Troy rolls past Middle Tennessee, 42-13

Corey Robinson passed for 259 yards and three touchdowns, connecting twice with Tebiarus Gill, and Troy rolled to a 42-13 victory at Middle Tennessee on Tuesday night.

The Trojans (3-2, 2-0) won their fifth straight against the Blue Raiders (2-3, 1-1) and their 12th consecutive Sun Belt Conference game.

Troy led 21-0 with six minutes left in the first half.

Middle Tennessee quarterback Dwight Dasher, making his season debut after serving a four-game suspension for accepting a $1,500 loan, ran for two touchdowns but couldn’t rally the Blue Raiders.

North Carolina secretary of state interviews NFL agent

Investigators with the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office have interviewed NFL agent Gary Wichard as part of their probe into whether the state’s sports agent laws were broken.

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s office launched its probe in July, shortly after the NCAA began investigating the football program at North Carolina. The NCAA’s probe initially focused on agent-related benefits, but expanded to include possible academic violations involving a tutor.

Wichard’s attorney Howard Silber said Tuesday night that Wichard spoke to the investigators via teleconference for roughly two hours earlier that day, but declined further comment.

Wichard’s longtime friendship with former Tar Heels assistant coach John Blake has been a key part of the investigations.

Michigan State’s Dantonio expects to travel with team

Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio expects to travel with the team for this weekend’s game at Michigan as he recovers from a mild heart attack and subsequent blood clot in his leg.

“You can’t keep me down Michigan week,” Dantonio said to begin a news conference Tuesday. “It’s good to be back — again.”

Dantonio had a heart attack Sept. 19 and missed two games. He actually planned to come back last weekend for a home game against Wisconsin to coach from a box above the field, but he was hospitalized Thursday because of the blood clot.

Terrelle Pryor expected to play after injury

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is recovering from a leg injury and is expected to be ready to go against Indiana on Saturday. However, Buckeyes safety Tyler Moeller (torn pectoral muscle) is out for the season.

Miles College coach Billy Joe resigns; recorded 243 victories

Miles College coach Billy Joe resigned Monday, ending his career with the second-most victories of any coach at historically black colleges.

The 69-year-old Joe cited health reasons when he announced his resignation at the school in Birmingham, Ala. He did not elaborate on the health issue.

He has 243 wins over 33 seasons, including 11 at Florida A&M, 13 at Central State in Ohio and seven at Cheyney State in Pennsylvania. His victory total trails only Eddie Robinson’s 408 among historically black college coaches.

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Syracuse running back Jerome Smith is out for the rest of the season after suffering an injury to his left shoulder.

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