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(STATS) -- Its been about the offense at No. 5 James Madison this season, but the defense delivered both a 20-7 win over No. 9 Villanova and the CAA Football championship on Saturday.The Dukes (9-1, 7-0), who have lost only to ACC member North Carolina in coach Mike Houstons first season, earned their second straight and fifth overall CAA title and their first outright crown since 2008. They collected the conferences automatic qualifier for their third straight postseason appearance.Junior quarterback Bryan Schor was knocked from the game in the second quarter with an injury, but Khalid Abdullah (33 carries, 101 yards) ran for a touchdown in each half and Tyler Gray kicked 21- and 27-yard field goals in the second half. The Dukes defense stopped Villanova (7-3, 5-2) on downs twice inside the JMU 25-yard line and blocked one field goal.It was very frustrating. Their defense is very athletic, Villanova running back Aaron Forbes said. They run to the ball very well and we just had to keep tapping, keep tapping at the rock. We tried, but they just happened to come out on top today.JMU entered the game ranked second in the FCS in scoring offense (49.1 ppg), but the tempo was more to Villanovas liking. The Wildcats had been No. 3 nationally in scoring defense (14.9 ppg).But JMU intercepted Villanova quarterback Zach Bednarczyk four times. Bednarczyk scored on a 56-yard run in the second quarter.---=STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULE=SATURDAY, NOV. 12No. 1 Sam Houston State 48, Northwestern State 16Jeremiah Briscoe completed 29 of 46 passes for 337 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions. Yedidiah Louis (11 receptions, 125 yards, one touchdown) and Nathan Stewart (6-98-2) were his go-to receivers.The Southland Conference title will be on the line when the top-ranked Bearkats (10-0, 8-0) host Central Arkansas next Saturday.---=No. 2 Jacksonville State 33, Murray State 15Roc Thomas rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns -- all in the second half -- as Jacksonville State clinched a share of its third straight Ohio Valley Conference title.JSU (9-1, 6-0) is playing one fewer OVC game than UT Martin (7-5, 6-1), which it hosts next Saturday. If UT Martin ends the Gamecocks 23-game OVC winning streak, the Skyhawks will have one more conference win, but they will share the title because the conference bases its standings on the number of losses.---=No. 3 Eastern Washington 48, Idaho State 17EWU senior Cooper Kupp set the Division I record for career receptions and scored on a 3-yard run and 76-yard punt return in the third quarter. His seventh and final catch was the 396th of his career, pushing him past former Elon wide receiver Terrell Hudgins 395 from 2006-09.Antoine Custer rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles (9-1, 7-0), who will earn a share of the Big Sky Conference title with a win at Portland State next Friday night.---=No. 4 North Dakota State 41, Indiana State 17The five-time defending FCS champion Bison (9-1, 6-1 Missouri Valley) celebrated Senior Day by scoring the games first 31 points, including quarterback Easton Sticks two touchdown carries.Linebacker Pierre Gee-Tucker had a career-high 12 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup.---=No. 5 The Citadel 30, VMI 20The Citadel (10-0, 8-0) completed a perfect season in the Southern Conference for the first time as quarterback Dominique Allen had 246 yards of total offense (133 passing, 113 rushing) and both rushed and passed for a touchdown.---=Wofford 36, No. 7 Chattanooga 28Wofford (7-3, 5-2 Southern) beat Chattanooga for the first time since 2011 as Lorenzo Long rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown and Lennox McAfee had a 100-yard kickoff return for a score. The Mocs (8-2, 6-3), who play at Alabama next Saturday, were held to 88 rushing yards on 35 carries.---=No. 8 Richmond 31, Delaware 17Kyle Lauletta threw for three touchdowns -- two to Garrett Hudson and one to Brian Brown (six receptions, 139 yards) -- as Richmond (8-2, 5-2 CAA) rebounded from a loss. Deontez Thompson carried the ball 24 times for 132 yards and a touchdown.---=No. 10 North Carolina A&T 45, Delaware State 14Tarik Cohen rushed for 221 yards and two long touchdowns on only 13 carries to keep North Carolina A&T (9-1, 7-0) in a first-place tie with North Carolina Central (8-2, 7-0) in the MEAC. They meet for the conference title at N.C. Central next Saturday.Cohen, who scored on 84- and 59-yard runs, has eight 200-yard games in his career.---=No. 11 South Dakota State 28, South Dakota 21Quarterback Taryn Christion scored on a 7-yard run with 4:39 to play to lift South Dakota State (7-3, 6-1). The Jackrabbits rushed for 415 yards, led by Brady Mengarelli (161 yards) and Isaac Wallace (102 yards, one touchdown).---=No. 12 North Dakota 38, Northern Arizona 31Deion Harris returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown with 2:43 to play to break a 31-31 tie and give North Dakota (9-2, 8-0) at least a share of its first Big Sky Conference title. The Fighting Hawks scored the final 28 points after trailing 31-10 midway through the third quarter.John Santiago rushed for two touchdowns and the UND defense forced four turnovers to overcome Northern Arizona quarterback Blake Kemps 416 yards and three touchdowns through the air.