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Smith, Huff help No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-82 at Moda Center
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Braeden Smith scored 21 points, Braden Huff had 20 points and No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-8…
COVID-19 forces Texas A&M to keep fans out of Midnight Yell
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M’s five Yell Leaders ran into an almost empty Kyle Field as Friday night crept into Saturday morning for their Midnight Yell.
MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4
The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, became the final one to jump back in, making it 10 out of 10 conferences that will play in the fa…
La-Lafayette edges Georgia Southern on 53-yard field goal
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Lafayette transfer kicker Nate Snyder had missed three of his four collegiate field goal attempts in the Ragin’ Cajuns’ first two games, but head coach Billy Napier didn’t lose confi…
Nix, No. 8 Auburn pull away from No. 23 Kentucky, 29-13
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The first half ended with both teams feeling as if they were robbed of touchdowns.
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NC State safety being released from hospital after scare
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State says safety Khalid Martin is being discharged from a Virginia hospital with no “radiographic abnormalities” after being examined for a possible spinal cord injury.
No. 2 Crimson Tide rolls on offense to 38-19 win over Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Nick Saban has never lost a season opener while coaching Alabama.
McCormick rushes for 2 TDs, UTSA holds off Middle Tennessee
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Backup Josh Adkins threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, Sincere McCormick rushed for 82 yards and two scores, and UTSA held off Middle Tennessee 37-35 on Friday night in a Conference USA opener f…
Spiller leads No. 10 Texas A&M over Vanderbilt 17-12
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher admitted that he'd be mad all week after the way his 10th-ranked team played against Vanderbilt on Saturday night.
No. 14 Cincinnati holds off No. 22 Army, 24-10
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati wanted to add a game to its non-conference schedule after some games were lost due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. When the Bearcats decided to put Army on the slate, Cincinn…
NC State safety being released from hospital after scare
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State says safety Khalid Martin is being discharged from a Virginia hospital with no “radiographic abnormalities” after being examined for a possible spinal cord injury.
Georgia State: Errors in test results led to postponement
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia State says the positive COVID-19 tests that caused Saturday’s football game at Charlotte to be postponed were the result of errors in reading the test results.
Punishing Pitt: No. 24 Panthers relying on dominant defense
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi bit his tongue all week whenever someone would mention the challenge Louisville's fast pace would present when the Cardinals visited Heinz Field.
AP Top 25: Big Ten and Pac-12 return to most unusual poll
No. 6 Ohio State, No. 10 Penn State and No. 14 Oregon returned to The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, weeks before they start playing, creating a Top 25 as unusual as this season.