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Dates of FCS preseason polls, teams(STATS) - The anticipation for college football will rise significantly this week as the conferences begin to get people talking about the 2017 season ahead.Beginning with the Southland Conference preseason team on Thursday, 12 of the 13 FCS conferences will release their preseason poll...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NCAA rejects permanent 12th game in FCS By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - An FCS-member committee of the NCAA Division I Council has rejected the legislation to increase the regular season in the subdivision from 11 permanent games to 12.While concluding two-day meetings in Indianapolis on Friday, the...

Nebraska cornerback Jones has knee surgeryLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska cornerback Chris Jones will miss at least half of the season after knee surgery.Coach Mike Riley said Saturday that Jones had surgery to repair his left meniscus. Recovery normally takes four to six months.As a junior last season, The...

Penn finalizes 2017 schedule(STATS) - Two-time defending Ivy League champion Penn has filled its 2017 season opener with a first-ever meeting against Ohio Dominican Sept. 16 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.A scheduled game against fellow FCS member Jacksonville fell apart, creating the open date for the Quakers. Ohio Dominican...

Associated PressJury considering ex-Vanderbilt football player's rape caseBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A jury will continue deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a third former Vanderbilt University football player charged in the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student.Jurors spent more than five hours trying to reach...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M, Sumlin trying to reverse slow slideBy DAVID BRANDTHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The trajectory of Kevin Sumlin's tenure at Texas A&M has not been going in the right direction.The fifth-year coach hopes a transfer quarterback and some talented defensive linemen can get the Aggies back into...

AP College Football WriterStyle vs safety: Do too many football helmets pose a risk?By RALPH D. RUSSOOregon football players used three helmets last season - green, black and white - that were mixed and matched with myriad uniform combinations.The Ducks were pioneers in football fashion and other schools have...

Tebow re-ups with ESPN to be analyst for SEC NetworkBy The Associated PressESPN has announced a multiyear agreement with Tim Tebow, who will continue as an analyst on the SEC Network.Tebow has worked as a studio analyst for the SEC Network since its 2014 debut. He will remain part...

Western Illinois to face Oklahoma State in 2020(STATS) - Western Illinois and Oklahoma State will meet for the first time in a game scheduled for Sept. 19, 2020 in Stillwater.WIU announced the matchup at Boone Pickens Stadium on Wednesday.It will be the Leathernecks' seventh game against a Big 12...

The Associated PressPenn State reveals plans to renovate iconic Beaver StadiumBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State plans to overhaul 23 athletic facilities, including its football stadium, though renovations to the program's iconic facility won't begin for at least five years.Once completed, the 106,572-seat, nearly six-decade-old Beaver...

Utah's Kyle Whittingham receives extension through 2021SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has signed an extension to keep him in charge of the program through 2021.Whittingham previously signed an extension in January 2016 to keep him through 2020. That extension paid him $3.3 million per year.Through...

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...