CFB

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay forges through offseason filled with anxietyBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The uncertainty of when they will be back at campus, back on the field together, back to a familiar routine that leads to the start of the season is harder than any preseason...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Top 25 roundup: The Citadel trips ChattanoogaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - By not giving up the football, The Citadel is planning to take the Southern Conference title.The No. 8 Bulldogs beat No. 5 Chattanooga 22-14 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams and the first game...

AP Sports WriterUtah, Oregon face challenges heading into Saturday's gameBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) While Justin Herbert's appearance in pads at practice this week was tantalizing, a more pressing matter for Oregon was preparing for Utah.Herbert started the season at quarterback for the Ducks but fractured his...

Associated PressAbuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in MichiganBy LARRY LAGE, DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODYYPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) More men came forward Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan in lawsuits and personal statements, as the state's attorney general...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma coach Riley, 34, gets first big test at Ohio StateBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Texas Tech walk-on quarterback Lincoln Riley wasn't quite good enough to play, but coach Mike Leach saw something special in him.Leach liked Riley's humility, intelligence, inquisitive nature, determination and people skills,...

Rocky Long returns to New Mexico to lead Lobos' defenseALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Rocky Long is returning to New Mexico as defensive coordinator after recently retiring from San Diego State, where he coached the Aztecs to nine straight bowl games.New Mexico head coach Danny Gonzales praised Long on Monday,...

Take Bama -3.5 here.  Bama D playing lights out last few weeks will shut down Aggies run game, forcing too many passes.  This will be a defensive, physical game with Bama on top 20 - 13.

Clemson's Scott skips media day to attend granddad's funeralTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Clemson receiver Artavis Scott missed national championship media day Saturday because he was serving as a pallbearer in his grandfather's funeral.Coach Dabo Swinney says Scott, a junior from nearby Clearwater, is expected to rejoin the Tigers for...

AP Sports WriterTexas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of...

Clemson's Swinney says suspended DT Lawrence will be missedSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said suspended starting defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence will be missed against top-ranked Alabama on Monday night.Swinney said Sunday that Lawrence has been a difference-maker in the middle of the line all season...

AP College Football WriterFormer Arizona coach claims extortion by former assistantBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez says a claim by his former administrative assistant seeking $7.5 million for sexual harassment is a ''sensationalized tale'' created to extort him.His attorneys filed a response to the attorney general of...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Trautman expected to be Dayton's first NFL Draft pick since 1977By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS prospects heading toward a potential NFL career like having a rather large chip on their shoulder, often feeling they have to prove themselves more than FBS counterparts.Many are used...