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AP College Football WriterArmy's Jackson remembered for life of 'promise and purpose'By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Ten bus-loads of Army cadets attended funeral services Monday for teammate and classmate Brandon Jackson, the sophomore cornerback remembered for his uplifting smile, quiet confidence and for a life filled with...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just when it seemed Oregon's defense was peaking at the perfect time, with Jameis Winston and Florida State on the horizon, an injury took away the Ducks' best defensive back.Second-ranked Oregon (12-1) will face the third-seeded Seminoles (13-0) on Jan. 1 in the College Football...

Washington moved into fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, putting the four remaining unbeaten teams from the Power Five conferences at the top of the selection committee's second top 25. Alabama, Clemson and Michigan still hold the top three spots. The committee's first ranking of the season caused a bit...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just when it seemed Oregon's defense was peaking at the perfect time, with Jameis Winston and Florida State on the horizon, an injury took away the Ducks' best defensive back.Second-ranked Oregon (12-1) will face the third-seeded Seminoles (13-0) on Jan. 1 in the College Football...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Remove Alabama receiver Daniel Geddes' crimson No. 37 jersey, and it would be difficult to distinguish him from any other student on campus.It is on the Crimson Tide football team that he stands out - if you can even find his 5-foot-6, 165-pound frame among...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: E. Carolina's Zay Jones nears receptions recordBy ERIC OLSONEast Carolina's Zay Jones has the nation's top four games for receptions after making 19 catches in a win over UConn, and he's on track to break the Bowl Subdivision career receptions record.Jones passed former Oklahoma...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says three key offensive players - quarterback Trevor Knight, running back Samaje Perine and wide receiver Sterling Shepard - should be ready to play when the Sooners face No. 18 Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl.Stoops said Wednesday that Knight has...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the ball came bouncing out of Gunner Kiel's hands, the Cincinnati quarterback - and any hope the Bearcats had of winning the Military Bowl - crashed hard onto the artificial turf.A woozy Kiel left the game after the last of his three turnovers, and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Louisville looks to maintain edge against VirginiaBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has regained its swagger and the fifth-ranked Cardinals want to keep it.The Cardinals (6-1, 4-1 ACC) visit Virginia (2-5, 1-2) on Saturday looking to build on their 54-13 rout of North...

Attorneys: Briles drops libel suit against Baylor officialsWACO, Texas (AP) Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has dropped the defamation lawsuit filed against four university officials he accused of making false statements against him, according to attorneys in the case.Briles in December sued the three regents and a...

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor officials insist it is a fluke that Nos. 61 and 58 are side-by-side in the Bears' new football team photo.TCU fans may find that hard to believe after the Frogs' 61-58 loss at Baylor last season.In the front row of the Bears' photo taken...

AP Sports WriterMAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite campsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher is calling for some limits on when and where football satellite camps can be held.Steinbrecher suggested a 15-day window to hold the camps and a requirement that they take place...