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AP Sports WriterOklahoma State's Gundy targets May 1 return to footballBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday he hopes to have his team return to its facilities on May 1, a proposed timetable that would defy federal social-distancing guidelines and was quickly disputed by the university and...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS level optimistic about 2020 season, but making contingenciesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Even though the national news has grown more dire in the last month, Dr. Charles McClelland, commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was stunned by an update last week.He almost couldn't believe...

AP Sports WriterTennessee coach ready to tap high school days to be creativeBy TERESA M. WALKERTennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt finally has gotten the chance to talk football with his Volunteers, even if limited to a two-hour, video session online.The third-year Tennessee coach is embracing the virtual time he gets...

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach apologizes for tweetSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized on social media for posting a tweet that drew criticism from Bulldogs players and an assistant professor at the school before it was deleted.The outspoken coach on Wednesday night tweeted...

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach apologizes for tweetJACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized on social media for posting a tweet that drew criticism from Bulldogs players and an assistant professor at the school before it was deleted.The outspoken coach on Wednesday night tweeted...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Former NDSU linebacker Cox transferring to LSUBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - In moving from one national champion to another, it's clearly Geaux time for former North Dakota State All-America linebacker Jabril Cox.Cox announced he will make a grad transfer to LSU on social media Thursday....

AP Sports WriterNick Saban favors extra teaching time, not longer fall campBy JOHN ZENORAlabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season.Saban said Thursday that he'd prefer some “teaching sessions...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=The U. in FCS college footballBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Sports Illustrated recently published a story that analyzed data from the 2010s to identify which FBS programs can brand themselves as the modern "U" at different positions.We've crunched a decade's worth of numbers with FCS...

AP College Sports WriterSurvey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisisBy RALPH D, RUSSOAthletic directors at the nation's biggest schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.According to a survey conducted by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football schools, 63%...

AP Sports WriterNick Saban favors extra teaching time, not longer fall campBy JOHN ZENORAlabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season.Saban said Thursday that he'd prefer some “teaching sessions...

AP College Sports WriterSurvey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisisBy RALPH D, RUSSOAthletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football...

AP College Sports WriterSurvey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisisBy RALPH D, RUSSOAthletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football...