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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

AP Sports WriterSerigne eager to lead Wake Forest back to respectabilityBy JOEDY McCREARYCam Serigne is tired of racking up empty stats at Wake Forest.He's established himself as one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's best tight ends while playing for one of the league's worst teams, and now he's dedicated...

AP Sports WriterDevon Allen out for the season after ACL injuryBy ANNE M. PETERSONOregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, the team confirmed Monday night.Allen injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the fourth...

STATS Senior Writer=Newly ranked Tigers set for showdown with FBS neighborBy JEFF MEZYDLOThe same week Tennessee State cracked the STATS FCS Top 25, its biggest challenge of the season awaits.Sitting 25th in the poll, the Tigers make the three-mile trip to face Vanderbilt on Saturday."They'll throw a lot more...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 presidents decide to pass on expansionBy STEPHEN HAWKINSGRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) The Big 12 Conference has decided against expansion from its current 10 members.The announcement came after a six-hour meeting Monday with the conference's university presidents and Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.The Big 12 has been analyzing...

AP College Football WriterHuskers' Riley counts scoreboard points, not style pointsBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska is unbeaten in mid-October and its No. 8 ranking is its highest in five years. Time for the fans and media to start scrutinizing just how good the Cornhuskers are.One narrative is...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Gabe Marks idolized Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree when he was growing up.So when he got the opportunity to play for Crabtree's former coach Mike Leach at Washington State, he was on board quickly.''He (Crabtree) was the best college receiver ever,'' Marks said. ''When I...

Missouri receives $8 million gift toward football facilityCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The University of Missouri has received an $8 million gift for its proposed football facility project at Memorial Stadium.The university's athletic department said Wednesday the donor wished to remain anonymous. Missouri has raised about $67 million of the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Mississippi recruit Chad Kelly faces numerous charges, including resisting arrest, after an altercation at a downtown Buffalo restaurant, The Buffalo News reported Sunday night.The newspaper reported Kelly, the former Clemson quarterback who announced last week he made a verbal commitment to play at Ole Miss,...

Playoff gives 3-year contract extension to Bill HancockIRVING, Texas (AP) Bill Hancock, the executive director of the College Football Playoff, has been given a three-year contract extension through June 2020.The playoff's Board of Managers announced the move Wednesday, citing his oversight of the popular event.The playoff was announced...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just when it seemed Oregon's defense was peaking at the perfect time, with Jameis Winston and Florida State on the horizon, an injury took away the Ducks' best defensive back.Second-ranked Oregon (12-1) will face the third-seeded Seminoles (13-0) on Jan. 1 in the College Football...

AP College Football WriterLow-tech: College football yet to embrace sideline computersBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo years ago, the NCAA passed a proposal that encouraged college football to embrace technology by putting tablet computers on sidelines and cameras in helmets.Two years later, college football is still behind the times when it...