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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky, MVFC create Challenge SeriesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - With nonconference matchups between the Big Sky and Missouri Valley ever growing, the two FCS conferences announced Tuesday their games will be promoted as part of a challenge series.This season, there are eight matchups involving nine programs,...

Former Arizona linebacker Lewis dies from valley feverTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Former Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has died after being hospitalized for valley fever. He was 32.Arizona announced Lewis' death Thursday.''The Arizona Football Family is deeply saddened by the passing of Sterling Lewis,'' Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin said in...

AP Sports WriterCorrigan aims to keep building on NC State's gains as new ADBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Boo Corrigan has spent the first two months as North Carolina State's athletic director getting to know Wolfpack coaches and sorting out facility needs. He also is getting accustomed to...

The fans at Neyland Stadium will be treated to a game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers when they take their seats on Saturday. Alabama at Tennessee 175 ALABAMA 10.5 58.5 176 TENNESSEE 13 57 When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 15, 2016 Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee TV: 3:30 p.m. ET,...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

K-State defensive coordinator retires amid staff shakeupMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State defensive coordinator Tom Hayes is retiring after more than four decades in coaching, including stints with nine different Division I schools and two NFL franchises.Wildcats coach Bill Snyder announced Hayes' decision in a statement Friday.Hayes will remain...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=In epic FCS title game, Bison edge James Madison to regain throneBy CRAIG HALEYFRISCO, Texas (STATS) - They saved the best for last in the FCS this season.Add in the unmatched intensity and physicality and the 40th FCS championship game showed why it was one of...

Michigan St hires Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinatorEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinator.The school announced the move Friday. Hazelton rounds out new coach Mel Tucker's full-time assistant coaching staff.Hazelton spent last season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas State.''Scottie definitely...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NDSU title win draws nearly 2.7M viewersBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA Division I FCS championship game on Saturday drew nearly 2.7 million viewers to the ABC broadcast - a record for the playoffs in the subdivision.ShowBuzzDaily.com reported viewership of 2,686,000 for North Dakota State's...

Oregon and Oregon State have agreed to drop the name “Civil War” for their rivalry games. The move Friday was made after discussions between officials at both schools and current and former student-athletes. Oregon State President Ed Ray said the Civil War name "represents a connection to a war fought to...

AP Sports WriterBoth sides rest cases in murder trial of ex-football playerBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of a former Division III college football player charged in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend.Prosecutors rested their case against...

AP Sports WriterAfter tough loss, Spartans look to rebound at NorthwesternBy ANDREW SELIGMANEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio isn't losing faith in his team.He has seen the Spartans bounce back from difficult losses to make a run in Big Ten play and is banking on a...