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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best of the FCS through SeptemberBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The FCS college football season moves into October with anticipation, and a great first month-plus of action deserves the credit.There were plenty of upsets, dominating performance and thrills. We would want anything else out of the FCS.Here's...

AP Sports WriterSEC coaches welcome new replay, 'want to get it right'By MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) Steve Shaw has a busy week at the Southeastern Conference's annual meetings.He's already met with athletic directors. He's already briefed football coaches. And he's got a media session scheduled for Thursday.His presentation...

AP Sports WriterIowa's defense picks up slacking offenseBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) At 5-3 overall and just 2-3 in the Big Ten, Iowa hasn't lived up to its annual expectation of competing for the West division title.Just imagine where the Hawkeyes might be if it wasn't for...

AP Sports WriterNo. 21 Michigan State making last year look like aberrationBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan State has made last season look like an aberration.And, the Mark Dantonio-led Spartans have proven their dominance against Michigan is no fluke.''We've done it eight times,'' Dantonio said. ''I don't...

LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA cornerback Ishmael Adams has been charged with misdemeanor battery over a run-in he had with an Uber driver shortly before the start of the season.The Los Angeles city attorney's office filed the charge Monday.The office received the case after the district attorney declined felony...

Associated PressUNLV finally has winning attitude under Tony SanchezBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Gauging from the bookcase in his office, UNLV coach Tony Sanchez has absorbed wisdom from some of the greatest college football coaches - Lou Holtz, Jimmy Johnson, Bear Bryant.Yet while he's taken their philosophies to...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Penn State takes step forward in dismantling PittBy WILL GRAVESPenn State head coach James Franklin expected a response from his players after dodging an upset in its opener against Appalachian State.He got one. Just a half later than he would have liked.The Nittany Lions pummeled...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Dino Babers says his team is improvingBy JOHN KEKISSame record, very different team. A third of the way through his second season at Syracuse, that's what coach Dino Babers sees.Last season the Orange started 2-2 and finished 4-8 in a campaign fraught with injuries. Fast...

UNC takes on NC State hoping to earn bowl invitationRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina hasn’t earned a bowl berth in a while and hasn’t defeated North Carolina State in even longer.The Tar Heels can check off both of those boxes Saturday night.North Carolina can wrap up bowl eligibility...

3 players suspended, Michigan State coach issues statementEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has released a statement saying he has ''high standards'' for his football program and expects players and staff to ''conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the values and principles of Michigan...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOChip Kelly is getting back into the college football business, this time without a headset.The former Oregon coach is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season. ESPN announced Friday it has signed him to...

Supreme Court won't hear case brought by author Jon KrakauerWASHINGTON (AP) The educational records of a star University of Montana quarterback accused of rape will remain confidential after the Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case brought by author Jon Krakauer.Krakauer had made a public records...