FLORENCE, Ala. – Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isn’t ready to give back those wins the NCAA wants to remove from his record due to an academic cheating scandal.

The 79-year-old Seminoles Bowden said Tuesday he still hopes the NCAA-vacated wins will be restored after a university appeal, keeping his race with Penn State’s Joe Paterno going.

Paterno’s 383 wins is currently one more than Bowden.

“Of course, I’m hoping to win that appeal. I’ve been coaching 55 years and I never have been involved in cheating,” said Bowden, seated next to his three coaching so...

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