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AP College Football WriterMarian, Morningside RBs highlight AP NAIA All-America teamBy RALPH D. RUSSOPlayer of the year Charles Salary from Marian (Ind.) and fellow running back Arnijae Ponder of Morningside (Iowa) lead The Associated Press NAIA All-America team.The team, presented by Regions Bank and released Friday, was selected by...

AP Sports WriterHillinski's South Carolina teammates supporting freshman QBBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski is facing another first in in the start of his college career - forgetting about a bad performance and focusing on what's ahead this week.The Gamecocks' freshman, named the Southeastern...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania appeals court is to hear oral arguments in the criminal cases against three former high-ranking Penn State administrators, nearly four years after two of them were first charged.The Superior Court sessions Tuesday in Harrisburg will focus on the actions of Penn State's then-general...

Michigan State not renewing Blackwell's contractEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is not renewing the contract of football staff employee Curtis Blackwell, who had been suspended with pay.Blackwell's deal expires Wednesday. University spokesman Jason Cody said coach Mark Dantonio decided to go in a different direction with Blackwell's...

AP Sports WriterCyclones set for season-defining stretch vs. Sooners, TexasBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State entered this season with its highest expectations in years. The next two weeks will determine if the Cyclones can meet those lofty goals.Iowa State (5-3, 3-2 Big 12), which had a bye...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Playoff Review: North Dakota State 42, Montana State 14By CRAIG HALEYThe Score - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) beat No. 5 seed Montana State (11-4) 42-14 in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.Story Line - The two-time defending national champion Bison scored three...

Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team and a former coach and star player at Tennessee, died Wednesday. He was 85.Majors died at his home in Knoxville, according...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 LSU hoping key freshmen mature vs top-ranked 'BamaBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) If No. 19 LSU is to knock off the nation's top-ranked team, three-touchdown-favorite Alabama, a number of first-year Tigers will have to come of age in the toughest game of their...

Associated PressUSC resumes team activities, Helton sees path to play SundayBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Time was not on Southern California's side last week as positive tests for COVID-19 and contact tracing led to the cancellation of its game against Colorado.An extra day this week might be just...

Associated PressFormer Oregon football player in custody after escapeBy STEVEN DUBOISPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Former Oregon football player Colt Lyerla nearly died from a drug overdose Friday after escaping from custody near Portland.Hillsboro Police Lt. Henry Reimann said officers found Lyerla at a home a couple miles from the...

SEATTLE (AP) While the celebration was underway on the far corner of the field, Washington was already starting the process of regrouping. There's no more wiggle room for any slipups by the Huskies after seeing Sam Darnold and Southern California expose them in a way no one else has this...

The Latest: Tigers roam foggy Big Easy looking for CFP titleNEW ORLEANS (AP) The latest from the College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Clemson (all times CST):---1 p.m.A thick fog settled over the site of the College Football Playoff championship game on...