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South Florida's Willie Taggart rejects the notion that facing Florida State is his team's biggest challenge of the season. The fourth-year coach understands what upsetting the 13th-ranked Seminoles could mean for the national perception of his program, however he insists the Bulls are approaching the Saturday matchup as they do every game on their schedule. ''When things were tough and it was hard to win around here, you had to find ways to motivate your guys to go out and try to win a game,'' against tradition-rich opponents such as Florida State, said Taggart, who has resurrected a program that fell on hard times after climbing as high as No. 2 in the country in 2007. Continue to Article

September 23, 2016 6:36:pm EST

The Big Ten this week embarks on its first nine-game conference schedule, rekindling the debate whether all Power Five conferences should play the same number of league games in the era of the College Football Playoff. The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference have eight-game conference schedules. Conference games tend to be more attractive inventory for league television networks and partners, and they also help keep stadiums full, compared with matchups against lower-tier competition. Continue to Article

September 22, 2016 3:15:pm EST

No. 13 Florida State (2-1) at South Florida (3-0), Noon (ABC) Continue to Article

September 22, 2016 11:08:am EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State quarterback Malik Henry has returned to the team. Continue to Article

September 20, 2016 8:55:pm EST

The 'Noles take on 3-0 South Florida, a team that has won 10 of its last 12 games since starting out 1-3 last year. Coach Jimbo Fisher is anxious to see how his Seminoles come back after suffering the worst loss in his seven-year stint with the 'Noles against what he calls a "very good" South Florida team. "Outstanding team, undefeated, averaging 50 points a game, playing really good on defense," Fisher said. Continue to Article

September 20, 2016 12:18:pm EST