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Buffalo junior RB Jaret Patterson declares for NFL draft

By John Wawrow Dec. 29, 2020 07:24 PM EST
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson is foregoing his senior year by declaring for the NFL draft on Tuesday following a season in which he...

Marshall quarterback Grant Wells (8) hands off to teammate Brenden Knox (20) during an NCAA college football game for the Conference USA Football Championship on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Patterson, Buffalo face Marshall in Alabama's Camellia Bowl

Dec. 24, 2020 12:44 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers running back Branden Oliver runs with the ball during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Carson, Calif. Oliver hasn't ruled out attempting a career comeback three years after various injuries derailed his NFL career. "I haven't fully retired yet. So I'm still waiting on the call," said Oliver, who spent four seasons with the San Diego-then-Los Angeles Chargers after completing his college career in Buffalo where he set the school record with 4,049 yards rushing. "And just watching him (Jaret Patterson) play has been motivating." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill. File)
No. 24 Buffalo's Patterson motivates Oliver to keep running

By John Wawrow Dec. 10, 2020 03:08 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

Texas Tech's Henry Colombi (3) lands in the end zone around West Virginia's Josh Chandler-Semedo (7) to score a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA football game against West Virginia, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
No. 24 Oklahoma takes improved ground game to Texas Tech

By Cliff Brunt Oct. 29, 2020 01:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, file photo, Kansas State running back Alex Barnes (34) catches a Skylar Thompson pass while covered by Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage, back, during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Manhattan, Kan. This season, four Big 12 backs are averaging at least 100 yards rushing per game in conference action.(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Running backs earn higher profile in Big 12 this season

By Cliff Brunt Oct. 25, 2018 04:02 PM EDT