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Ole Miss disputes NCAA lack of institutional control chargeOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The University of Mississippi disputes the NCAA's charges of lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by head coach Hugh Freeze, along with allegations of a $10,000 cash payment to a recruit.The Ole Miss football program...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Playoff Review: North Dakota State 9, Illinois State 3By CRAIG HALEYThe Score - No. 1 North Dakota State (14-0) beat Illinois State (10-5) 9-3 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.Story Line - Winning a rematch of Missouri Valley Football Conference rivals, the two-time defending...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame defensive back Shaun Crawford will miss the season with a left knee injury suffered in practice this week. Coach Brian Kelly said Thursday that Crawford tore an ACL during one-on-one drills Tuesday. Crawford, a senior, was set to be the team's top nickel back. The...

AP Sports WriterInjuries, ejection drain No. 4 Georgia for SEC title gameBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Jake Fromm may be relying on some new starters around him when the SEC title - and a spot in the playoff - is on the line for No. 4 Georgia.Fromm insists Georgia's...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Ohio State up to 3, Notre Dame at 6; 5 new teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOAfter winning top-10 matchups, Ohio State moved up to No. 3 and Notre Dame rose to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll. For the second straight...

Bailey, Freeney debut on college Hall of Fame ballotBy The Associated PressGeorgia cornerback Champ Bailey, Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney and Kansas State running back Darren Sproles will appear on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.The National Football Foundation on Tuesday announced the 78...

AP Sports WriterJones among 4 Alabama underclassmen declaring for NFL draftBy JOHN ZENORFour stars from Alabama's national championship team, including Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Mac Jones, are leaving early to enter the NFL draft.Jones, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, cornerback Patrick Surtain II and defensive lineman Christian Barmore announced their...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

2017 ACC predicted order of finishGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) The 2017 preseason Atlantic Coast Conference predicted order of finish and player of the year voting, announced Monday by the league and determined by a vote of 167 media members at the conference's media days last week, with first-place votes...

Briscoe pursuing career in CFL(STATS) - Former Sam Houston State quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe, the two-time STATS FCS Walter Payton Award winner, has begun the next chapter of his career in the CFL.Briscoe is participating in the Edmonton Eskimos' free agent minicamp in Vero Beach, Florida, according to the Huntsville...

Duquesne, West Virginia to meet in 2023(STATS) - Call it the junior version of the "Backyard Brawl" between Pittsburgh and West Virginia athletic programs.Duquesne, which is located in Pittsburgh, will get its first shot at West Virginia in 88 years with a matchup at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown on...

Washington hires John Donovan as offensive coordinatorSEATTLE (AP) New Washington coach Jimmy Lake made his first major coaching hire Friday, adding John Donovan as the Huskies' new offensive coordinator.It's not as splashy a hire as some Washington fans were hoping for after Bush Hamdan was fired. Donovan has...