline rather than in the stands.After his team went 3-10 last year to end a string of...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina looks to keep improving through bye weekBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has been one of the Southeastern Conference's biggest surprises this fall heading into its bye week. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp believes his players will keep working hard during the time off...