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Panel not yet considering cost of Ohio State's Meyer inquiryCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Approval for funding an outside firm's two-week investigation of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will wait until after university trustees meet privately Wednesday to discuss the findings.The investigation focuses on how Meyer handled years-old domestic...

AP Sports WriterAfter strong 2018 finish, Gophers enter pivotal seasonBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The long-languishing football program at Minnesota has experienced plenty of potential breakthroughs over the last half-century, only to plateau or regress in the games and years that followed.Well, the Gophers have arrived at another pivotal...

AP Sports WriterWell-traveled QB Gardner Minshew hoping to find NFL homeBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Gardner Minshew carved his own meandering path from walk-on to NFL prospect.He began as a walk-on at Troy, took a sharp left to junior college, bounced over to East Carolina, made a beeline...

Memphis dismisses DB Shaun Rupert after his arrestMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis has dismissed defensive back Shaun Rupert from its team after police said he used a handgun in May to steal two watches, an Xbox and a laptop from another student's apartment.Rupert was arrested Thursday on charges of...

North Carolina hires Robert Gillespie as assistant coachCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has hired Robert Gillespie as an assistant football coach.The school announced the move Wednesday. Gillespie had spent the past five seasons as running backs coach at Tennessee under former coach Butch Jones. He was initially...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Is Trey Lance about to play his final college game?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Whether North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance will play his final game with the Bison is the big question that surrounds Saturday's highly anticipated game with Central Arkansas.NFL scouts are eyeing...

AP Sports WriterWashington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by DucksBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington has pulled out of the Pac-12 football championship game due to COVID-19 issues in the Huskies program, and Oregon will now play No. 13 USC for the conference title on Friday instead.Washington...

Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson passes away at age 91UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson, who called Washington State football for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 91.Washington State said Robertson died Sunday at his home.Robertson was inducted into...

AP Sports WriterHerman has to show Longhorns they are capable of winningBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) When Tom Herman first met with Texas players after becoming their coach, he asked who had been part of a winning season with the Longhorns. Only three raised their hands.Then there are...

AP Sports WriterCactus Bowl could be finale for Kansas State's Bill SnyderBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Bill Snyder has coached Kansas State for 26 seasons, returning once from retirement to coach at the stadium that bears his name.Tuesday night's Cactus Bowl against UCLA could be his grand finale.Snyder has...

AP Sports WriterTurpin dismissed from TCU team after 2nd charge surfacesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin was dismissed from the team Tuesday after a second charge surfaced against him following his weekend arrest on an assault charge for an alleged altercation with...

Missouri promotes Ryan Walters to defensive coordinatorCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Ryan Walters has been promoted to Missouri's defensive coordinator.Head coach Barry Odom announced the move Friday. Missouri (7-5) will face Texas in the Texas Bowl in Houston on Dec. 27.Walters is in his third year at Mizzou, and has...