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AP College Football WriterNew version of football targets falling youth participationBy RALPH D. RUSSOISLIP, N.Y. (AP) Nobody is keeping track of the score or exactly how much time is left in the game. Then again, the Colts and Cougars have been playing in the rain for about an...

North Alabama has tough 2019 schedule(STATS) - The schedule in North Alabama's second season on the FCS level is much more difficult than last year's debut.UNA played five sub-Division I programs while going 7-3 in its move up from Division II.In 2019, the Lions will only play FCS competition...

AP College Football WriterAP All-America team: Tide leads with 4 of 10 CFP playersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Payoff semifinalists combined to place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including a high of four from No. 1 Alabama.The Crimson Tide had six players chosen to...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=James Madison AD: 50 percent of teams for FCS playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There remains the possibility of an FCS season this fall even as schools and conferences continue to announce they're suspending competition for the rest of the year.Anything beyond the regular season,...

SWAC resets divisional alignment for 2021-22 academic year(Stats Perform) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Thursday its divisional realignment for the 2021-22 academic year with the additions of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman.The two new institutions will arrive from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and be placed in the East Division...

Suspect accused of Ohio game threat to offer guilty pleaCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A man was expected to plead guilty Wednesday to accusations that he threatened a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team.An indictment unsealed late last year in federal court...

Mountain West announces Nevada suspensions after altercationCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West Conference has suspended four Nevada football players for their roles in a postgame altercation against UNLV on Nov. 30.The four were suspended for violating the league's sportsmanship rules, the conference announced Tuesday.Defensive back Austin Arnold...

Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith gets 3-year extensionCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith has received a three-year contract extension that would keep him with the Beavers through the 2025 season.Smith, a former Oregon State quarterback, originally signed a five-year deal when he became coach of the...

AP Sports WriterQB Daniels heading to Georgia after leaving Southern CalBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer quarterback, landing former Southern California starter JT Daniels.Daniels started for the Trojans in 2018, but lost his job to Kedon Slovis after going down last season with...

Associated PressOklahoma RB Anderson accused of sexual assault; he denies itBy CLIFF BRUNT and TIM TALLEYOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A woman who filed a petition for a protective order against Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson is accusing him of sexually assaulting her in her apartment and says she fears...

AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Navy, amid big turnaround, eyes 1st win in HoustonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) No. 24 Navy has made a remarkable turnaround this season and has a chance to reach the American Athletic Conference title game.To do that the Midshipmen will have to figure out a...

AP College Football WriterHoping for clarity, NCAA adjusts transfer waiver guidelinesBy RALPH D. RUSSOFollowing fresh concerns about the handling of athletes switching schools, the NCAA approved several adjustments Wednesday to the guidelines used to determine when waivers can be granted to transfers seeking immediate eligibility to play.The adjustments approved...