No. 16 TCU going for Iron Skillet at SMU before Ohio State

No. 16 TCU (1-0) at SMU (0-1), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Line: TCU by 22½. Series record: TCU leads 50-40-7. WHAT'S AT STAKE?

Former Allen WR Lee Morris earns scholarship at Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma walk-on receiver Lee Morris finally is on scholarship. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley's Twitter account posted a video showing the announcement in front of the team on Monday night, and Morris posted a response a few minutes later. "It's been a dream of mine since I was kid. And now I can proudly say, that I'm playing football at The University of...

Fine's 3 TD passes lift North Texas over SMU 46-23

DENTON, Texas (AP) - Mason Fine threw for 444 yards and three touchdowns, Kemon Hall had a pick-6 and DeAndre Torrey scored on a 96-yard kickoff return in North Texas' 46-23 win over SMU in a season opener on Saturday night. The Mean Green had a 27-1 first-down advantage and 36-0 lead with 13:11 left to play after Fine threw two TD strikes to Jalen Guyton and one to Nic Smith, and Hall...

Baylor ends 8-game home losing streak in 55-27 win over ACU

WACO, Texas (AP) - John Lovett rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns, JaMycal Hasty added 102 yards with two scores and Baylor beat FCS team Abilene Christian 55-27 in a season opener Saturday night. The Bears piled up 606 total yards and scored their most points since the 2016 season while snapping an eight-game home losing streak. They were 0-6 at home last year in coach Matt Rhule's...

Carter injured early in Texas Tech's 47-27 loss to Ole Miss

HOUSTON (AP) - Just after Mississippi piled up more than 500 yards in a blowout of Texas Tech on Saturday quarterback Jordan Ta'amu was asked about his group of receivers led by A.J. Brown, DaMarkus Lodge and D.K. Metcalf. "They're so talented," he said. "They're the best in the nation. I believe that in my heart. I'm grateful they're on my side and I can...

Robinson 5 TDs for No. 16 TCU in 55-7 win over Southern

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Shawn Robinson is in a much different position for No. 16 TCU this season. He will remain the No. 1 quarterback as long as he is producing on the field. The dual-threat sophomore, who won his only start last year filling in for an injured senior, is now 2-0. Robinson threw touchdowns to three different receivers and ran for two more scores while playing only the first...

Murray leads No. 7 Oklahoma past Florida Atlantic 63-14

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Kyler Murray wasn't worried about replacing Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield as Oklahoma's quarterback. The junior passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns to lead the seventh-ranked Sooners past Florida Atlantic 63-14 on Saturday.

Maryland stuns No. 23 Texas 34-29 for interim coach Canada

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - It was one of those rare occurrences when the sequel proved even more impressive than the original. Maryland emerged from a trying offseason with an emotionally charged 34-29 upset of No. 23 Texas on Saturday, shaking off a lengthy weather delay to provide Matt Canada a satisfying victory in his debut at the Terrapins' interim coach.

Williams has 240 yards rushing as A&M routs Northwestern St.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Coach Jimbo Fisher has preached about the importance of explosive plays since he took over at Texas A&M. On Thursday night, Trayveon Williams gave his new coach exactly that when he ran 73 yards for a touchdown on the team's third offensive play to get things going in what ended as a 59-7 rout of Northwestern State in Fisher's debut at the school.

No. 16 TCU not looking past opener vs SWAC team Southern

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - TCU coach Gary Patterson is doing his best to keep everyone from looking ahead to a much-anticipated game in Week 3. The message has at least gotten through to his players before the 16th-ranked Horned Frogs play their season opener Saturday against SWAC team Southern University.

Ohio St's Meyer pushes back on reasons for suspension

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer is pushing back on the reasons for his three-game suspension with claims that don't fully square with details laid out in the investigation that led to his punishment. Meyer tweeted a statement Friday that he says intends to clarify what he calls incorrect media reports about his suspension.

Cornelius throws 5 TDs in 1st start; Oklahoma St. rolls

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius passed for 295 yards and five touchdowns in his first career start to help Oklahoma State defeat Missouri State 58-17 on Thursday night. Cornelius had been Mason Rudolph's backup for most of his career, but Rudolph now is with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cornelius, a fifth-year senior, seized his opportunity by completing 24 of 34 passes and rushing...

Herman says he'll talk to NCAA if asked about strip club

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas football coach Tom Herman said he's willing to talk to the NCAA about a visit to a Florida strip club with Zach Smith when both were Ohio State assistants. Ohio State this week identified Herman as the assistant with Smith at the club, a visit that was revealed in an Ohio State investigation into how Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer handled domestic abuse...

Fisher makes debut with Texas A&M against Demons

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Coach Jimbo Fisher makes his debut at Texas A&M on Thursday night against Northwestern State in what will be his team's only tuneup before a huge test against second-ranked Clemson. Fisher left Florida State for a 10-year, $75 million contract with the Aggies that comes with the expectation that he'll elevate Texas A&M into college football's...

Baylor QB spot still up for grabs between Brewer, McClendon

WACO, Texas (AP) - Baylor's depth chart lists returning starter Charlie Brewer or graduate transfer Jalan McClendon as the quarterback, and coach Matt Rhule still isn't ready to say which one will take the first snap of the season. "I probably won't name a starter until Friday night to the guys. I'm going to see how they prepare all week. I think both guys have been...

No. 7 Oklahoma defense eager to erase CFP memory

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma's defense has had a lot of time to think about its last outing. The Sooners gave up 527 yards in a 54-48 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinal to close last season. The seventh-ranked Sooners still use that embarrassing performance for motivation, yet they look forward to a fresh start Saturday in the season opener against Florida Atlantic.

'We good?' Herman says blame him if Texas offense bad again

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tom Herman spent an entire offseason swatting away questions about who will call the plays for Texas, him or beleaguered offensive coordinator Tim Beck. His latest answer came Monday "We'll all be calling plays," Herman said, and he will have veto power. "The responsibility of the offense and its performance ultimately lies with me."

Meyer tweets apology to former assistant's ex-wife

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Amid withering criticism of his failing to more directly address domestic abuse issues at a news conference earlier this week, suspended coach Urban Meyer issued an apology Friday to the ex-wife of a former assistant coach who was suspected of abusing her.

Baylor has to learn how to win after progress under Rhule

Baylor made a lot of progress in coach Matt Rhule's first season despite that 1-11 record. "We're tackling issues and tackling character development. We're mentoring, developing, educating and I'm proud of the things we're doing as a college football program," Rhule said. "I know we're trying to move away from the past and learn from the past, but part of...

Kingsbury not nervous about Texas Tech's QB uncertainty

Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury was asked if he was nervous about the uncertainty at quarterback for the Red Raiders. "Just because they're young or inexperienced, to me you never know how they're going to respond," Kingsbury said. "I wouldn't say nervous. I think excited to not really know who it is and be able to work with those guys and try to have one guy really...