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AP College Football WriterOhio State, LSU, Alabama, Penn State top 1st CFP rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Two from the Big Ten. Two from the Southeastern Conference. And the undefeated defending national champions on the outside looking in - for now.Ohio State, LSU, Alabama and Penn State...

Associated PressNew Mexico coach Davie hospitalized after 'serious' incidentBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico coach Bob Davie was recovering in a hospital Saturday night after ''a serious medical incident'' moments after his team's victory against Sam Houston State.The school released a statement from the Davie family, saying...

AP Sports WriterDavid Williams, 1st black athletic director in SEC, has diedBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) David Williams II, the first black athletic director in the Southeastern Conference, has died. He was 71.Vanderbilt officials said Williams died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A retirement party for...

Photographer hit in Georgia-Auburn game out of hospitalAUBURN, Ala. (AP) A photographer who was treated at a hospital after she was hit on the sideline of the Georgia-Auburn game Saturday and carted off the field is out of the hospital.A Georgia statement said Chamberlain Smith was sent to...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS playoff committee reinforcing selection rulesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee is making a concerted effort this offseason to explain the playoff selection process to its members.The process is fairly transparent, with the selection criteria available in the NCAA bylaws, but...

Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett to return against DukePITTSBURGH (AP) Kenny Pickett will be back at quarterback for Pittsburgh on Saturday when the Panthers play at Duke.Coach Pat Narduzzi withheld Pickett as a precaution from last week's game, a victory over Delaware. He said Pickett was ''banged up" from...

AP Sports WriterTexas hoping week off got the Longhorns healthyBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Their egos bruised by two losses in the last three games, the Texas Longhorns hope they are finally getting back some healthy players to help turn their season around.Among the key players expected back...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU jumps to No. 2; Upset drops Georgia to No. 10By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the...

Should the CFP expand? FBS athletic directors respondBy The Associated PressThe Associated Press reached out to athletic directors around the country and asked three questions ahead of Monday's national championship game between Alabama and Clemson: Should the College Football Playoff expand beyond four teams? If so, what would be...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 Washington St visits Houston in Air Raid reunionBy TIM BOOTHDana Holgorsen's first impression of Mike Leach dates all the way back to the early 1990s.Holgorsen was a wide receiver at tiny Iowa Wesleyan.His offensive coordinator?''I remember seeing that funny-looking guy with sweat pants, a sweat...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Youngstown State expected to hire Cincinnati assistant PhillipsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Doug Phillips has experienced the height of Youngstown State football. Now he's hoping to take the Penguins back to a championship level.The 51-year-old Phillips, an assistant at Cincinnati the last three seasons, is...

AP Sports WriterSurprising Texas, Murray among Big 12's midpoint bestBy STEPHEN HAWKINSThere is a Big 12 surprise deep in the heart of Texas.Since the Longhorns lost their season opener to Maryland for the second year in a row, coach Tom Herman's team has a six-game winning streak and is...