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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Defensive coordinators game-planning for Florida State are going to have to expand their strategy on containing Dalvin Cook now that the running back has added another element to his game that will add to their headaches.The junior now is a receiving threat out of the back field.Cook is the first Seminoles running back in nearly 10 years to be coming off a 100-yard receiving game. Lorenzo Booker had 117 yards in the 2006 Emerald Bowl against UCLA.If thats what Ive got to do, Ill do it, said Cook about being more of a receiver. For the defense most of their focus is on the run game. Weve got guys who can make plays.Including Cook, of course. In last Mondays win over No. 19 Mississippi, he had career highs with seven receptions for 101 yards. On Saturday, the third-ranked Seminoles play against Charleston Southern (1-1), a Football Championship Subdivision team.Coach Jimbo Fisher said during preseason camp that his goal was to get Cook 18-25 touches per game. He had 30 against Ole Miss for 192 yards and averaged 6.4 yards per play. He joined Ohio States Curtis Samuel and Ohios Papi White as the only running backs to have over 100 yards receiving last week.Cook is already a matchup problem for linebackers once he gets to the second level as a runner. As a receiver he is an even bigger threat because it is hard for linebackers to cover him one-on-one.He was wondering why he was running a lot of routes during the preseason but it paid off, receiver Kermit Whitfield said. I told him during camp they (opponents) are going to stack the box and that is going to leave a mismatch somewhere. When you are out here they are going to have a linebacker and you can beat them. On a night when four Florida State players had five or more receptions, Cooks seven were second on the team to Bobo Wilsons nine.Fisher is also hoping that using Cook more as a receiver will allow the running back to take less of a beating. Cook dealt with hamstring and ankle injuries the second half of last season and had shoulder surgery at the end of spring drills this past April.Cooks receiving could also help improve his NFL draft stock since most expect this to be his last season at Florida State. Scouts already consider Cook to be an every-down back who is an above-average blocker in pass protection, but there have been lingering questions about his hands as a receiver.One area that Cook will be looking to improve on Saturday is hanging on to the ball. He had three fumbles last season but against Ole Miss he fumbled the ball en route to a sure touchdown on a catch which led to a field goal. There was also a botched handoff in the first half with quarterback Deondre Francois.I dont know how it happened, but you want to correct it though, Cook said.When it comes to big plays, though, Cook doesnt believe it has to be an either or when it comes to receiving and running the ball.He hopes to get return to his other strength, which is breaking big runs out of the backfield.Cook averaged 198.8 rushing yards, including 8.1 yards per carry in home games last season. Eight of his 13 touchdowns were on runs of 20 yards or more.While Charleston Southerns defense is allowing an average of 3.8 yards per carry, the Buccaneers will have their hands full containing Cook.---Online: AP College Football website www.collegefootball.ap.org . Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/joereedy .Justise Winslow Heat Jersey . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. 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Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year.PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka -- Kusal Mendis maiden test hundred pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble as they reached 282 for six when bad light brought an early close to the third day of the first test against Australia.Mendis was 169 not out at the close off 243 deliveries. He batted for five hours and hit 20 boundaries and a six against off spinner Nathan Lyon to bring up his century.Batting at No. 4, he shared 117 runs for the fifth wicket with Dinesh Chandimal (42) after Sri Lanka had slumped to 86 for four.Sri Lanka has a 196-run run lead with four wickets in hand with the possibility of setting Australia a challenging winning target.The second session was a productive one for the host team with 137 runs coming for just one wicket.Chandimal faced 100 balls and hit four boundaries before being trapped lbw by seam bowler Mitchell Marsh.Dhananjaya de Silva (36) and Mendis added 71 runs for the sixth wicket. De Silva was caught by Usman Khawaja to become Lyons 200th test wicket in his 55th test.Starc had best bowling figures of two for 44 while Lyon returned twwo for 98.ddddddddddddSri Lanka resumed Thursday at 6-1 and paceman Mitchell Starc and spinners Steve OKeefe and Lyon picked up a wicket each to contain the hosts in the morning session.Having trapped opener Kusal Perera lbw the previous evening, Starc dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne (0) lbw with the third delivery on Thursday and with Sri Lanka still on its overnight score.The batsmans review of the decision was unsuccessful.Mendis withstood the opening spell and dominated two promising partnerships, 39 runs for the third wicket with Kaushal Silva (7) and 45 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Angelo Mathews on his way to become the youngest Sri Lankan to score a test century against Australia.Silva was trapped lbw, again after an unsuccessful review, by OKeefe.And Mathews unconvincing innings ended when he was caught bat-pad by Joe Burns off Lyon for nine.Sri Lanka scored 117 in its first innings and Australia made 203. 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