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Syracuse QB Zack Mahoney signs with CFL teamSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Former Syracuse quarterback Zack Mahoney has signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.The Blue Bombers announced the move on Friday.A walk-on from the College of DuPage in Illinois, Mahoney played...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Salukis' Hill: 'Next step' aheadBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southern Illinois coach Nick Hill feels the Salukis are ready to take the next step as a program, which seemingly is necessary in their 11-game 2020 schedule which was announced Monday.The Salukis will play six FCS...

AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota State and James Madison back in FCS title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) North Dakota State and James Madison are both finishing up their first season with new head coaches. The Bison even have a freshman quarterback.Yet here they both are again. The teams...

AP Sports WriterMiami returns Malik Rosier to starting quarterback spotBy TIM REYNOLDSMalik Rosier has his job back.Miami has changed starting quarterbacks again, with Rosier returning to the first-string spot that he lost to N'Kosi Perry three games ago. Rosier led Miami to the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division championship...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Cincinnati an underdog in Peach against No. 11 GeorgiaBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Luke Fickell knew he might surprise some by suggesting No. 11 Georgia is the best team Cincinnati has faced in his four seasons as head coach.After all, then-No. 5 Ohio State crushed...

FCS schools that could play fall nonconference games(Stats Perform) - The Ohio Valley Conference's fall sports announcement on Friday meant all 13 FCS conferences have postponed their league schedule if not all football games this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.At the time of the OVC decision, the following...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS programs that have never appeared in the playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There's been a recent run of FCS programs earning their first national playoff bids, including two, Ohio Valley co-champ Austin Peay and Big Sky co-champ Sacramento State, that met in the second...

East Tennessee State puts football coach on paid leaveJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State placed recently hired football coach Randy Sanders on paid administrative leave Monday while it investigates a ''potential violation of university policy.''No other details were provided in the one-sentence statement.Sanders was hired Dec. 17...

STATS Senior Editor=Sam Houston, C. Arkansas meet in pivotal Southland matchupBy JUSTIN EINHORN(STATS) - If it's possible to have a de facto conference championship game on the first weekend of October, this is it.The early date for Sam Houston State taking on Central Arkansas is a surprise - some...

Associated PressJames Blackman's learning curve continues at Florida StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State quarterback James Blackman has done plenty of on-the-job learning during his first year on campus.When Deondre Francois suffered a season-ending knee injury in last year's opener, Blackman became the first true freshman quarterback...

Towson's Ton Flacco leads National team in Tropical BowlDELAND, Fla. (AP) Tom Flacco of Towson threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help the National team beat the American 35-7 in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday at Spec Martin Stadium.Flacco is the...

AP Sports WriterArkansas intent on a quick turnaround under Chad MorrisBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Dre Greenlaw thought winning a minimum of seven games last season was a given for Arkansas.That false confidence is what made life even more difficult for the Razorbacks linebacker as hopes of a...