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AP Sports WriterMcElwain expects 'great chess match' with close friend SmartBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Florida-Georgia rivalry begins a new era this weekend, with Kirby Smart making his head coaching debut in the neutral-site game.It will have a familiar feel for the men in charge.Smart and second-year...

STATS Senior Editor=Lehigh vs. Fordham a big game with big offensesBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - Lehigh and Fordham are the last remaining unbeatens in Patriot League play, the league's only teams not below .500 overall and two of the nation's top 10 offenses.So it goes without saying that the Mountain...

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...

Associated PressNo. 12 Florida State struggling in pass protectionBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's offensive line was thought to be strength at the beginning of the season, especially with a mobile dual-threat quarterback. Instead it has been a disappointment.The 12th-ranked Seminoles (5-2, 2-2 ACC) go into Saturday's...

AP Sports WriterMcElwain expects 'great chess match' with close friend SmartBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Florida-Georgia rivalry begins a new era this weekend, with Kirby Smart making his head coaching debut in the neutral-site game.It will have a familiar feel for the men in charge.Smart and second-year...

Associated PressEx-Penn St. assistant coach's defamation suit headed to juryBy TRAVIS JOHNSONBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Lawyers for a former Penn State assistant football coach urged a judge and jurors Thursday to find the university liable for how it treated him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors...

Associated PressInjuries force UCF to hold open tryouts with Houston loomingBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Teams on the cusp of becoming bowl eligible don't usually have to hold open tryouts on campus looking for players in the middle of the season.That is exactly what UCF coach Scott Frost...

It's that time in the football season when fans ask, ''Whatever happened to...?'' Whether because of injury, getting keyed on or avoided by the opponent, or just plain bad luck, some Big Ten players haven't been able to build on or repeat the big seasons they had in 2015. Here's a...

AP Sports WriterFor Miami's Mark Richt, there's little time for nostalgiaBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami coach Mark Richt had one meeting after another after another on Thursday afternoon, and none of them was related to the game plan for the Hurricanes' trip to Notre Dame this...

AP Sports WriterHokies trying to end Heinz Field curse against surging PittBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Nearly two months into the season, the ACC Coastal Division is still searching for clarity.Virginia Tech and Pitt will have a chance to provide some when the 25th-ranked Hokies (5-2, 3-1) face the...

At least 11 identified in damage after Penn St.'s upset winSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Police say they have identified at least 11 people who may face charges in widespread damage following Penn State's upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday night.Ten are current or former Penn...

Associated PressNo. 24 Penn State looking to turn around road skidBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) National rankings and bowl games didn't matter a whole lot to Brandon Bell when the linebacker committed to Penn State, a program then under unprecedented NCAA sanctions.Four years later, the usually stoic...