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Ohio State is No. 1 and Michigan State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Big Ten the top two teams in the rankings for the first time since 2006.The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes after a lackluster victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday....

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzzBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as BYU at Coastal Carolina.The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday for a game...

Houston-UTSA game won't be played this seasonSAN ANTONIO (AP) Officials at Houston and UTSA have decided the schools won't play their game that was postponed because of Hurricane Harvey.The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 2 in San Antonio's Alamodome. The schools had called off that game as...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...

Associated PressRypien, Stick help West beat East 21-17 in Shrine GameBy MARK DIDTLERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Brett Rypien and Easton Stick each threw a touchdown pass to help the West beat the East 21-17 in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday.Rypien, a Boise State product and nephew of...

Autopsy planned after football player found deadKISMET, Kan. (AP) An autopsy is planned after a junior college football player in Kansas was found dead.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2qKo5Al ) reports that 19-year-old Sean Callahan was found unresponsive Sunday afternoon at a home in Kismet, Kansas. He was taken...

AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Oklahoma St. fully focused on winless BaylorBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma State likely won't take winless Baylor for granted.A quick glance at the records, rankings and point spread would indicate the Cowboys should win Saturday's game easily. No. 14 Oklahoma State (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) is still...

Florida State's McFadden, Tate leaving early for NFL draftTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State cornerback Tarvarus McFadden and wide receiver Auden Tates are entering NFL draft.McFadden made his announcement via a statement released by the university. He was a first-team selection to the AP Preseason All-America team after having...

AP Sports WriterSeveral suspended Tar Heels return for game vs No. 16 MiamiBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina is nearly back at full strength its game at No. 16 Miami after with the return of several players who were suspended for selling team-issued shoes.Seven players -...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern cornerback Matthew Harris, who hasn't played since Sept. 10, announced his retirement from football Monday. Harris was injured against Illinois State, with video showing him getting hit in the head while making a tackle. Several media outlets reported that Harris was giving up the game because of...

Wake Forest looks to keep Hartman rolling vs TowsonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) No Wake Forest quarterback had a better starting debut than Sam Hartman. The freshman wants to keep it going in Week 2.The Demon Deacons (1-0) play host to Towson (1-0) of the FCS on Saturday, and they...

Ex-Penn St. athletic director has cancer, seeks house arrestHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Ex-Penn State athletic director Tim Curley wants a judge to modify his sentence for failing to report now-convicted sexual predator Jerry Sandusky to authorities, saying he has incurable lung cancer and liver damage.The Centre Daily Times reports...