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Minnesota wide receiver Tyler Johnson (6) holds onto the ball against Penn State cornerback Keaton Ellis (2) during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

No. 13 Minnesota stays unbeaten vs No. 5 Penn State, 31-26

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral scrambles for yardage during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Ole Miss seeks to end skid against winless New Mexico State

By BRIAN RIPPEE - Associated Press

Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, center pushes his way into the end zone to score a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

No. 9 Oklahoma knows Iowa State no longer a Big 12 doormat

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, left, dives for a first down against Michigan State's Shakur Brown (29) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

They’re unbeaten too: No. 5 Penn State at No. 13 Minnesota

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley (4) looks to pass against Northwestern during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/David Banks)

No. 18 Iowa looks to snap losing streak vs. No. 16 Badgers

By KEITH JENKINS - Associated Press

Buffalo Bills running back Christian Wade (45) of Britain brought attention to the NFL’s movement in August when he took his first carry in a preseason game and sprinted 65 yards for a touchdown. (Associated Press)

NFL International Pathway Program attracts athletes, grows football abroad

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (4) gets congratulations from Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

LSU, Alabama loaded with playmaking wide receivers

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) celebrates after an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in London. The Houston Texans won 26-3. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Watson’s play has Houston Texans leading AFC South

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE--In this Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, file photograph, Air Force fullback Taven Birdow, center, is stopped short of the end zone by Utah State defensive end Dalton Baker, left, and linebacker Kevin Meitzenheimer in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Air Force Academy, Colo. Birdow's father, Jermaine, was able to see in person for the first time his son play Saturday, Nov. 2, against Army. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Air Force senior relishes dad in stands after prison release

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a pass against the New England Patriots during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 10

By BRANDON C. WILLIAMS - Associated Press

Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, center, talks to his team as they play North Carolina State in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Wake Forest won 44-10. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

ACC coaches not fond of league’s Friday night showcases

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

UAB wide receiver Myron Mitchell (5) is tackled by Tennessee defensive back Alontae Taylor (2) and linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Tennessee bounces back from dreadful start to season

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (4) eludes Arkansas defensive back Montaric Brown (21) to break free for a touchdown reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Offensive revolution reaches final frontier: Alabama-LSU

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Michigan State linebacker Joe Bachie walks off the field following an NCAA college football game against Indiana in East Lansing, Mich. Bachie has been declared ineligible by the Big Ten after testing positive for a banned supplement.The school says it will appeal. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Losing Bachie the latest blow for Michigan State

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passes against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Rodgers on loss at LA: ‘good slice of humble pie for us’

Associated Press

In this Aug. 30, 2019 photo, Olentangy head coach Mark Solis walks down the sideline during a high school football game against Hilliard Darby in Hilliard, Ohio. The percentage of players competing at the NCAA’s highest level of college football who are from Ohio has slipped from 5.9% in 2013 to 5.1% in 2018, according to NCAA research. That’s still good enough to be fifth-most among the 50 states, but fourth-place Georgia has pulled away and states such as Louisiana (sixth) and Alabama (eighth) have gained on Ohio over the last 10 years. (Shane Flanigan/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Ohio facing troubling trends when it comes to prep football

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill, center, runs into the end zone for a touchdown while Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly (59) ands strong safety Eric Reid, left, defend during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

Titans struggled to get Henry involved early, fall to 4-5

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

A selection memorabilia from the 1920 Harvard University football season, including a dated leather football, a team photo and trophy, are displayed at the school's athletic complex in Cambridge, Mass., Friday Nov. 1, 2019. Harvard's 7-6 victory over Oregon in the Jan. 1, 1920, Tournament East-West Football Game, a precursor to the Rose Bowl, was the only postseason appearance in the Ivy League school's century and a half of football. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)

100 years later, Harvard’s Rose Bowl win still surprises

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Memphis players T.J. Carter (2), Cameron Fleming, center, and Kendell Johnson, right, celebrate at the end of the game after defeating Tulsa 42-41 in an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

No. 24 Memphis ready for prime-time showdown with No. 15 SMU

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1968, file photo, Paul Brown, president of the New Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League, is trying to select the design of helmets in Cincinnati, to be worn by his team when it starts play in the league. Brown, the innovative coach and powerful team owner who brought dozens of improvements to the sport, has been voted pro football’s greatest game changer. (AP Photo/File)

Innovative Paul Brown voted NFL’s greatest game changer

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press