CFB

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech never expected to be in this position, facing its first four-game losing streak in nearly two decades.''I didn't. The team didn't,'' quarterback Justin Thomas said this week, as the Yellow Jackets prepared to face No. 6 Clemson. ''But we put ourselves in this hole....

ATLANTA (AP) Not so long ago, Georgia Tech was being touted as one of the top teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and maybe even a dark horse in the national race.Now, going in as an underdog Saturday at No. 6 Clemson, the Yellow Jackets are trying to...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin is out of the Top 25 and keeps losing key players to injuries on an offense that is sputtering to start Big Ten play.This is not the most ideal of times to go out on the road and play at Nebraska.Badgers coach Paul Chryst...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Freshman Drew Lock will make his second career start Saturday when Missouri hosts No. 11 Florida.Starting QB Maty Mauk was suspended indefinitely last Tuesday for violation of team policies, along with backup offensive lineman Malik Cuellar, who was reinstated Monday. Coach Gary Pinkel said the...

Georgia Southern has returned to the top of the national rushing chart.The Eagles ran for a season-high 455 yards in Saturday's 51-31 win at Louisiana Monroe, pushing their average to 377.4 a game. Their second straight 400-yard rushing game, and third of the season, allowed them to move past...

Turnovers and penalties. Bad throws and blown assignments. Third-down dysfunction and red-zone malfunctions. Ohio State is making life very difficult on itself.The Buckeyes (5-0) are still undefeated and still No. 1, but the way they are playing is not conducive to staying on top.Ohio State is 101st in the...

Facing the possibility of being out of the playoff picture five weeks into the season, No. 13 Alabama announced it is far from finished.Facing the possibility of being upset in Indiana, No. 1 Ohio State wiggled out of a tight spot to keep its winning streak going. Whether it...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin has not dressed for the second-ranked Spartans on Saturday against Purdue.Conklin left last weekend's victory over Central Michigan with an apparent knee injury, and his status has been uncertain. Michigan State tight end Josiah Price, who was using crutches...

Taking over the total (56) in this one.

Taking Nevada -6 over a bad UNLV team.

Like the Tarheels today +7.5 pts.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Police say the case against two TCU football players accused of stealing a case of beer while attacking another student and his friends has been closed with no charges being filed.Fort Worth police spokesman Sgt. Steve Enright said Friday that the case was closed...