CFB

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota's botched finish against Michigan, leading to the loss of the Little Brown Jug trophy, will linger for a while with the Golden Gophers.There's no time to fret, though, with a trip to top-ranked Ohio State on tap. Plus a visit to rival Iowa, ranked No....

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night and which teams land in the top four is not all that important.Last year, three of teams ranked in the first top four did not make the playoff.What we might find are clues as...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Dalvin Cook and Everett Golson returned to practice on Monday as No. 17 Florida State began preparations for Saturday's game at third-ranked Clemson.Cook, the nation's second-leading rusher, did not practice last week after suffering an ankle injury in a 22-16 loss at Georgia Tech on...

The cliche goes that you don't want to be the guy who follows the coaching legend.Well, it's worked out OK for Jimbo Fisher, who has returned Florida State to elite-program status since taking over for Bobby Bowden at Florida State.Virginia Tech does not have the advantage of the fertile...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said people who say he owes assistant strength coach David Grimes an apology for grabbing him and pushing him in the chest on the sideline to get him away from an official don't know all that was involved.When asked...

IRVING, Texas (AP) Southern California athletic director Pat Haden is stepping down from the College Football Playoff selection committee after his doctors advised him to cut back on travel.College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announced Friday that Haden was leaving the committee and would not be replaced....

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Texas Christian quarterback Trevone Boykin leaped over defenders and threw from the hip for touchdowns, breaking the team's career record for total offense while leading the Horned Frogs past West Virginia 40-10 on Thursday for their 16th consecutive victory.Boykin completed 32 of 47 pass...

The Pac-12 South race tightened up with No. 13 Utah's loss to Southern California last week, providing a glint of hope for teams that seemed to be out of the mix.No. 8 Stanford is still in control of the Pac-12 North, but faces what has turned into a tough...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett let it be known he can air it out - with a downfield pass or in answering critics who question his arm strength.In his first extensive session with the media since being named the starter Oct. 20, the usually smiling...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to take another look at a man's allegations that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested him as a teenager.Centre County Judge Thomas Kistler said the statute of limitations has not expired on filing criminal charges in...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. has missed his second straight practice, watching from the sideline with a protective boot on his right foot.Backup Ryker Fyfe worked with the No. 1 offense Tuesday and said afterward he is preparing as if he will start Saturday's game...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Senior linebacker Gionni Paul pulled the team together moments after Utah suffered its first loss of the season to unranked USC. He had one message for the now 13th-ranked Utes: It's not over.''I told them, somebody's going to lose a game,'' Paul said Monday....