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Eagles season concludes in OT heartbreaker
BOISE — The Eastern Washington Eagles (15-18) season came to an end after a competitive 77-79 loss to the Montana …
STAT WATCH: Accuracy of Mertz, Fields in openers tops FBS
The passing accuracy displayed by Wisconsin's Graham Mertz and Ohio State's Justin Fields in their teams' openers had only been seen once before in the Big Ten in the past 20 years.
Willis throws 6 touchdowns as Liberty beats Southern Miss
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Malik Willis threw for 345 yards and six touchdowns — five in the first half — and Liberty remained unbeaten after dominating Southern Mississippi 56-35 Saturday.
Wells throws 2 TD passes, No. 22 Marshall beats FAU 20-9
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Grant Wells showed some poise in the pocket when No. 22 Marshall faced its first deficit of the season.
Hawkins fuels Louisville in 48-16 rout of Florida St.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Javian Hawkins ran for a season-best 174 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Louisville, which snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday by beating Florida State 48-16.
Colby College opens $200 million athletic facility
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A private liberal arts college with 2,155 students now has an athletics complex that might be the envy of some NCAA Division I universities.
McCormick runs for 3 TDs, leads UTSA past La. Tech 27-26
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sincere McCormick ran for three second-half touchdowns to lead UTSA to a 27-26 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.
No. 11 Miami holds off Virginia 19-14, moves to 5-1
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami's coaching staff sent a clear message to its receivers this week by opening up what was a nine-player competition for three starting spots.
WKU edges Chattanooga in the Mocs only game this fall
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Backup quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Craig Burt Jr. with 1:21 to play and Western Kentucky beat FCS-member Chattanooga 13-10 on Saturday.
Bell shines as Purdue rallies to defeat Iowa 24-20
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell noticed how special sophomore receiver David Bell was from the time he came on campus.
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MLB
No. 18 Michigan tops No. 21 Minnesota 49-24 in Milton debut
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After playing sparingly for Michigan as a backup his first two years and waiting for this virus-shortened season to start seven weeks late, Joe Milton's time at quarterback had finally come.
Auburn guard Brandon Council out for year with knee injury
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn right guard Brandon Council is expected to miss the rest of the year with a knee injury.
AP source: Arizona accused of 5 Level I violations by NCAA
Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the NCAA last week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
Ehlinger helps Texas beat Baylor 27-16 to end skid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Ehlinger passed for an early touchdown, then ran for two more in the second half to lead Texas to a 27-16 win over Baylor on Saturday that snapped the Longhorns’ two-game losing skid.
Wisconsin issues statement amid reports Mertz tests positive
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says nobody who played in the season opener Friday night tested positive for COVID-19 or reported having any symptoms beforehand, amid weekend reports that quarterback Graham Mertz ha…