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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) With one season in the books for coach Barry Odom at Missouri, players and coaches have spent the last six weeks working diligently to avoid a repeat of last season. The Tigers lost eight games for the first time since 2000 and finished with a 4-8 record...

(STATS) - There's been a surge of media exposure for James Madison University since its football team finished off an FCS national championship season on Saturday. In the coming months, alumni contributions and applications to the university are also certain to rise. For coach Mike Houston, the impact on recruiting is...

No. 1 Alabama begins rough road at ArkansasAll offseason, this has been the four-game stretch circled for No. 1 Alabama as the treacherous portion of a road back to the College Football Playoff for the defending champion Crimson Tide.Saturday begins a five-week stretch in which undefeated Alabama plays at...

BYU is for real. Not surprised to see them moving up in the rankings. But Michigan is not a lay down. They have not gotten the respect this year they feel they deserve. It will be a battle but BYU will win by a TD. BYU +6.5 michigan

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors deliberating in the child endangerment trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur) have asked to rehear excerpts from the transcript of testimony. The panel on Friday reheard the testimony of Jack Raykovitz, who headed the charity for at-risk children founded by former assistant football...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Peyton Manning and his Southeastern Conference nemesis, former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, will go into the College Football Hall of Fame together. The rest of the new Hall of Fame class of 13 players and coaches announced Monday includes Southern California Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, San...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has brought former San Francisco 49ers assistant Eric Wolford back to the Gamecocks coaching staff. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp announced the hire Monday. Wolford takes over for Shawn Elliott, who was South Carolina's offensive line coach before leaving last month to become Georgia State's head...

Taking over the total (56) in this one.

AP Sports WriterAlabama, Auburn move on from FCS warmups to Iron BowlBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama and Auburn dispatched their usual pre-Iron Bowl FCS opponents as expected.Now, the top-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 16 Auburn can focus on what really matters in this state: The Iron Bowl....

(STATS) - Dartmouth's football team will play a game at Army West Point in 2022 - just the Big Green's third-ever matchup against an FBS opponent.The two teams met in 1983, with Army winning, 13-12. Dartmouth also lost to Navy, 45-0, in 1986.Many of the Ivy League's FBS matchups...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Colorado senior Jaleel Awini has followed a career path filled with detours, curves and potholes. No qualms, though. A highly touted prospect out of high school, his winding road began as Air Force's starting quarterback before a violation of Academy standards led to an indefinite suspension. Awini transferred...

(STATS) - The past six FCS champions have played at home in all their playoff games prior to the championship game at a neutral site.The possibility of that happening again gained strength Friday night, but with an interesting twist.Top-seeded Jacksonville State was dominant against Charleston Southern in earning a...