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AP Sports WriterMichigan State rallies to hire Colorado coach Mel TuckerBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Mel Tucker as its football coach Wednesday, rallying to land a veteran leader with ties to the school who decided to leave Colorado after a single season.The Spartans lured...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State rallies to hire Colorado coach Mel TuckerBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Colorado's Mel Tucker as its new football coach Wednesday, rallying to land a veteran leader with ties to the school who decided to leave the Buffaloes after a single...

AP Sports Writer2 Ohio State football players dismissed amid rape chargesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier...

St. John's-St. Thomas game gets moved to Vikings stadiumMINNEAPOLIS (AP) NCAA Division III rivals St. John's and St. Thomas will play their final game as Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes at U.S. Bank Stadium this fall.St. John's announced Wednesday that the Nov. 7 game will be in Minneapolis,...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Michigan State hires Colorado coach Mel TuckerBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program, according to two people familiar with the decision.The people spoke Wednesday morning to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the...

Joe Susan returns to Rutgers football coaching staffPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Greg Schiano has added another former Rutgers assistant coach to his Scarlet Knights staff.Schiano announced Tuesday that Joe Susan will serve as special assistant to the head coach. The veteran mentor has more than 40 years of experience...

Jacksonville State, Florida State schedule 2021 matchup(Stats Perform) - Jacksonville State will play at Florida State in 2021 - the third all-time meeting between the two programs.The matchup was announced Tuesday for Sept. 11, 2021 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee."We couldn't be more excited to add this game...

Hearing for suspect accused of making football game threatCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the first hearing in Ohio for a man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team.A September indictment unsealed late last...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Four FCS playoff staples seek a return in 2020By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The past decade was so good for Sam Houston State that it's been unusual for the Bearkats to fall short of making the FCS playoffs the last two seasons.Maybe the new decade...

AP Sports WriterLuke Fickell tells Michigan State he's staying at CincinnatiBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Coach Luke Fickell informed Michigan State on Monday that he's decided to stay at Cincinnati, leaving the Spartans to resume their search to find Mark Dantonio's replacement.Fickell has rebuilt Cincinnati into a Top 25...

AP Sports WriterLuke Fickell tells Michigan State he's staying at CincinnatiBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Coach Luke Fickell informed Michigan State on Monday that he's decided to stay at Cincinnati, leaving the Spartans to resume their search to find Mark Dantonio's replacement.Fickell has rebuilt Cincinnati into a Top 25...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Shame on college football for lack of black coachesBy PAUL NEWBERRYColleges around the country wrapped up their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of African-American athletes as the next big stars.It's a whole different situation on the sideline.Segregation still rules the coaching ranks. And...