CFB

Stakes high for Nicholls-Southeastern Louisiana showdown(STATS) - Rivalry matchups always carry extra weight, but Thursday night's River Bell Classic may be the most meaningful game of the final full week of the FCS season.Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana have never seen more at stake.The winner will clinch at least a...

AP Sports WriterFlorida so unsettled at QB that McElwain suggests playing 3By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain hasn't settled on a starting quarterback. He hasn't even pared down the three-man competition.McElwain said Wednesday that fourth-year junior Luke Del Rio, redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks and graduate...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia enjoys strong start with run-first winning formulaBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) A Georgia offense averaging almost 43 points per game shouldn't have to make apologies if it doesn't have as many big-play passing highlights as some teams.The No. 3 Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), who...

Coach Jerry Kill returns to Southern Illinois as ambassadorCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Former Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill is returning as an ambassador for the Carbondale university.School officials made the announcement Tuesday, saying Kill's appointment as special assistant to the chancellor will start in mid-March. Kill retired from...

AP Sports WriterAlabama using bye week to do ‘quality control on every unit’By JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Being ranked No. 1 and trying to avoid complacency is hardly new for Alabama.The Crimson Tide rose to the top of the rankings ahead of the team's first open date after...

AP College Football WriterWithout spring practice, football coaches try to fill voidBy RALPH D. RUSSOSince taking over as Florida State coach in December, Mike Norvell has spent seemingly endless hours laying the foundation of his program.Winter is time for coaches to deliver a consistent message, build the culture they...

Colgate football great Scott dies(STATS) - Colgate is mourning the recent death of all-time leading rusher Jordan Scott.Scott, 31, went missing during a vacation in Thailand last week. He failed to surface after jumping into a body of water about 150 feet deep at a dam near Surat Thani...

Associated PressAttorney: Abused clients were Ohio State football playersBy MARK GILLISPIECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who claim they were sexually abused by a team physician told The Associated Press on Saturday that most...

Associated PressTexas suspends 3 players for Texas Bowl vs MissouriBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas has suspended three players for the Texas Bowl next week against Missouri, the latest challenge in an up-and-down season for first-year coach Tom Herman.Sophomore receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey, freshman running back Toneil Carter and...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=In FCS, it's probably spring season or NFL draft, but not both in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The canceling of most college pro days last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic proved costly in the NFL Draft for players below the FBS level.There were...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Arizona State at No. 13 Utah headlines Pac-12 weekBy JOHN MARSHALLHere are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 17 Arizona State at No. 13 Utah. A showdown that could go a long way in determining the Pac-12...

Baylor axes assistant strength coach after prostitution bustWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor University fired a newly-hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest blow to a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.Brandon Washington was fired Saturday after school...