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AP Sports WriterKentucky's running backs have expanded pass-catching rolesBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky's running backs aren't concerned with picking up where Benny Snell left off - for now.If they handle expanded roles in the Wildcats' offense, filling the huge void left by the school's career rushing...

AP College Football WriterPatchwork decisions throw wrinkle in college football plansBy RALPH D. RUSSOThere are 130 major college football teams, spread across 41 states and competing in 10 conferences, save for a handful of independents.The goal is to have all those teams start the upcoming season at the same...

HONOLULU (AP) - Despite starting its season with three straight losses, Fresno State made it to a bowl game for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.Winning is another matter.The Bulldogs lost their sixth consecutive postseason game Wednesday night when they didn't have an answer for Rice quarterback...

Florida State, Lamar Jackson earn ACC preseason honorsGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Florida State is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville is the preseason player of the year.The ACC announced voting results Monday following a poll of 167...

AP Sports WriterACC: Replay should've added 1 second to end of UNC-Wake gameBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference says the replay official erred on the final play in Friday's North Carolina-Wake Forest game by failing to initiate a review that would have put 1 second...

Minnesota QB Annexstad out indefinitely with foot injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota quarterback Zack Annexstad has a foot injury that will sideline him indefinitely, ending for now the competition with fellow sophomore Tanner Morgan for the starting spot.The Gophers announced Saturday that Annexstad was hurt in practice the day before.''Injuries...

AP Sports WriterLSU's Miles tries to put a hopeful spin on first-game flopBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles is back in damage-control mode while he tries to fix LSU's offense.The embattled 12th-year coach can only hope he gets the Tigers' problems straightened out soon. His team...

AP College Football WriterFrost returning to Nebraska after leading UCF's turnaroundBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Scott Frost, the native son who quarterbacked Nebraska to a share of the national championship 20 years ago, is returning to the Cornhuskers as coach after orchestrating a stunning two-year turnaround at Central...

The Latest: ECU relocating team to Florida ahead of FlorenceBy The Associated PressThe latest on Hurricane Florence's impact on college football (all times local):4 p.m.East Carolina says it is relocating its football team to Florida by bus as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas' coastline.The school said in a statement...

AP College Football WriterHeupel takes over talented UCF team with great expectationsBy RALPH D. RUSSOJosh Heupel has either the most difficult job of any head coach in the country taking over a new team or the easiest. Maybe it's both.Hired to replace Scott Frost at Central Florida, Heupel takes...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi's football team will not play in the postseason next year. The Rebels might be facing more penalties, too, now that the NCAA says the program has committed more than 20 rules violations over the past several years. Ole Miss officials said Wednesday that the university has...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 USC rolls with unpredictable Pac-12 title weekBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) No. 13 Southern California's reward for completing a perfect regular season last weekend was the opportunity to host the Pac-12 championship game.Only the Pac-12 wasn't totally sure who the Trojans (5-0) would play...