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December 16, 2005 Appalachian State Edges Northern Iowa for I-AA Title David Coulson, I-AA.org senior columnist PHOTO GALLERY CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—With its offense ailing and their championship hopes on the ropes, Appalachian State put out an SOS to Jason Hunter and Marques Murrell on Friday night and the All-American defensive ends delivered a I-AA football title. Murrell swiped the ball away from Northern Iowa quarterback Eric Sanders and Hunter scooped it up and rumbled 15 yards for a touchdown with 9:14 remaining to lift the No. 2 seeded Mountaineers to a 21-16 victory before a record crowd of 20,236 at Finley...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Bowl Championship Series is ready to move on without The Associated Press college football poll. "I wasn't surprised by the AP's decision," Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said. "I don't think it's a negative issue. We're just going to have to put our heads together and come up with an alternative way of picking the teams for the 1-2 game." The Associated Press told the BCS on Tuesday to stop using its poll to determine which teams play for a national title. BCS coordinator and Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg has said the BCS hopes...