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Ex-Arkansas football coach Bielema sues Razorback FoundationFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Former Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, now an assistant with the New York Giants, has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the Arkansas Razorback Foundation.The lawsuit, filed Friday, says the foundation that supports Arkansas athletics breached a contractual obligation...

AP Sports WriterTexas athletes: Rename buildings, drop 'The Eyes of Texas'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports called on the school Friday to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of...

Ferentz, players say positive change underway for HawkeyesIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The Iowa football team took a big step toward improving its lines of communication in the week since the program was hit with allegations of systemic racism, coach Kirk Ferentz and three of his players said Friday.Players...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal for extended college football preseason setBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee has finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.The proposal goes to the Division I Council, which meets Tuesday, and...

AP Sports WriterTeam spurs Syracuse coach Babers to comment on racial strifeBy JOHN KEKISAll it took was a Zoom call with his players to spur Syracuse coach Dino Babers to break his silence on the racial tension in the country.One of only 14 black head coaches among the 130...

Memphis to play Mississippi State home-and-home in '28, '29MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Tigers will host Mississippi State in 2028 and visit the Bulldogs in 2029 in a new home-and-home series.The Tigers announced the games Thursday.Memphis already was scheduled to host Mississippi State in 2021 and visit the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Five names to know in each FCS conference - Part IIBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Fingers are being crossed everywhere that there will be a full college football season this year.If - when, is more like it, right? - there is a 2020 campaign, the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sac State QB Thomson enters NCAA transfer portalBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Sacramento State quarterback Kevin Thomson has entered the NCAA transfer portal to look into an FBS-level opportunity, Hornets coach Troy Taylor said Thursday night.Thomson, a grad student with one season of eligibility remaining,...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal for extended college football preseason setBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee Thursday finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.The proposed model goes to the Division I Council, which the...

AP College Football WriterUSC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10-year NCAA banBy RALPH D. RUSSOSouthern California is welcoming back Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush to the school he helped win two national titles, ending a 10-year NCAA-mandated disassociation.The former star running back had been prohibited from interacting in an...

AP College Sports WriterNCAA finalizing plan for extended college football preseasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOAfter the pandemic wiped out spring practice for most major college football teams, an NCAA plan to extend the preseason by two weeks could help coaches and players make up for the lost time.The NCAA's football...

AP College Football WriterUSC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10 years in NCAA exileBy RALPH D. RUSSOReggie Bush was the centerpiece of Southern California's last football dynasty. He inspired players to become Trojans and continued to be adored by USC fans while spending a decade in NCAA-mandated exile from...