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AP Sports WriterAresco says no chance of UConn staying as football memberBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said Thursday there is no chance the conference will keep the University of Connecticut as a football-only member.UConn this week agreed to rejoin the Big East...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison QB competition highly anticipatedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Any team that has a quarterback competition in the spring usually finds it be the overwhelming storyline. It gets multiplied at a program like James Madison."Everybody's going to be looking at the quarterback competition," third-year coach Mike...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Alabama now unanimous No. 1; Northwestern to 11By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is now a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Northwestern has moved up to No. 11 for its best ranking in 24 yearsAP Photo transref:ILNH117, transref:ALMON337Eds: UPDATES:...

AP Sports WriterTexas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of...

Texas linebacker Overshown to sit out until 'changes made'AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas junior linebacker DeMarvion Overshown said Thursday he will sit out from all team activities until the school starts meeting demands for campus changes sought by dozens of Longhorns athletes.The demands made in early June include renaming...

The GEORGIA ST and the MEMPHIS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/14/2018 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GEORGIA ST vs MEMPHIS When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, September 14, 2018 Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee ROT TEAM PS OU ML 105 GEORGIA ST -24.5 (-110) (-110)   106 MEMPHIS TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -24.5 PREDICTION: MEMPHIS , GEORGIA ST Oddsmakers currently have...

STATS Writer=Taylor looks to lead Western Illinois' new-look defenseBy TAYLOR BECHTOLD(STATS) - Brett Taylor has received plenty of accolades for his on-field work delivering blows to oncoming blockers, chasing down opposing ball carriers and prying away turnovers.The Western Illinois inside linebacker, however, is also interested in watching and learning...

Pitt QB Max Browne done for the year after shoulder surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Max Browne's college football career is over.The Pittsburgh quarterback has undergone surgery on his right shoulder and is out for the rest of the season. Browne was injured in the third quarter of a loss to...

Auburn: Former star DE Quentin Groves dies at age 32AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Former Auburn football star Quentin Groves, who played defensive end for the Tigers from 2004-07 and shares the program record for sacks, has died. He was 32.Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson said Saturday that Groves died in...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Pac-12 contenders in spotlightBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Pac-12 has slipped into the background of the college football season. Again.The conference is still providing plenty of highlights and intrigue. No conference is more unpredictable from top to bottom.In the College Football playoff era,...

Clemson WR Ross has surgery to correct spinal issueCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross had surgery Friday for a congenital fusion in his spine that will keep him off the field this upcoming season.Ross said on social media that the operation “went great” and he was...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: UConn back to Big East; Why, what's next?By RALPH D. RUSSOUConn is leaving the American Athletic Conference and rejoining the Big East, hoping to revive its basketball and keep its football team from sinking further into hopelessness.On the latest AP Top 25...