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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

Associated PressLawyer says he told Penn State official to report SanduskyBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's former top lawyer said in a deposition made public Thursday he advised the university's vice president in 2001 to notify a state agency of a complaint from an assistant football coach...

AP Sports WriterMalzahn: Auburn QB battle unlikely to be settled in springBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn's quarterback competition during the spring will likely be minus injured incumbent Sean White, which means coach Gus Malzahn expects the battle to continue until fall camp.The Tigers came into spring practice...

2nd Ex-Texas Tech player arrested on felony burglary chargeLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Jail records show that a second Texas Tech football player who was kicked off the team last month has been charged with burglary.Records show 18-year-old Trace Keaton Ellison was arrested Wednesday on a charge of burglary of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS title is purple reign of James MadisonBy CRAIG HALEYFRISCO, Texas (STATS) - James Madison played all season as if it knew something the rest of the FCS didn't know, but on Saturday, there was no denying who's the best team in the nation.Sorry, Fargo, it's...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's defense faces different test in Fournette, LSUBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama's defense has changed with the times.The top-ranked Crimson Tide still has 300-pounders clogging the line of scrimmage, but nowadays the biggest stars are the hard-to-block pass rushers like Jonathan Allen, mobile linebacker Reuben...

Father of Texas Tech QB arrested for public intoxicationFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Police say the father of Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested on a charge of public intoxication during the Red Raiders' game at TCU over the weekend.Officer Tamara Valle of the Fort Worth Police Department...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina's pro day includes 3 not yet turning proBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The NFL got a look at South Carolina's departing players, while a handful of young, rising Gamecocks got a chance to taste what they'll face preparing for the pros.A new NCAA guideline...

Utah hires E. Washington's McDonald as running backs coachSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah has hired Kiel McDonald as its new running backs coach.McDonald held the same position for five years at Eastern Washington.The 33-year-old joins new offensive coordinator Troy Taylor from Eastern Washington after Dennis Erickson retired at...

2 Penn St. ex-administrators plead guilty in abuse caseHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two former Penn State University administrators have pleaded guilty in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, more than five years after the scandal broke.Ex-Athletic Director Tim Curley and former university Vice President Gary Schultz each pleaded guilty...

Associated PressMSU suspends 3 football players in sex assault probeBy COREY WILLIAMSDETROIT (AP) Three Michigan State University football players have been suspended from team activities and removed from on-campus housing as part of a sexual assault investigation.A staff member associated with Michigan State's football program also has been...

Florida QB Luke Del Rio to have surgery on throwing shoulderGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio is to have surgery on his throwing shoulder Wednesday.Coach Jim McElwain says ''it's not major,'' adding that Del Rio is getting his right shoulder ''cleaned out.''Del Rio had surgery on...