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AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Oklahoma stakes playoff spot, 41-17 over No. 10 TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Baker Mayfield threw four touchdowns and No. 2 Oklahoma staked claim to a playoff spot with a 41-17 win over No. 10 TCU in the return of the Big 12 championship...

AP Sports WriterQB Sam Ehlinger spreading the TDs around in Texas offenseBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas keeps adding to the offensive firepower around quarterback Sam Ehlinger with some big early results.The No. 12 Longhorns (2-1) will need everyone to chip in if they plan to keep up...

NEW YORK (AP) Even before the Heisman Trophy is handed out Saturday night, it is tempting to look ahead to 2016 and what could be a doozy of a race for college football's most famous bronze statue.While Alabama's Derrick Henry is likely to both win the Heisman and...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State has utilized at least 11 different receivers in each of its three games, but senior David Glidden has led the way.Sophomore quarterback Mason Rudolph has distributed the ball fairly evenly to a deep corps of talented receivers through three games - all victories...

No. 2 Clemson forges ahead, playing game with storm loomingBy The Associated PressSecond-ranked Clemson is the only major conference school in the Carolinas and Virginia that will play its scheduled football game this weekend as Hurricane Florence looms.Several schools across the three states canceled, re-scheduled or relocated games ahead...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison RB Johnson eligible for sixth seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison running back Cardon Johnson has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA, assuring the FCS power of again having one of the deeper running back units in the nation.Coach Mike...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU coach Les Miles says he has dismissed defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao from the team because of his recent arrest on allegations of hitting a woman outside a bar after she tried to stop him from robbing her unconscious boyfriend.The redshirt freshman has not...

AP Sports WriterWillie Taggart makes Oregon debut against Southern UtahBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) As Willie Taggart would say, it's go time.The first-year coach and his Oregon Ducks open the season at home against Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon. And yes, he's a little bit nervous.''I think...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Buck Buchanan Award Watch List grows by sevenBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Seven players who have been dominating in the first half of the college football season were nominated to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Thursday.The Buchanan Award, presented to the national defensive...

Notre Dame-Navy football opener moved from Ireland to U.S.By The Associated PressANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) The college football season opener between Notre Dame and Navy has been moved out of Ireland because of the cornavirus pandemic.The Irish and Midshipmen were scheduled to meet in Dublin on Aug. 29, but...

AP Sports WriterBIG TEN SPOTLIGHT: True freshmen getting on-job trainingBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Seven weeks into the season and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor seems to be adapting just fine to college football.At Illinois, a bumper crop of first-year players are getting on-the-job training about the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=ESPN ranks Yale, NDSU as top 10 all-time programsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Yale and North Dakota State led the way among FCS programs that were recognized in ESPN's ranking of the top 50 programs in college football history Thursday.College football is celebrating its 150th anniversary this...