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Associated PressFlorida State center Eberle at full strength after surgeryBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher considers center to be the hardest position on the offensive line. That player makes the line calls and is in the middle of the trenches.It is also the...

AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota State and James Madison back in FCS title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) North Dakota State and James Madison are both finishing up their first season with new head coaches. The Bison even have a freshman quarterback.Yet here they both are again. The teams...

AP Sports WriterPostponement, outbreaks: SEC takes a hit from COVID-19By CLIFF BRUNTThe Southeastern Conference is taking a hit from COVID-19.The conference on Monday postponed Saturday's game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogs' program.The SEC requires programs to have...

AP Sports WriterEhlinger and offense will have to carry No. 15 TexasBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) After escaping what would have been a crushing home loss to Kansas, Texas and coach Tom Herman face a stark reality: The Longhorns will go only as far as quarterback Sam Ehlinger's...

Weber State seeks to continue momentum in 2018(STATS) - Weber State will try to build on a record-setting season during its 11-game 2018 schedule which was announced Wednesday.This past year, the Wildcats won a school-record 11 games and a share of the Big Sky title while reaching the FCS...

AP College Football WriterBig 12 set to address expansion, but what will it do?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big 12 board of directors meets Monday in Dallas and the topic of expansion will be addressed.Not necessarily decided, but definitely addressed.Maybe after three months of vetting, analyzing and interviewing potential new...

Henry Bullough, ex-NFL coach, Spartans player, dies at 85EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Henry Bullough, a former NFL coach and a guard on Michigan State’s national title team in 1952, has died. He was 85.His death was announced Monday by the school. Son Chuck Bullough is an assistant coach...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia's two leading tacklers will be able to play against No. 14 Florida after being cleared in a marijuana investigation. The school announced Monday that inside linebackers Natrez Patrick and Roquan Smith violated no university policies that would require a suspension. Athletic director Greg McGarity said the investigation...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Big Ten makes right call on Buckeyes in title gameBy PAUL NEWBERRYFor once in college athletics, chasing the pot of gold matched up seamlessly with doing the right thing.No. 3 Ohio State will take the field in the Big Ten championship game despite playing just five...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 has No. 15 Texas at TCU, Chuba vs. tough ISU defenseBy STEPHEN HAWKINSSome things to watch Saturday in Week 9 of the Big 12 regular season schedule:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 15 Texas (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) at TCU (3-3, 1-2). Both teams could use a...

Petrino back in game, says he knew he wouldn't stay retiredSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) ??? Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football.“I knew I wasn't going to stay retired,” Petrino said Thursday...

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-lawBy JANELLE COGAN and SUDHIN THANAWALAATLANTA (AP) A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was...