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Pumphrey has 2 TDs to break record, San Diego St. rolls 42-3SAN DIEGO (AP) Donnel Pumphrey Jr. ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns to break two school records and San Diego State rolled to a 42-3 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.Rashaad Penny added 105...

AP Sports WriterJustin Herbert provides hope for the Ducks vs Arizona StateBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) With a five-game losing streak, Oregon is in danger of missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 2004. Yet the Ducks are looking for positives, and they've...

Ex-Sandusky attorney to serve 20 months in tax evasion caseCARLISLE, Pa. (AP) An attorney who helped represent former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky at his child sex abuse trial has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on federal tax evasion charges.Karl Rominger (ROH'-mihn-jur) was sentenced...

Briles officially out at Baylor after sexual assault scandalWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against football players which led school regents to suspend...

Mallory's Indiana State debut under the lights(STATS) - New Indiana State football coach Curt Mallory's first game against Eastern Illinois has been moved up two days to the night of Aug. 31, the athletic department announced Monday.Indiana State also will be debuting a new lights system at Memorial Stadium...

HONOLULU (AP) - Despite starting its season with three straight losses, Fresno State made it to a bowl game for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.Winning is another matter.The Bulldogs lost their sixth consecutive postseason game Wednesday night when they didn't have an answer for Rice quarterback...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty to become FBS independent in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let there be Liberty on the FBS level.Liberty received notification from the NCAA on Thursday that its football program has been approved for reclassification to the FBS, beginning with the 2017-18 academic year.The Flames will play...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh plans to take Michigan's team overseas annuallyBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh wants to take his team overseas every year and he doesn't think the NCAA could possibly have a problem with the plan.''Unless they're not for student-athletes,'' Harbaugh said Wednesday after the...

BOSTON (AP) — Florida State quarterback Everett Golson escaped not one, but two defenders who had a chance to sack him for a first-half safety. It was the closest Boston College came to scoring. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned a fourth-quarter fumble 36 yards for a touchdown, and No. 9 Florida State's...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New Missouri State coach Dave Steckel has hired four assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley.Steckel was hired Sunday to his first head coaching job after 14 years under Missouri's Gary Pinkel. He also added former Missouri player Kenji Jackson...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - When asked about Tennessee's Josh Dobbs, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz recalled facing two other mobile quarterbacks this season.''You want the bad news? Maryland and Minnesota come to mind right away,'' Ferentz said.Maryland's C.J. Brown accounted for 219 yards, including 99 rushing, in a 38-31 victory...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Playoff moves most future semis off Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff is moving the dates of future semifinals to ensure the games will be played either on a Saturday or a holiday.The changes will start with the 2018 season and come...