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AP College Football WriterOne tough cat: Northwestern's Jackson carries heavy loadBy RALPH D. RUSSOEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Carrying the load for Northwestern is a seven-day-a-week job for Justin Jackson.On Sundays, the Wildcats' day off, Jackson is back at the football facility stretching and straining the lactic acid out of...

Illini plan performance center, not stadium renovationsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break ground next year on a stand-alone football performance center.Whitman on Tuesday said that the new...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: James, Rosen could make big impact after injuriesBy RALPH D. RUSSORoyce Freeman hardly looked like himself last season.An injured knee in the first month of the season caused Oregon's dynamic running back to miss a game. Then he took a shot to the chest...

Freshman football player dies after morning workoutKENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Campbell, Liberty, Idaho work toward 2018 changeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Division I college football teams are preparing for the 2017 season, but three of them - Campbell, Liberty and Idaho - have eyes pointed toward 2018, when each will have a vastly different situation regarding the...

Former Kansas football standout Keith Loneker dies at 46LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Keith Loneker, the former Kansas offensive lineman who spent three years in the NFL before becoming a modestly successful actor, died Thursday. He was 46.The school announced Loneker's death in a statement. No cause was given, though...

The Latest: Saban doesn't want Alabama to 'waste a failure'HOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:05 a.m.Nick Saban is hoping Alabama will find a way to grow from that loss to Clemson in the national championship game.The three-time defending Southeastern Conference champion Crimson...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Best nonconference Group of Five matchups in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is little incentive for teams outside the Power Five conferences - the so-called Group of Five - to load up on games against each other.Quite literally, it does not pay enough for these...

AP Sports WriterBaylor says NCAA investigation is 'ongoing, pending'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The NCAA is conducting an ''ongoing, pending investigation'' into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Oregon coach Chip Kelly is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season.ESPN announced Friday it has signed Kelly to a multiyear deal.Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows...

Memorable games under Notre Dame's Ara ParseghianBy The Associated PressSome of the most memorable games from the 11-season coaching tenure of Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame:Southern California 20, No. 1 Notre Dame 17, Nov. 28, 1964After finishing 2-7 a season earlier, the Irish started the season 9-0 under first-year...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Most teams with designs on a championship need to survive at least one game when the outcome is uncertain until the final whistle. No. 4 Penn State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) needed every second to get past Iowa on Saturday, despite a box score that suggested...