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AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Buckeyes' 77 vs BG their most points since 1950By ERIC OLSONOhio State, Louisville and Miami were the first three teams to score 70 or more points in a game.Yes, Louisville's Lamar Jackson was amazing in accounting for a school-record eight touchdowns against second-year FBS...

AP Sports WriterIowa State testing senior QB Joel Lanning at linebackerBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State senior quarterback Joel Lanning worked his entire career in hopes of helping the Cyclones reach a bowl game in 2017.Lanning might end up doing so on the other side of the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Huesman faces challenging first schedule at RichmondBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The road portion of the schedule is particularly tough for new Richmond football coach Russ Huesman as the Spiders look to the 2017 season.Richmond announced an 11-game schedule on Tuesday, including five home games at Robins...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia adds bulk with 6 offensive linemen in signing classBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Kirby Smart said he wanted the Bulldogs to be bigger, stronger and faster when he was hired as Georgia's coach last year.His second signing class, which includes six offensive linemen, addressed the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Barney Cotton choked up as he described the challenges that come with serving as Nebraska's interim head coach.He wants to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of maintaining a business-as-usual atmosphere in the wake of Bo Pelini's firing. He vows to make sure the players have...

AP Sports WriterUtah hurting coming into Oregon State gameBy ANNE M. PETERSONCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Injuries have begun to mount for No. 21 Utah - so much so that coach Kyle Whittingham was rightfully dramatic about the situation this week.''This is the worst I can remember, and I've been...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

Oklahoma gives offensive coordinator Riley 3-year extensionNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma has given offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley a three-year contract extension.The school's Board of Regents approved the extension Thursday, the longest in school history for an assistant. The 33-year-old's contract now runs through the 2019 season.In 2015, Oklahoma ranked...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota players get mixed results from university panelBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota panel that heard the case of alleged involvement by 10 football players in a sexual assault on campus has upheld recommended punishment for five of them and overturned or reduced discipline...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For the first half of a Liberty Bowl shootout, West Virginia played Texas A&M to a virtual draw.The Mountaineers couldn't quite keep pace the rest of the way.Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score Monday, and the Aggies erased an...

Ex-Florida QB Harris planning transfer to Tennessee StateNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Florida quarterback Treon Harris plans to transfer to Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee State.Tennessee State athletic department spokesman Jose Garcia said Friday via email that ''I can inform of his intention to enroll at Tennessee State, but...

Northwestern State-Baylor date change(STATS) - Northwestern State's season-opening football game at Baylor has been moved up by one day to Sept. 2 to accommodate a broadcast on Fox Sports Network.The game has a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas.The switch gives Northwestern State an extra...