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AP Sports WriterLA Bowl will welcome Pac-12, Mountain West to SoFi StadiumBy GREG BEACHAMINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Pac-12 and the Mountain West believe football fans around their conferences will be eager to see what's inside SoFi Stadium.The conferences' commissioners formally announced the new LA Bowl on Wednesday at...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Campbell, Liberty, Idaho work toward 2018 changeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Division I college football teams are preparing for the 2017 season, but three of them - Campbell, Liberty and Idaho - have eyes pointed toward 2018, when each will have a vastly different situation regarding the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw for the most yards and touchdowns of any Big Ten quarterback through the first month of the season.Since conference play began two weeks ago, no quarterback has struggled more.The Cornhuskers' third-year starter completed a combined 35.9 percent of his passes...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Mayock sees value in drafting QB LaulettaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen - these are the franchise-type quarterbacks plastered everywhere across the top of the NFL draft, which kicks off with the first round Thursday night.Teams not in the sweepstakes...

West Florida holds off Indiana (Pa) 27-17 in D-II semifinalINDIANA, Pa. (AP) Mike Beaudry passed for 152 yards and two touchdowns, Austin Williams booted a pair of field goals and smothering defense on a fourth-down pass play lifted West Florida past previously undefeated and top-seeded Indiana (Pa.) 27-17...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

Associated PressUSC resumes team activities, Helton sees path to play SundayBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Time was not on Southern California's side last week as positive tests for COVID-19 and contact tracing led to the cancellation of its game against Colorado.An extra day this week might be just...

AP Sports WriterClemson to play this weekend with storm battering coastlineBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson is moving forward with plans to host its scheduled football game on Saturday while Hurricane Florence wreaks havoc on the Carolinas' coastline with officials bracing for historic flooding and record-setting rainfall that...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina, QB Bentley looking for finish strong in bowlBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley believes the Gamecocks made progress during the regular season. He can't wait to see that continue against Virginia at the Belk Bowl.''A bowl win would be icing...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=There's a strong conference feel to STATS FCS Top 25By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The STATS FCS Top 25 on Sunday landed a bit back where it started.Not only did North Dakota State and James Madison remain No. 1 and 2, respectively - as they have since...

Associated PressJerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as beforeBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing him to the same 30 to 60 years imposed against him...

AP Sports WriterPac-12's traditional rivalries look untraditional in 2020By ANNE M. PETERSONThe Thanksgiving weekend is normally devoted to end-of-season rivalry games in the Pac-12 but - like everything else - it's different this year.As of Wednesday, it appeared the Big Game between Cal and Stanford was going to go...