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Most outstanding players in FCS championship game(STATS) - Players voted as the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game (the award began in 2009):2009 - Matt Szczur, WR, Villanova2010 - Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Eastern Washington2011 - Travis Beck, LB, North Dakota State2012 - Brock...

AP Sports WriterOne-handed UCF star Shaquem Griffin tackling NFL careerBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Shaquem Griffin won a race to the top of a backyard tree as a young boy, and he hasn't stopped climbing since.Now, the one-handed UCF linebacker is tackling the loftiest target yet: The NFL.Griffin...

AP Sports WriterRutgers copes with coronavirus affecting families of playersBy TOM CANAVANRutgers football players have had family members get sick with the coronavirus and some have dealt with a death, coach Greg Schiano says.Speaking to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Big...

Top Wake receiver Sage Surratt out for season with injuryWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest receiver Sage Surratt will miss the rest of the season with an unspecified injury that will require surgery.Coach Dave Clawson disclosed the severity of Surratt's injury Tuesday but did not provide any further details....

AP Sports WriterNew Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debutsBy JOHN ZENORLane Kiffin's Mississippi home debut was supposed to come against Southeast Missouri State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico.Instead, both coaches - and their respective offenses - will encounter stiffer...

Scratch Stanford off the list of College Football Playoff contenders. Actually, just make it the whole Pac-12.Baylor is in big trouble, too. And the Bears' loss could be Notre Dame's gain.The Cardinal were felled by a familiar nemesis Saturday night, losing to Oregon 38-36 in a game that left...

AP Sports WriterGaskin injury giving Washington chance to display RB depthBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Myles Gaskin missed the first game of his career with Washington last weekend, which speaks to the durability of the Huskies' star running back after 3 + seasons as the primary ball carrier.And yet,...

AP Sports WriterIowa revamps passing game with Hockenson, Fant off to NFLBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Two of the best tight ends in Iowa history have left for the NFL. The Hawkeyes might finally have the wide receivers it needs to revamp its offense.With T.J. Hockenson and...

FCS conferences to host virtual media days(Stats Perform) - As college football players continue to return to campuses, the anticipation for the 2020 season will raise considerably. Preseason polls and honors will take the excitement to an even higher level.Most FCS conferences will use virtual media days as an...

AP Sports WriterSwinney: No. 1 Clemson ready to begin another title runBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney is not sure he has ever been this eager to start a season for the top-ranked Tigers after months of uncertainty due to the global pandemic.''I've seen our culture win the day...

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia State has fired coach Trent Miles after less than four years on the job. The school announced the decision on Sunday. The Panthers have a 2-8 record this season and a 9-38 mark during Miles' tenure. He led the program to its first postseason appearance last year...

Nebraska receivers coach gets 30 days in jail for 3rd DUILINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska receivers coach Keith Williams was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail, three years' probation and fined $1,000 after pleading no contest to third-offense drunken driving.Williams is to report to jail on March 3,...