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AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Clemson to 3rd; Wisconsin fallsBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wisconsin dropped to 13th after being upset ahead of its showdown with the Buckeyes.Alabama remained No. 1...

Mayfield, Jackson, Love, Barkley among 7 Lombardi finalistsHOUSTON (AP) Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma and fellow Heisman finalists Lamar Jackson of Louisville and Bryce Love of Stanford are among the finalists for the Lombardi Award. The award is given to the nation's top player based on performance as well...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten contenders are winning with defenseBy NOAH TRISTERThis is not an easy year to be an offensive coordinator in the Big Ten.Brad Salem, who fills that role for Michigan State, had to face one of the nation's top defenses last week against Ohio State. This week,...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia hires ex-Ole Miss coach Matt Luke as OL assistantBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia hired former Mississippi coach Matt Luke on Tuesday to oversee its offensive line, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Rebels.Luke will also serve as offensive line coach and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Ohio Valley ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of the larger FBS.Many of the games are...

Associated PressNavy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gesturesBy LOLITA C. BALDORWASHINGTON (AP) Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded.A Navy probe of the event found that the...

Former Auburn coach eyes Alabama governor's mansionMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville is considering running for Alabama governor in 2018.The 62-year-old Arkansas native tells the Associated Press that he's discussing his options with potential backers. Tuberville says he's awaiting poll results that will gauge...

3 Michigan State players accused of assault violated policyEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University investigated an alleged sexual assault and found that three football players violated campus policy, a lawyer said Tuesday.Michigan State said federal law bars it from releasing the report or discussing the findings. But...

Holy Cross drops knight image despite keeping Crusaders nameWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) The College of the Holy Cross says it will stop using the image of a knight as a logo and mascot even though trustees last month decided to keep the nickname Crusaders for its athletic teams.The president...

AP Sports WriterFormer Oklahoma football coach John Blake dies at 59By CLIFF BRUNTJohn Blake, the former Oklahoma football player and coach who was the school's first Black head coach in any sport, died Thursday. He was 59.Blake's wife, Freda, said he had a ''heart-related emergency'' at his home in...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

Pac-12 starts Nov. 7, with ASU at USC in morning kickoffBy The Associated PressThe Pac-12 football season will begin with a morning start on Nov. 7 -Arizona State at Southern California.The conference schedule released Saturday includes eight Friday games, at least one every week after the first weekend of...