LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Les Miles walked confidently to the podium and slipped on a familiar white hat. This one had “KU” embroidered across the front. The quirky and energetic coach who led LSU to the 2007 national title, after building a consistent winner at Oklahoma State, is back in the Big 12. His task […]
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College Football: Maine gets first-round bye in NCAA tournament
Jaron Grayer, left, and Kayon Whitaker photograph the championship trophy during a gathering at Sea Dog Brewery Company in Bangor on Sunday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made […]
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College Football Top 25 poll: West Virginia back into Top 10
No. 7 West Virginia re-entered the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll after another weekend in which the number of ranked teams losing reached double digits. Unanimous No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame remained unchanged, and No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Oklahoma each […]
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Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame top first College Football Playoff rankings
If you don’t like the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings, don’t worry. Saturday’s slate of huge games guarantees major changes are coming next week. Alabama, Clemson, LSU and Notre Dame were the top four teams in the initial CFP rankings Tuesday night. After meeting for a day and a half at a hotel […]
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College Football: Notre Dame into top 5, Texas into top 10
Notre Dame moved into the top five, Texas and UCF reached the top 10 and the Southeastern Conference placed a season-high eight teams in the latest Associated Press college football poll. After three teams in the top eight and eight ranked teams overall lost on Saturday, there was significant movement throughout the AP Top 25 […]
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College football: Doak kicks Maine past Villanova 13-10
ORONO — Play for the tie? Nope. Instead, the University of Maine went for the win — and got it in a most improbable fashion. Sophomore kicker Kenny Doak kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Black Bears to a stunning 13-10 victory over Villanova on Saturday evening at Alfond Stadium. […]
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College football: Williams stuffs Bates 31-7
LEWISTON — Following a disastrous first quarter, the Bates defense showed some heart over the next two, forcing Williams to punt on six straight possessions, before Williams earned two breakaway runs in the fourth quarter for a 31-7 triumph in college football action Saturday afternoon. With the Bobcats (0-4) trailing 17-0 in the second quarter, […]
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College football: UMaine outclassed by Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Joe Harasymiak’s assessment of the University of Maine’s 35-14 loss to Yale University at the Yale Bowl on Saturday afternoon was succinct and blunt. “We got our (butt) kicked,” the third-year Black Bears head coach said. It probably wasn’t a pleasant six-hour bus ride back to Orono. Quarterback Kurt Rawlings threw three […]
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BC returns to AP Top 25, trying to ignore accolades
BOSTON (AP) — For a guy who’s never been the head coach of a ranked team before, Steve Addazio knew just what to say. The Boston College coach didn’t want to talk about the Eagles’ elevation to No. 23 in The Associated Press Top 25 this week, sticking with his belief that it is too […]
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UNE football game among those canceled by Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has forced the cancellation of several Top 25 games this weekend, including No. 13 Virginia Tech’s home game against East Carolina, No. 14 West Virginia’s trip to North Carolina State and No. 18 UCF’s game at North Carolina. The University of New England’s football game in Virginia also has been canceled because of […]