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AP Sports WriterTexas, OU called for unsportsmanlike 30 minutes before kickBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) The clusters of players for No. 6 Oklahoma and 11th-ranked Texas were getting closer at midfield 30 minutes before the annual Red River rivalry, and officials were already trying to separate them when a...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson rarely panics, not as a high school star in Georgia watching his mother fight cancer or as Clemson's quarterback working to come back from knee surgery.Calm and confident without being flashy, Watson's style led the Tigers to their first undefeated season since 1981...

Supreme Court won't hear case brought by author Jon KrakauerWASHINGTON (AP) The educational records of a star University of Montana quarterback accused of rape will remain confidential after the Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case brought by author Jon Krakauer.Krakauer had made a public records...

Associated PressPenn State to collect $733K from Sandusky's defunct charityBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State will collect hundreds of thousands of dollars left over from the defunct charity for youth founded by convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, settling claims from a threatened civil lawsuit.The university and the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Dakota State a clear FCS No. 1 in 2010sBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The scare that FCS college football received on Halloween in 2011 became a nightmare for any program that harbors national championship potential.North Dakota State basically took control of the Division I...

Associated PressTransfer returner, Aussie punter spark Iowa's special teamsBy ADAM HENSLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Charlie Jones and Tory Taylor didn't take conventional paths to Iowa. Three games into their first season with the Hawkeyes, they're feeling right at home.Their performances highlighted a big day for special teams in...

Star Navy offensive lineman found dead in academy dormANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) David Forney, a star lineman for Navy's record-breaking offense, was found dead in his dormitory, the cause of death undisclosed. He was 22.He was discovered unresponsive in Bancroft Hall on Thursday night, academy officials said.''We are devastated...

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...

AP Sports WriterGophers star Bateman skips season amid virus worry, goes proBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman announced Tuesday he has opted out of the 2020 season amid concerns about the coronavirus and will forgo his remaining two years of eligibility to enter the 2021...

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...

Northwestern moves Wisconsin game from Wrigley to Ryan FieldEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern's game against Wisconsin scheduled for Nov. 7 at Wrigley Field in Chicago is being moved to Ryan Field because of uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Northwestern announced the decision Wednesday after consulting with the Chicago Cubs,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Washington suddenly thin at quarterbackBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Within a couple of days, No. 13 Washington went from having a tight competition for the starting quarterback job to being thin at the position.The Huskies will start Georgia transfer Jacob Eason in Saturday's season opener...