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AP Sports WriterNo NDSU: James Madison plays Youngstown State for FCS titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Youngstown State quarterback Hunter Wells had heard plenty of stories from family and friends about the glory days of Penguins football, and the four national championships won in the 1990s with Jim...

Harbaugh gives pope a helmet, pair of JordansVATICAN CITY (AP) Jim Harbaugh stood near the steps of St. Peter's Basilica with a Michigan football helmet and a box of Wolverine-themed Jordan sneakers held high above his head.Members of Michigan's 150-plus contingent all came on this unusual trip to...

AP National WriterGroup of Five schools make investments with big-time in mindBy EDDIE PELLSFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) The snow-covered construction site is thousands of miles and more than a few degrees removed from Monday night's national-title game.In six months, though, the hard hats will be gone, and in...

AP Sports WriterFirst full class for BYU's Sitake filled with versatilityBy KAREEM COPELANDBYU coach Kalani Sitake focused on versatility in his first full recruiting class after being hired to replace Bronco Mendenhall following the 2015 season. There was a premium on adding players that can play multiple positions.''When you...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS draft class primerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's only one piece in a puzzle that has 100 other pieces, yet an NFL Draft prospect is often sized up more by his time in the 40-yard dash than perhaps any other measurement.A fast time gets everybody's attention,...

Briles officially out at Baylor after sexual assault scandalWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, the move coming almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against players and the coach being...

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...

Illinois State to face Colorado State in 2018(STATS) - Illinois State and Colorado State announced a first-ever meeting Sept. 22, 2018 in Fort Collins on Thursday.Illinois State defeated an FBS opponent this past season, 9-7 at Northwestern."I think this game is a great opportunity for our players, and I...

AP Sports WriterUSC transfer Browne hoping to build off productive springBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Max Browne didn't uproot himself and travel halfway across the country to spend his one season in Pittsburgh as the backup quarterback.It's why the USC graduate transfer headed from sunny Los Angeles to wintry...

Vandy swaps duties for assistant coach fighting liver cancerNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is switching up the job responsibilities for assistant Osia Lewis while he fights liver cancer.Lewis has been coaching outside linebackers for the Commodores. Mason announced Tuesday that Lewis now will be chief consultant...

AP College Football WriterAfter stint running campaign, UMass' Breneman on NFL radarBy RALPH D. RUSSOAMHERST, Mass. (AP) After what turned out to be a brief but much-needed sabbatical from football, Adam Breneman has his life in order.He is on track to earn an MBA at the University of...

Middle Tennessee dismisses players in animal cruelty probeMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Middle Tennessee has dismissed two players who are under investigation for possible animal cruelty that circulated on a Snapchat video.The Blue Raiders announced Friday that defensive lineman Justin Akins and linebacker Shalom Alvarez are no longer on the...