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MADISON, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have revoked season tickets for two football fans who wore a costume that involved one wearing masks of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with a noose around their necks. The other wore a Donald Trump mask and led the first man around...

College Football WriterNCAA committee proposes 2-minute limit on replay reviewsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football rules committee is proposing two-minute limits on replay reviews and allowing players ejected from a game for targeting to remain in the bench area.After meeting Friday in Indianapolis, the committee also recommended game officials...

SMU staying close to home for Frisco Bowl on Dec. 19FRISCO, Texas (AP) SMU will be staying close to home to play in the Frisco Bowl.The Mustangs (7-3) accepted an invitation Wednesday to be in the Dec. 19 game that will be played about a half-hour drive from...

Oklahoma's Riley adds ex-E. Carolina coach McNeill to staffNORMAN, Okla. (AP) New Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has hired Ruffin McNeill as assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach.Riley and McNeill go way back. Riley was offensive coordinator at East Carolina for five seasons while McNeill was the...

Titans to retire McNair, George numbers(STATS) - The Tennessee Titans announced Wednesday they will retire the late Steve McNair's No. 9 jersey at their home opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 15.The Colts also will retire running back Eddie George's No. 27, making them the seventh and eighth...

AP Sports WriterWolfpack visit Yellow Jackets in matchup of last-place teamsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Geoff Collins says his Georgia Tech players “are a resilient group.”The first-year coach used the same term to describe North Carolina State.At this point, resiliency and hope for a better future may be the...

Associated PressWashington State shakes up defense after back-to-back lossesBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSWashington State coach Mike Leach is shaking up the Cougars' underperforming defense in the wake of defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys' abrupt resignation.The Cougars have made some personnel changes on a squad that is yielding 30 points per game,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: Missouri ValleyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coming off a 2016 season in which their 10 wins over FBS programs tied for the fourth most in a season, FCS programs hope to make a mark again in 2017.Missouri Valley Football Conference teams played the...

Brohm fires defensive coordinator after 1 season at PurdueWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue coach Jeff Brohm fired defensive coordinator Bob Diaco on Thursday, just one season after he was hired.Diaco signed a two-year deal after last season and the school still owes him $625,000, a number that could...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: LSU wins with improved defense, dome advantageBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) It would be one thing if all top-ranked LSU could hang its hat on was Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow leading what is arguably one of the greatest offenses in the history of...

AP Sports WriterMullen returns with Florida to face No. 23 Mississippi StateBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Coach Dan Mullen's return to Starkville will grab most of the headlines when his Florida Gators travel to face No. 23 Mississippi State on Saturday.But much more is at stake than an...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M, Sumlin trying to reverse slow slideBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The trajectory of Kevin Sumlin's tenure at Texas A&M has not been going in the right direction.The fifth-year coach hopes a transfer quarterback and some talented defensive linemen can get the Aggies back into...