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AP Sports WriterFormer Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80By JOHN ZENORCollege Football Hall of Famer Pat Dye, who took over a downtrodden Auburn football program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power, died Monday. He was 80.Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said Dye died...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt looking to expand offense with Webb, ShurmurBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig has been very busy this offseason trying to take full advantage of having the Commodores' all-time leading rusher back for a senior season.Ralph Webb ranks 20th all-time in...

AP Sports WriterPassionate Schiano takes over Rutgers football for 2nd timeBy TOM CANAVANNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) Five minutes after being introduced as the Rutgers football coach for a second time, Greg Schiano gave a clear indication why he might be the man to make the Scarlet Knights competitive...

Cal incoming LB Fatilua suffers serious spinal cord injuryBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California incoming freshman linebacker Chris Fatilua has suffered a serious spinal cord injury.Fatilua's family issued a statement through the school on Tuesday. The family says the injury stemmed from an accident Monday afternoon in San Diego and...

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 Sports WriterKentucky, Vanderbilt look to turn things around in SEC clashBy GARY B. GRAVESKentucky welcomed its bye week after six grueling games, a stretch during which the Wildcats experienced more valleys than peaks.Now the rested Wildcats (2-4 Southeastern Conference) seek to bounce back from a two-game skid Saturday...

Texas Tech again taps SEC for grad transfer in LSU's MonroeTexas Tech added another graduate transfer from an SEC power Monday by signing former LSU safety Eric Monroe.Monroe joined the Red Raiders about a week after running back Chadarius Townsend came over from Alabama.Monroe played in LSU's 42-25 victory...

Memphis ready to cement its new status as winning programMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis wants to continue providing evidence that its resurgence is more than a phase.The Tigers made their case by posting a third straight winning season last year despite dealing with a coaching and replacing a quarterback...

AP Sports WriterOle Miss seeks improvement in second shot vs nation's eliteBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi gets its second shot in three weekends to beat a team that's ranked among the nation's top five programs.The Rebels hope this one goes better than the first one.Ole Miss (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) travels...

AP Sports WriterSankey talks link between sports gambling, mental healthBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey considers the mental health of athletes an important issue to be considered when it comes to legalized betting on college sports.Sankey opened the league's media days Monday with plenty...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Missouri Valley rivals to take best shot at North Dakota StateBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Dakota State's recent dominance in the Missouri Valley Football Conference has been even greater than on a national level.That's saying a lot because the Bison have won two straight and a...

AP Sports WriterCal-Stanford Big Game postponed because of wildfire smokeBy JANIE McCAULEYBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) The annual Big Game between Stanford and California that had been scheduled for Saturday was postponed two weeks because of the unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area resulting from a wildfire some 150...