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James Madison ends pursuit of fall season(Stats Perform) - FCS power James Madison is no longer pursuing a season this fall and instead will shift its focus to potentially playing in the spring semester, the university announced Friday.James Madison, which has appeared in three of the last four national...

Maryland football coach forms group to aid minority hiringCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has helped create an organization designed to give minority coaches a better chance to be hired and advance at the college and pro level.Locksley announced Thursday the formation of the National...

Star Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons opts out of seasonBy The Associated PressPenn State All-American Micah Parsons is opting out of the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19.The junior linebacker made his announcement with a social media pos t Thursday. He will be eligible to enter the 2021...

Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama top preseason coaches' pollBy The Associated PressClemson is No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' preseason poll for a second straight year.The Tigers received 38 of 65 first-place votes in the poll released Thursday. Clemson is seeking its third national title in five years after...

AP Sports WriterVirus precautions, uncertainty mark opening of Ohio St campBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State opened preseason training camp Thursday with strict coronavirus protocols in place and under a cloud of uncertainty about whether the revised 10-game season will even be played at all.Rules requiring testing,...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Practices are silver lining in cloudy FCS forecastBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The recent start of preseason practices across FCS campuses helps to keep hope alive for a season this fall, but the players and coaches involved appear to be like everybody else, wondering if...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Practices are silver lining in cloudy FCS forecastBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The recent start of preseason practices across FCS campuses helps to keep hope alive for a season this fall, but the players and coaches involved appear to be like everybody else, wondering if...

Star Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons opts out of seasonBy The Associated PressPenn State All-American Micah Parsons is opting out of the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19.The junior linebacker made his announcement with a social media pos t Thursday. He will be eligible to enter the 2021...

Ray Lewis' sons will transfer to play football at KentuckyLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Two sons of pro football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis have announced on social media they will transfer to play at Kentucky.Rayshad Lewis and Rahsaan Lewis announced their decisions Wednesday on verified Twitter accounts. A Wildcats...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won't play NavyBy AARON BEARDNotre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12 and won't face Navy for the first time in more than nine decades as part of the ACC's...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won't play NavyBy AARON BEARDNotre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12 and won't face Navy for the first time in more than nine decades as part of the ACC's...

Alabama gives OC Steve Sarkisian big raise, to $2.5 millionTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will make $2.5 million a year under a new three-year deal reached after his flirtation with the Colorado head coaching job.University trustees approved Sarkisian's new deal and others for assistant coaches...