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FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slots
Read full article: FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slotsFootball Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of six-win teams.
STAT WATCH: Shedeur Sanders' passing numbers best for FBS first-timer, and he's just getting started
Read full article: STAT WATCH: Shedeur Sanders' passing numbers best for FBS first-timer, and he's just getting startedCollege football's top statistical performances in Week 1 begins with Colorado's Shedeur Sanders.
Senior Day in Ann Arbor to feature similar styles as Michigan football squares off with Illinois
Read full article: Senior Day in Ann Arbor to feature similar styles as Michigan football squares off with IllinoisSaturday is Senior Day at The Big House as the Michigan Wolverines will host the Illinois Fighting Illini in what was supposed to be a battle of ranked opponents.
STAT WATCH: 5 TD passes put Nix, Hartman in elite company
Read full article: STAT WATCH: 5 TD passes put Nix, Hartman in elite companyOregon’s Bo Nix and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman became the fourth and fifth Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks to throw for five touchdowns in multiple games this season.
Sarah Fuller 1st woman to score in Power Five football game
Read full article: Sarah Fuller 1st woman to score in Power Five football gameVanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, cleanly kicking a pair of extra points for Vanderbilt in a 42-17 loss to Tennessee on Saturday. Listed second out of three available kickers on the depth chart, Fuller came out to try the extra point. No woman before Fuller had appeared in an SEC game or for any Power Five team. Liz Heaston became the first woman to score in college football with two extra points for Willamette of NAIA on Oct. 18, 1997. Katie Hnida was the first woman to score at the Football Bowl Subdivision level with two extra points for New Mexico on Aug. 30, 2003.
2 Pac-12 football games canceled as virus problems linger
Read full article: 2 Pac-12 football games canceled as virus problems lingerFriday's announcements from the Pac-12 capped the most tumultuous week of COVID-19 disruptions of the college football season. Fifteen games of the 59 games (25%) scheduled for Week 11 have been called off. The Sun Devils' home opener was nixed because of several positive COVID-19 tests among the team's players and coaching staff, including head coach Herm Edwards. The Pac-12 said the canceled games will be declared a no contest. So far, 63 games involving schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision have been canceled or postponed because of the pandemic since late August.
No. 13 Indiana finally finds way to beat No. 23 Michigan
Read full article: No. 13 Indiana finally finds way to beat No. 23 Michigan23 Michigan 38-21 on Saturday for its first victory against the Wolverines in 33 years. Their second consecutive loss could turn up the pressure on coach Jim Harbaugh in his sixth season at Michigan. Indiana: The Hoosiers answered some questions about their ability to contend for a division title or conference championship. Indiana: After beating their first top-10 foe in 33 years, the Hoosiers made their second Top 25 appearance since 1994. Now, after dominating the Wolverines, Indiana could be headed toward its first top-10 ranking since September 1969.
After talk of collaboration, conferences go their own way
Read full article: After talk of collaboration, conferences go their own wayFor typical Saturday football games, that means Wednesday would be the soonest athletes would be tested. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)Plans for the 2020 college football season if it is played should start coming into focus this week. That still needs to be worked out and other models are still being considered, including one with eight conference games and one nonconference. GROUP OF FIVEIt is not entirely fair to lump the American Athletic Conference, Mountain West, Mid-American Conference, Conference USA and Sun Belt together, but the fact is all are at the mercy of the Power Five in some way. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25