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North Dakota State sets three future home games(STATS) - While FCS power North Dakota State has struggled to find FBS opponents, the Bison continue to add home games to upcoming schedules.The Missouri Valley Football Conference program, which won five straight FCS national titles from 2011-15, will play North Alabama...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams to play at SunTrust Park in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Jacksonville State and host Kennesaw State will meet on Nov. 17, 2018 in the first college football game to be played at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.The two FCS schools announced their first-ever matchup during...

State lawyers: UConn football hire violates nepotism policyHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut ethics lawyers say the University of Connecticut violated the state's ban on nepotism by hiring football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach but say Corey Edsall can serve out his contract.In their draft recommendation to...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

UNC reinstates suspended player after dismissal of chargesCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has reinstated suspended football player Allen Artis after misdemeanor charges against him for sexual battery and assault on a female student were dismissed.Athletic director Bubba Cunningham announced the decision in a statement Thursday.Artis was indefinitely...

The Latest: Ole Miss coach quizzed more on off-field issuesHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:20 a.m.Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze wanted to talk about football on Thursday at SEC media days.Instead, he spent much of his time at the podium taking questions about...

AP Sports WriterSWAC banking on Celebration Bowl for money, prestigeBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southwestern Athletic Conference is all-in when it comes to the Celebration Bowl, banking on it to put the league on better financial footing.The SWAC is dropping its championship game in a money-saving move....

JMU's Abdullah trying out with 49ers(STATS) - Former James Madison running back Khalid Abdullah, the most outstanding player in the Dukes' 2016 FCS national championship game win, is trying out at the San Francisco 49ers' rookie minicamp this weekend.The 5-foot-10, 220-pound Abdullah was not selected in the seven-round NFL...

2 McMurry football players indicted in Fort Worth killingABILENE, Texas (AP) Two NCAA Division III McMurry University football players have been indicted on capital murder charges in the January killing of a man in Fort Worth, but the grand jury declined to indict another.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/2qE3bjw...

Associated PressEx-FSU star Myron Rolle ready to begin med school residencyBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Myron Rolle has accomplished many things on and off the field. His biggest ones, though, might still be coming up.Rolle's dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he...

Associated PressFormer Ohio St, NFL player at heart of licensing lawsuitBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The ex-college football star leading a class-action lawsuit against Ohio State University that alleges improper use of ex-athletes' likenesses is one of the school's most well-known, high-profile and loyal athletes.Linebacker Chris Spielman played...

Florida State, Lamar Jackson earn ACC preseason honorsGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Florida State is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville is the preseason player of the year.The ACC announced voting results Monday following a poll of 167...