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Liberty Bowl gives award to Archie ManningMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Archie Manning has received the Liberty Bowl's Distinguished Citizen Award, an honor the organization considers its most prestigious recognition.Manning received the award Sunday while serving as guest of honor at the kickoff event of the Liberty Bowl Golf Classic,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: Big SouthBy 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.Big South teams are involved in four...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct after a woman said she was raped and forced to perform oral sex in the bathroom of an on-campus...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: OU's Brown, Texas' Williams among top OL in '17By RALPH D. RUSSOTwo offensive linemen were selected in the first round of last month's NFL draft, the fewest since 1965.In 2017, the big guys up front are positioned to bounce back.With the help of former...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's Hawaiian QB signee talks attention, fried chickenBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tua Tagovailoa has found plenty to like about the South, including the fried chicken and the abundance of churches. Other things mystify him, like when Alabama fans already recognize him.''It's pretty crazy,'' said Tagovailoa,...

Associated Press3 ex-Penn State officials sent to jail in Sandusky scandalBy MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAMHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's former president and two other ex-administrators were sentenced Friday to at least two months in jail for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota QB Leidner still dealing with concussion symptomsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner is still working his way back from a concussion, clearing the way for former walk-on Conor Rhoda to start his second straight game when the Golden Gophers host Rutgers on Saturday.Leidner...

AP Sports WriterEx coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful terminationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles ripped his former employer Thursday, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Savannah State banned, but APRs improve at HBCUsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Savannah State is ineligible for the 2017 postseason under NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate penalties announced Wednesday, but the overall picture for both the FCS level and its historically black colleges and universities was...

Iowa tight end threatened with gun in hometown of OmahaOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of pulling a gun on Iowa tight end Noah Fant.Fant, a graduate of Omaha South High School, told police he was threatened Tuesday night while he...

DA not prosecuting Alabama's Cam Robinson, Hootie JonesMONROE, La. (AP) The district attorney's office has decided not to prosecute Alabama offensive lineman Cam Robinson and reserve defensive back Laurence ''Hootie'' Jones on drug and weapons charges.Prosecutor Neal Johnson cited insufficient evidence in court documents filed on Monday. Calls...

AP College Football WriterBig 12 set to address expansion, but what will it do?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big 12 board of directors meets Monday in Dallas and the topic of expansion will be addressed.Not necessarily decided, but definitely addressed.Maybe after three months of vetting, analyzing and interviewing potential new...