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Baylor releases 5 signees to transfer without restrictionsWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor is releasing five incoming freshman players from their national letters of intent and allowing them to attend other schools without losing eligibility.The players were not identified in Baylor's news release Thursday, but all requested release prior to...

Pro day dates at FCS schools(STATS) - College pro days offer one of the final ways for NFL prospects to impress coaches, scouts and evaluators prior to the draft.The players are tested in ways similar to the NFL Scouting Combine.The pro days are usually held over a five-week period....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Top 25: No. 5 Citadel wins in OTBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Citadel's ability to deliver in the clutch is why it is off to the best start in school history.The No. 5 Bulldogs delivered again on Saturday, edging Wofford 24-21 in overtime to push...

Alabama DB Deionte Thompson arrested in Texas assault caseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama safety Deionte Thompson has been arrested in connection with a spring break assault in Texas.Thompson was booked into the Tuscaloosa County jail Friday, according to the Sheriff's Department Web site. The listed charge was fugitive from...

2 grad transfer, QB leave the Virginia football programCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Two graduate transfers who announced previously that they were transferring to Virginia won't enroll after all.Coach Bronco Mendenhall made the announcement Friday. He says the two are offensive lineman Colin McGovern from Notre Dame and former Missouri...

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...

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...

UNC coach Fedora receives contract extension through 2022CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has extended coach Larry Fedora's contract through the 2022 season.Team spokesman Kevin Best says the deal was approved Thursday by the school's board of trustees.The new deal will pay Fedora $1.95 million this season, including...

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...

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...

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...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...