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Associated PressWelcome rest? No. 16 Notre Dame preps for tough stretchBy CLAIRE KRAMERSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Action items have defined Notre Dame's approach in 2017.Coach Brian Kelly changed the mindset for the 16th-ranked Fighting Irish. Quarterback Brandon Wimbush is slipping and sliding around defenses to compensate for the...

AP Sports WriterBYU coach says change needed for struggling offenseBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU coach Kalani Sitake would be feeling better about his offense right now if he was seeing glimpses of what made the coaching staff so optimistic about the unit in fall camp.Instead, he's talking...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Iowa St vs. perennial champ Oklahoma for Big 12 titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Charlie Kolar grew up a diehard Oklahoma fan but his hometown Sooners never offered a scholarship. The new coach at Iowa State did, before the Cyclones were championship contenders.Now in...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, ran for 186 yards and accounted for five TDs, helping the eighth-ranked Badgers coast to a 48-0 win over Kent State.-Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma, threw for 228 yards and accounted for four TDs in the No. 6 Sooners' 45-20 blowout of Kansas.-J.K. Dobbins,...

Police: Ex-NFL player charged with raping UGA studentATHENS, Ga. (AP) A former NFL player and University of Georgia football standout has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said.Bacarri Jamon Rambo, 29, was charged Monday with rape, new outlets reported. He was being held at...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay adds UCF as 12th gameBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Austin Peay will play a third FBS opponent this season after the Governors added an Oct. 28 visit to UCF on Thursday.UCF had two games called off to due to Hurricane Irma and had replaced only...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton BowlBy PAT GRAHAMPreparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights.For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the...

Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis ‘excellent’ after his surgeryTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama’s team surgeon said Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis was “excellent” after the quarterback underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip, although there is no timeline for Tagovailoa’s recovery.Dr. Lyle Cain said Tagovailoa is expected to recover fully after Monday’s surgery...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SWAC reinstates championship game in BirminghamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference called an audible Thursday, announcing it will host a conference championship game this year, reversing an earlier decision.The 10-member conference of historically black colleges and universities will play its 20th championship game on...

East Tennessee State fires assistant facing assault chargeJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has fired defensive line coach Scott Brumett, less than a week after he was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.ETSU coach Carl Torbush announced Friday that Brumett had been dismissed...

Associated PressMissouri defense hopes to improve against South CarolinaBy ALEC LEWISCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Immediately following his postgame news conference last week, Barry Odom flipped on the film.The second-year Missouri coach had just watched his defense give up 492 yards to Football Championship Subdivision opponent Missouri State, and he...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...