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ETSU, Western Carolina add trophy to rivalry(STATS) - Beginning this week, Southern Conference rivals ETSU and Western Carolina will introduce a trophy to their longtime mountain border rivalry, rebranding it the "Blue Ridge Border Battle."Both schools made the announcement Monday, preceding Saturday's matchup at ETSU in Johnson City, Tennessee.The...

Associated PressFormer Penn State president Spanier loses criminal appealBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Former Penn State president Graham Spanier lost an appeal Tuesday of his misdemeanor conviction for child endangerment over his handling of a 2001 complaint about Jerry Sandusky showering with a boy in the football team...

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in the Big Ten? It has a certain ring to it, like the glory days when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes battled for control of the league.That day is coming.The 51-year-old Harbaugh, a star quarterback for the Wolverines in the mid-1980s, has signed a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Cincinnati lands Peach Bowl date with No. 11 GeorgiaBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Coach Luke Fickell believes No. 6 Cincinnati has a lot on the line in its Peach Bowl game against No. 6 Georgia, even though the Bearcats didn't land in the College Football...

AP Sports WriterWashington State's Anthony Gordon leads North in Senior BowlBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon led the North to three touchdowns in the third quarter in a 31-17 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.The Cougars' prolific passer entered the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Michigan holds on to beat Army 24-21 in 2 overtimesBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan is off to a wobbly start this season and Army almost took advantage.Jake Moody made a 43-yard field goal and the seventh-ranked Wolverines forced and recovered a fumble...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=At Senior Bowl, Dayton's Trautman catches on as NFL prospectBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There's a pattern with the only players from the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League to be selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl:Drake tight end Eric Saubert in 2017. Stetson tight end Donald Parham...

Tebow re-ups with ESPN to be analyst for SEC NetworkBy The Associated PressESPN has announced a multiyear agreement with Tim Tebow, who will continue as an analyst on the SEC Network.Tebow has worked as a studio analyst for the SEC Network since its 2014 debut. He will remain part...

AP Sports WriterFlorida QB Franks gains fame, trophy after improbable throwBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks walked into his American History class Monday and was handed a trophy, an award professor Steve Noll gives to students for asking really good questions.Franks got it for delivering...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

AP Sports WriterSwinney knows No. 2 Clemson must improve after close UNC winBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Clemson is still unbeaten, still on course to claim another Atlantic Coast Conference championship along with a trip to the College Football Playoff.That doesn't mean the now-No. 2 and reigning...

AP Sports WriterCroft's breakout game forces another QB decision for FleckBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota's quarterback situation is again unclear, with the Gophers starting the second half of the season still seeking their first Big Ten win under first-year coach P.J. Fleck.Demry Croft's return to the mix has...