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Associated PressFSU QB faces quick turnaround after record-setting debutBy JOE REEDYDeondre Francois has heard the daunting comparisons to Jameis Winston. The Florida State freshman quarterback appears to be able to shoulder the weight that comes with the expectations - and then some.Francois did a couple of things in his...

Missouri hires Ofodile as recruiting coordinatorCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri has hired A.J. Ofodile, a former tight end with the Tigers, as director of recruiting operations.The 42-year-old Ofodile (owe-FAH-delay), who also played in the NFL, has been head coach at Columbia Rock Bridge High since 2003. He was offensive...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

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...

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...

Former Syracuse player sentenced to 10 years in stabbingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A former Syracuse University football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the stabbing attack on two of his former teammates last year.The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports (http://bit.ly/2l1DSqW ) Naesean Howard was sentenced Friday...

Former Vanderbilt player sentenced to 15 years for dorm rapeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt football player was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student.Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins handed...

AP Sports WriterControversial Oklahoma star Joe Mixon among national leadersBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Joe Mixon might be Oklahoma's best player.He's undoubtedly the most controversial Sooner.Mixon landed in Norman back in 2014 as one of the nation's top running back recruits. Before he even participated in a fall...

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...

Charges reduced for Florida freshmen WRs Cleveland, WellsGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida freshmen Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells are now facing misdemeanor charges for firing BB guns inside a residence hall in July.State Attorney Bill Cervone said Tuesday that felony charges against Cleveland and Wells were reduced to criminal...

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...