---=No. 13 Central Arkansas 31, Nicholls 24Central Arkansas (9-1, 8-0 Southland) forced four turnovers, including Jaylon Loftons 79-yard interception return for a touchdown which gave the Bears a 31-21 lead with 8:15 left.Carlos Blackman had two rushing touchdowns for the Bears, who will play at top-ranked Sam Houston State next Saturday for the Southland Conference title.---=No. 14 Charleston Southern 48, No. 25 Liberty 26Quarterback Shane Bucenell threw for three touchdowns and rushed for one as Charleston Southern kept alive its hope for the Big South Conference title. The Buccaneers (6-3, 3-1) host Kennesaw State (8-2, 3-1) next Saturday and the winner will share the conference title with Liberty (6-4, 4-1).---=No. 15 Coastal Carolina 31, Bryant 21Running backs Osharmar Abercrombie (114 yards, two touchdowns) and DeAngelo Henderson (98 yards, two touchdowns) returned from injuries to fuel Coastal Carolina (8-2) to its fifth straight victory.---=Weber State 22, No. 16 Cal Poly 15Cal Polys No. 2-in-the-FCS rushing offense was held to 190 yards -- 180 below its average -- in falling to 6-4 with its second straight loss. Jadrian Clark passed for two touchdowns to spark Weber State (6-4, 5-2), which had lost its two previous games.---=No. 17 Youngstown State 21, Southern Illinois 14The Penguins (7-3, 5-3 Missouri Valley) moved a step closer to their first playoff bid in 10 years, breaking a 14-14 tie on Hunter Wells 10-yard touchdown pass to Darien Townsend with 4:59 remaining.Jody Webb rushed for 167 yards on 21 carries in the win.---=Northern Colorado 28, No. 18 Montana 25Kyle Sloters 5-yard touchdown pass to Theron Verna with 3:35 left to play helped Northern Colorado (6-4, 4-3) hand Montana (6-4, 3-4) a potentially devastating Big Sky loss.Joey Counts scored on a pair of runs for the Griz. They had won 13 straight games in the series since UNC had won the first meeting in 1976.---=Northern Iowa 30, No. 19 Western Illinois 23UNI (5-5, 4-3 Missouri Valley) hopes it kept alive the chance for an at-large playoff bid and handed Western Illinois (6-4, 3-4) its second straight loss. Eli Dunne passed for two touchdowns and Michael Malloy rushed for a pair of scores.---=No. 20 Grambling State 21, Alabama State 0With its second shutout in three games, Grambling State (7-1, 7-0) remained in first place in the SWAC West Division with Southern (7-2, 7-0). Wide receiver Chad Williams had 10 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown.---=Albany 36, No. 21 New Hampshire 25New Hampshires bid for a 13th consecutive playoff bid took a hit as it fell to 6-4. Albany sophomore Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks carried the ball 39 times for a program-record 298 yards and three second-half touchdowns.The Great Danes (6-4, 3-4 CAA), who were behind 22-0 in the first half, scored the final 22 points after trailing 25-14 in the third quarter.---=No. 22 Samford 24, Mercer 19Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges completed 39 of 43 passes for 401 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bears (7-3, 5-2 Southern) ended a two-game losing streak. Emmanuel Obajimi (13 receptions, 183 yards, one touchdown) and Karel Hamilton (15-108-2) both went over 100 receiving yards.---=FRIDAY, NOV. 11=Penn 27, No. 24 Harvard 14Penn (6-3, 5-1 Ivy) broke a 14-14 tie on Alek Torgersens 2-yard touchdown pass to Justin Watson with 15 seconds remaining. Taylor Hendrickson recovered a Harvard fumble two plays later and returned it 18 yards for a score as time ran out.The Quakers second straight win over Harvard (7-2, 5-1) created a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League, also with Princeton (7-2, 5-1)..---=IDLE=No. 23 Lehigh DeMarcus Cousins Jersey .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. 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The card is now headlined by a featherweight bout between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis. The effects of this switch rippled all the way to Dublin when?Conor McGregor was forced to relinquish his official featherweight title to make room for future title fights. ESPN.com takes a closer look at this pay-per-view event by breaking down whats at stake, projecting who will win and providing quotes and statistics on each fighter.(Editors note: Pettis missed weight for the 145-pound interim featherweight title fight, coming in at 148. Dana White has said that the fight will still be an interim featherweight championship opportunity for Max Holloway, but no such opportunity will be granted to Pettis.)Max Holloway (16-3) vs. Anthony Pettis (19-5)Odds as of Dec. 9 (Courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook):Pettis:?+170 Holloway:?