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Vandy, Navy get their chances against heavyweights

By Eric Olson The Associated Press Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football. No. 25 Vanderbilt, in an Associated Press regular-season poll for the first time since 2008 and coming off 10 consecutive losing seasons, hosts No. 5 Texas three weeks after it shocked the nation with its upset of then-No. 1 Alabama. No. 24 Navy, unbeaten halfway through its season following four straight losing campaigns, has been ranked for two weeks and plays its annual game against No. 12 Notre Dame, this year at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New ...

Ex-players charged in rape case

From Mirror reports Two former Penn State football players are being charged with rape and other sex crimes, according to a report in the Centre Daily Times. Jameial J. Lyons Jr., 19, of Philadelphia, and Kaveion A. Keys, 19, of Virginia were charged on Tuesday with felony counts of rape and aggravated indecent assault for an assault that took place in an on-campus residence hall on July 7. Lyons, a defensive end, and Keys, a linebacker, were placed on interim suspension from the football program in July and then dismissed from the team and the university in August. In a ...

Badgers ‘playing their best football’

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Wisconsin (7:30 p.m., NBC) Records: Penn State (6-0 overall, 3-0 in Big Ten), Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1) Odds: Penn State is a 6.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 3 by the Associated Press. Wisconsin is not ranked. Series: PSU leads, 11-9, and has won the last five. The teams have not met since 2021. Scouting the Badgers Wisconsin is 13-8 in Luke Fickell’s second full season in Madison. After a 2-0 start, the Badgers were drubbed at home by Alabama (42-10) and at ...

Oregon, Georgia new 1-2 in nation

By Eric Olson The Associated Press Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No. 25, and defending national champion Michigan fell out after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3. Unbeaten Oregon followed its one-point home win over Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and received 59 of 61 first-place ...

Lions’ Kotelnicki loves Warren’s ability

Big Ten football Who: No. 3 Penn State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. TV: NBC Records: Penn State (6-0); Wisconsin (5-2) By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Andy Kotelnicki has coached plenty of versatile players over the years. None of them could do what Penn State ...

Lions’ Warren getting love from AP

From Mirror, wire reports Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Thursday. Miami’s Cam Ward was the runaway winner for top quarterback, the SEC held down four of the five spots on the offensive line and 10 of the AP preseason All-America first-team picks were on the midseason first-team as well. Nine players from the Southeastern Conference and six from the Big Ten are on the first team, as determined by a panel of media ...