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AP Sports WriterHoosiers remain hopeful for QB Penix's return against UConnBy MICHAEL MAROTThe Indiana Hoosiers hope Michael Penix Jr. returns to action against Connecticut.They might not know until Saturday morning: Coach Tom Allen told reporters Monday his injured starting quarterback will likely a game-time decision for the second straight...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The College Football Playoff national championship game is a hot ticket. The combination of Alabama and Clemson meeting in a rematch of last year's final, plus the proximity of the schools to Tampa, is causing prices to surge for Monday night's game. Both Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Clemson, South...

STATS Senior Writer=Newly ranked Tigers set for showdown with FBS neighborBy JEFF MEZYDLOThe same week Tennessee State cracked the STATS FCS Top 25, its biggest challenge of the season awaits.Sitting 25th in the poll, the Tigers make the three-mile trip to face Vanderbilt on Saturday."They'll throw a lot more...

AP Sports WriterJalen Hurts eyes NFL, with 'boulder' not chip on shoulderBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jalen Hurts’ Senior Bowl helmet gives a snapshot of his college career, an OU on the right side and his old Alabama No. 2 on the left.Now, the quarterback who led two...

2017 NCAA D-I FCS Playoffs(STATS)2017 NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP(Campus sites until championship game)(All times ET)FIRST ROUNDSaturday, Nov. 25Furman (8-4) 28, Elon (8-4) 27New Hampshire (8-4) 14, Central Connecticut State (8-4) 0Stony Brook (10-2) 59, Lehigh (5-7) 29Kennesaw State (11-1) 28, Samford (8-4) 17Weber State (10-2) 21, Western Illinois...

West Virginia suspends 11 for opener; bans not tied to virusMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia suspended 11 players for its season opener Saturday for an undisclosed violation of team rules.Coach Neal Brown announced the suspensions Saturday before the Mountaineers played at home against Eastern Kentucky.The school would not...

KU adds Southern Illinois to open football season -- for nowLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas added Southern Illinois to open its football season in just over a month. The game, however, might not be played.The revision came after New Hampshire backed out of the game Sept. 5 because of...

Wofford LB Patterson released from hospital(STATS) - Wofford has experienced two potentially life-threatening injuries to its linebacking corps this season, and the Terriers have gotten relatively good news once again.John Patterson is back on the Spartanburg, South Carolina, campus after being released from the hospital on Wednesday, four days...

Oklahoma State, Tulsa agree to 8-year football seriesTULSA, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State and Tulsa have agreed to an eight-year football series.According to Friday's announcement, Tulsa will host in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030, while Oklahoma State will host in the odd years of 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031.The...

AP Sports WriterDeep Cyclones seeking replacements for Butler, MontgomeryBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State should have one of the most talented teams in school history.The Cyclones will also be without two of the most gifted players they've ever had in wide receiver Hakeem Butler and running back...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concernsBy RALPH D. RUSSOA group of Pac-12 football players on Sunday threatened to opt out of the coming season unless their concerns about competing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and economic issues in college sports are addressed.The...

Associated PressLSU prepares for physical challenge vs Mississippi StateBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU's defense is getting mentally prepared for the physical challenges ahead of it.Yes, the fifth-ranked Tigers were able to celebrate shutting down then-No. 2 Georgia. But now LSU will be tested by in its...