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STATS Senior Editor=Chattanooga eager for shot at redemption vs. JSUBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - The last time Tom Arth left the sidelines of a competitive football game was on a cold December day in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, his John Carroll team having succumbed in a Division III playoff game to the...

AP Sports WriterCyclones hope to counter shaky defense with explosive attackBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's restructured defense will be considered a liability until it can prove otherwise.The Cyclones will look to counter a defense in flux with what could be one of the best offenses in...

VMI QB carted off the field after being hit on a slideAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) VMI quarterback Austin Coulling was strapped to a back brace and carted off the field following a hit when he was going into a slide.Coulling was heading to the ground after scrambling...

Redskins' Josh Norman named to Coastal' Hall of FameCONWAY, S.C. (AP) Washington cornerback Josh Norman is among the newest group named to Coastal Carolina's athletic hall of fame.The Coastal Carolina athletics department announced the new inductees to the George F. ''Buddy'' Sasser Hall of Fame on Tuesday.Norman was...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama, Saban not relaxing after SEC beatdownsBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban needs no help in avoiding complacency or overconfidence and wants to make sure his team doesn't either.The top-ranked Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) are fresh from the kind...

Review: Minnesota handled football suspensions properlyMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an accusation of sexual assault, an outside review found.The review released Wednesday blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by...

AP Sports WriterIowa CB Rugamba suspended for opener against WyomingBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa will open the season against talented Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen without one of its starting cornerbacks.Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that sophomore Manny Rugamba will be suspended for the Sept. 2...

Associated PressMcGlinchey takes blame for Notre Dame's loss to GeorgiaBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning following Georgia's 20-19 victory over Notre Dame, Fighting Irish offensive lineman Mike McGlinchey took the blame.''It's awful, absolutely awful ... it came down to execution at...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Washington State's first road trip at OregonBy ANNE M. PETERSONHeading into the half-way mark of the season, 11th-ranked Washington State hits the road for the first time for Saturday's game against the Oregon Ducks.Due to fluky scheduling, the Cougars played their first five games at...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Go behind the scenes of an FCS football practiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All they need is Brent Musburger, who announced North Dakota State at Montana in the FCS Kickoff game two years ago, saying, "You are looking Facebook Live at …"Before the 2017 season kicks off...

AP Sports WriterMiddle Tennessee hopes QB Brent Stockstill stays healthyBy TERESA M. WALKERMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Protecting a quarterback in bubble wrap isn't possible no matter how much a coach might want to keep his player safe. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders can only hope Brent Stockstill stays healthy...

AP Sports WriterIowa's defense off to fast start in '17By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) It took just one game for Iowa's defense to exceed its preseason expectations.Iowa (1-0) dominated star quarterback Josh Allen and Wyoming in a 24-3 win on Saturday. The Hawkeyes allowed just 3.3...