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Baylor will be without one its top running backs for the entire 2016 season. “Johnny, while still a member of this team, in addition to healing recent injuries is taking some time away from school to deal with some personal issues and hopefully will rejoin the program for spring semester,” Grobe said in a statement. Jefferson, a redshirt junior, was second on the team with 1,000 yards rushing in 2015, including 299 yards and three scores in Baylor’s Russell Athletic Bowl victory over North Carolina. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 6:11:pm EST

SMU coach Chad Morris believes his team is already better than at any point in his first season with the Mustangs. After going 2-10 last year, SMU opened this season with a 34-21 win at North Texas, the first time since 2009 to be 1-0. The young Mustangs, who have already played 31 of Morris' 47 signees, go into Saturday's matchup of former Southwest Conference rivals and against a Top 25 team as more than four-touchdown underdogs. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 1:45:am EST

If all those exciting and compelling games in the opening weekend of the college football season wore you out, week two is for you. Continue to Article

September 07, 2016 2:17:pm EST

Not too long ago, the toughest questions Baylor football coaches faced were those that brought up the 23rd-ranked Bears' weak nonconference schedule. Interim Baylor coach Jim Grobe has had to field many questions about the program's culture. Perhaps the upside of that is no one has asked him about the continuing lack of interesting or challenging September games for the Bears. Continue to Article

September 06, 2016 5:34:pm EST

Across the East Texas triangle that connects Austin, College Station and Houston, most everybody is happy with their favorite team's college football coach after the first weekend of the season. Tom Herman has Houston Cougars fans thinking College Football Playoff. Charlie Strong gave Texas Longhorns supporters not just a ''signature'' victory against No. 10 Notre Dame - his words - but an offense and a quarterback that finally look as if they can compete in the Big 12. Continue to Article

September 05, 2016 3:34:am EST