-190Holloway on Jose Aldo: I dont know why youre crying over spilled milkFor the first time in 2016, the UFCs featherweight division will be on the move again in Toronto -- or, as Holloway describes it, the murky water of the weight class will finally start to clear.While many would blame the divisions logjam on Conor McGregor, who recently relinquished the title after 11 months without a defense, Holloway believes current champion Jose Aldo is just as responsible.Aldo won an interim title at UFC 200 in July, but threatened to walk away from the sport entirely a few months later when the UFC didnt book him a rematch against McGregor. Holloway, meanwhile, was doing everything he could to get a fight with Aldo, which never materialized.I was supposed to fight him at UFC 205 and 206, said Holloway, who is on a nine-fight winning streak. I dont know what the hell that guy is doing.I can understand his frustration a little, but at the end of the day, the UFC moved on. The guy is complaining and crying, and it wasnt going to change the companys mind. Sometimes youve got to go get your money, pick up and move on. I was sitting there trying to get big fights, and this guy is crying over spilled milk. Prove youre the best in the world and fight me. But Im not worried about that s--- now. Im worried about Anthony Pettis on Dec. 10.Holloway, out of Waianae, Hawaii, says he hopes an interim title would mean a fight with Aldo would be guaranteed next, but that will have to wait for now. He stopped short of accusing Aldo of ducking him this year, but hopes Aldos head is finally in the right place now that McGregor is no longer tying up the division.I dont know if its getting easier for guys to duck fights or not, Holloway said. I guess its up to how big your name is, how much youre worth, what opportunities you get. The UFC has been doing big money fights lately, and thats great. Im not one to hate. All I know is this fight gets me one step closer to greatness.Pettis defends interim title shotThere are several reasons behind the UFCs decision to hastily introduce an interim featherweight title bout to this event (before Pettis missed weight), but this basic fact remains: If original headliner Daniel Cormier had not suffered an injury and fallen out of UFC 206, this fight wouldnt have been scheduled to be an interim title fight.The whole situation seems a little forced, especially when you consider Pettis is just 1-3 in his past four fights and has one win at 145 pounds. Regardless, Pettis says he absolutely deserves to be fighting for the title.I dont care what anything thinks or what their opinions are on this, Pettis said.dddddddddddd I know how much time Ive put in, and its worked out to my favor.For his part, Holloway wasnt disappointed in the matchup, saying, People are talking about, He only has one win in this division. This guys name is big. The m-----f---er was on a Wheaties box. He was toasted as one of the best in the world. I want to show Im one of the best in the world, so this is the kind of fight I want.A former lightweight champion, Pettis intended to return to the 155-pound division once he has accomplished his goal of becoming a two-weight UFC champion.Given Pettis plans to return to lightweight, Aldos desire to eventually fight McGregor again and McGregors insistence that hes still the featherweight champion, this division still has a lot of questions surrounding it -- but for now, the only question Pettis is interested in answering centers around the interim title.This means were getting the next official shot at the title, Pettis said. Those title shots dont come easy in this sport, and this is a fight that guarantees, for one of us, the next official shot.Breakdown: Anyone here enjoy a good ol fashioned standup fight? Whats that? Everyone does? Yes, I thought so.Hey, maybe this fight does go to the ground at some point. Twenty-five minutes is a long time, so its certainly a possibility. But the bread and butter of this matchup figures to take place on the feet.If one of these guys shoots on the other, its likely because he is losing that battle.Holloway fights young. He brings a healthy pace, and hes willing to take risks. He fights like someone who has never lost, which is understandable, considering hes riding nine straight wins. Hes always getting better in very visible ways, including improved use of his height and reach and improved takedown defense.The space that usually benefits Holloway, however, plays into his opponents strengths here. Space is an open canvas for Pettis to create in. His struggles have usually come when opponents crowd him and dont play at a kickboxing distance. Holloway is an intelligent fighter. Expect him to play with the range and get in Pettis face at times.Both seem capable of fighting five rounds.Pettiss future at 145 uncertain after missing weightIn fairness, Pettiss future in the 145-pound division was already a little uncertain -- even before he missed weight.The former lightweight champion dropped down in weight class this year after a three-fight skid at 155 pounds. Even as he spoke about possibly winning an interim featherweight championship though, he didnt hide the fact that a return to lightweight division was in the cards.Theres unfinished business for Pettis in the lightweight division, in rematches with Rafael dos Anjos, Eddie Alvarez and Edson Barboza -- the three men responsible for his losing streak.Once Pettis achieved his goal at 145 pounds, it was back to 155 -- and he never made it exactly clear what that goal was.Its quite possible it consisted of just two more fights. Saturdays interim bout against Holloway and then a shot at the official title against Jose Aldo. Had he won both of those, we might have had another McGregor situation on our hands -- as in, a featherweight champion whos probably prefer the lightweight belt.Now that Pettis has missed weight with an interim title on the line, his future is even less certain. An interim title represented the closest thing to a guarantee hed fight Aldo next. Without that, theres no guarantee Pettis will even remain in this division.Prediction: Holloway via TKO, third roundYou make the call: ' ' '