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Boise St. gains seven first-place votes in poll

CBSSports.com wire reports
Sep. 7, 2010

More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country.

Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.

The Broncos remained third after a thrilling 33-30 victory against Virginia Tech on Monday night, receiving eight first-place votes and 1,399 points from the media panel, 13 points behind the Buckeyes.

Ohio State received four first-place votes and 1,412 points.

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Wyoming football player killed in wreck

CBSSports.com wir A University of Wyoming football player was killed and three teammates were injured when a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed on Monday, authorities said.

Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed, the Colorado State Patrol said.

Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., Christian Morgan, 18, of Aurora, Colo., and J.J. Quinlan, 19, of Everett, Wash., were injured and were taken to hospitals in Laramie, Wyo., and Loveland, Colo.

Morgans injuries were serious but were not believed to be life-threatening, troopers said. Fox had moderate injuries.

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Amid probe, UNC assistant coach Blake resigns

CBSSports.com w John Blake has resigned his position on North Carolinas football staff, effective immediately, school officials said Sunday night.

Blake, who was in his fourth season working with Butch Davis, said in a statement issued by the school that he stepped down because "my presence has become a distraction" to the university.

"Consequently, I have determined that it is in the best interests of my family, the university community at large, and the football program for me to step down from my position as associate head football coach," Blake said.

The NCAA has spent much of the summer investigating whether de...
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Dalton keeps TCU's title hopes on track

By Charles Durrenberger
Special to C TCUs season almost ended before it began.

And Andy Dalton wasnt about to sit around and watch the Horned Frogs lose bac and ruin a shot at another BCS-busting season.

The four-year starter set TCUs all-time record for wins by a quarterback, piloting the sixth-ranked Frogs to a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon S surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh.

"We knew all we had to do was win by one," said Dalton, the NCAAs active leader in wins.

Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in the Frogs come-from most of whom wore TCU purple.

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UNC's Sturdivant, Carter cleared

CBSSports.com wire reports
Sep. 3, 2010

North Carolina linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter have been cleared to play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels opener against No. 21 LSU on Saturday.

Safety Deunta Williams will not play due to the ongoing NCAA investigation into the program.

The three players didnt travel with the team when it left Chapel Hill for Atlanta on Friday morning as the school conferred with the NCAA on their status. While Sturdivant and Carter will play, the university said in a statement Friday night the NCAA needed more information before ruling on Williams.

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