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Alabama, Clemson arrive for playoff rematchBy The Associated PressTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alabama and Clemson are back at the College Football Playoff championship game, and ready for a rematch.The Crimson Tide landed about noon on Friday at Tampa International Airport. The Tigers weren't far behind , touching down around...

Missouri State player killed in shooting(STATS) - A Missouri State freshman football player was shot and killed in his hometown of Las Vegas Saturday night.Police continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Richard Nelson, who was shot at least twice while trying to break up a fight.KSNV-TV reported the...

Northern Colorado to face San Jose State in 2019(STATS) - Northern Colorado will open the 2019 season with a game at San Jose State.The Aug. 29 matchup - the first between the two programs - completes Northern Colorado's nonconference schedule, which also includes a Sept. 7 game at Washington...

Associated PressNew coach Lovie Smith bars Illini from scootersBy DAVID MERCERCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) When he got to campus back in March, Lovie Smith counted 50 or 60 players who owned scooters.You can still see a handful of the compact, two-wheeled vehicles parked by Illinois' indoor training facility.But by...

Jennings wears 'Dancing with the Stars' crown for FCS(STATS) - If you want fancy footwork, look no further than FCS college football.Rashad Jennings' win on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night was the second for a former FCS standout.Jennings, who played running back at Liberty before he went...

13 Louisiana-Lafayette players arrested, suspendedLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Louisiana-Lafayette has indefinitely suspended 13 players facing charges of criminal conspiracy to commit felony theft.The suspended players are tight end Matthew Barnes, defensive ends Joe Dillon and Jarvis Jeffries, offensive linemen Robert Hunt and D'Aquin Withrow, linebacker Terik Miller, defensive backs...

Neb WR Stanley Morgan Jr. arrested on pot charge in FloridaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. was arrested in Florida on suspicion of felony possession of marijuana this month, but a prosecutor reduced the charge to a misdemeanor.Omaha television station KETV reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2r6JS56 ) that...

AP College Football WriterCFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinal on Dec. 31By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play its semifinals on most New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure they...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: Northeast ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coming off a 2016 season in which their 10 wins over FBS programs tied for the fourth-most in a season, FCS programs hope to make a mark again in 2017.Northeast Conference teams are involved in two of...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's recent stumbles have left the program playing for bowl eligibility instead of a championship. It's been like that nearly every season since 2010 for the Hawkeyes, which has left open the possibility that last year's 12-2 record was more of an anomaly than the start...

Michigan St scuffling at QB in 6-game skidEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) His team in a freefall, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio acknowledged the Spartans are scuffling along at quarterback.''We lost a guy who was there for three years,'' Dantonio said, referring to the graduated Connor Cook. ''We have...

Board of Trustees approves Neyland renovation proposalKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Board of Trustees has approved a proposal for a $106 million Neyland Stadium renovation that the school is aiming to have completed by August 2019.The board voted in favor of the renovation Friday afternoon after its finance and...