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NCAA: Players ejected for targeting can remain on sidelinesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday.The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after...

NCAA: Players ejected for targeting can remain on sidelinesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday.The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after...

Boise State implements staff furloughs including athleticsBOISE, Idaho (AP) Boise State head football coach Bryan Harsin and other coaches and athletic department employees earning more than $40,000 per year will be furloughed.School President Marlene Tromp, saying canceling events into the summer because of the coronavirus pandemic has cost...

AP College Football WriterWhat is 'It'? Identifying and developing intangibles in QBsBy RALPH D. RUSSOSam Howell has been a quarterback since first grade.His father told him then that to play the position he needed to be the leader of the team, and that more would be expected of him...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Salukis' Chinn could be first FCS draft pickBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - As if Jeremy Chinn's collegiate career left any questions, the former Southern Illinois strong safety had answers during the postseason buildup to the NFL Draft.Chinn excelled at both the Reese's Senior Bowl and...

AP Sports WritersCoronavirus causes major adjustments for injury rehabBy CLIFF BRUNT and MITCH STACYUnder normal circumstances, you would almost have to force Indiana linebacker Thomas Allen out of his school’s athletic facilities.Allen had season-ending surgery on his left shoulder in November, and his dedicated rehabilitation led him to recently...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=How the 2019 FCS draft class faredBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - One of the smaller FCS classes in NFL Draft history was relatively unproductive last year.The "small school" level often provides value to their teams - with talented players going in later rounds of the...

2010s breakdown of FCS selections in the NFL Draft(Stats Perform) - An NFL Draft breakdown of FCS picks during the 2010s:BY YEAR2010 - 192011 - 212012 - 152013 - 192014 - 192015 - 172016 - 202017 - 152018 - 192019 - 13---=BY ROUNDFirst - 2Second - 13Third - 19Fourth...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=The year the Dolphins drafted the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The Miami Dolphins have gone five straight years and seven of the last eight without picking an FCS player in the NFL Draft.The exception was in 2014, and did that draft class ever stand...

AP Sports WriterNew Washington offensive coordinator facing extra challengesBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Before college football was thrown off course by the coronavirus pandemic, new Washington offensive coordinator John Donovan was already stepping into a challenging situation.It had been nearly five years since he last coached on a college...

AP Sports WriterRutgers copes with coronavirus affecting families of playersBy TOM CANAVANRutgers football players have had family members get sick with the coronavirus and some have dealt with a death, coach Greg Schiano says.Speaking to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Big...

AP Sports WriterUSC QB Daniels enters transfer portal; lost job to SlovisBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California quarterback J.T. Daniels has entered the transfer portal.Daniels announced his plan Thursday. Coach Clay Helton says he would welcome Daniels back if he decides to stay at USC, where Kedon...