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Associated PressKelly shrugs off concerns about Notre Dame mild pass attackBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Even with a 49-20 win at Boston College and a handful of rushing records to go with it, most of the talk about Notre Dame immediately after the game focused on what...

University: Workout procedures followed before player deathKENT, Ohio (AP) Kent State's athletic department says its trainers and coaches followed the right procedures during an offseason workout in June after which a freshman football player died.The school in northeast Ohio did say Monday that it has fired a football...

STATS Editor=Big-play QBs square off in Sac. St-EWUBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Eastern Washington fans have grown accustomed to Gage Gubrud putting up ridiculous numbers and last week was no different. He racked up more yards of total offense than anyone else in the FCS this season in rallying the...

Georgia Tech kicks running back Dedrick Mills off teamATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech running back Dedrick Mills has been kicked off the team for a violation of athletic department rules.The stunning announcement came Friday, with the season opener against Tennessee less than three weeks away.Mills was the Georgia Tech's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Saint Francis RB Bagley likely to miss 2017 seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Saint Francis senior running back Marcus Bagley is expected to miss the 2017 season because of a knee injury, which severely hampers the Red Flash's bid to repeat as Northeast Conference champion.Bagley first injured...

AP Sports WriterLeach's young ex-Texas Tech QBs thriving as Big 12 coachesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) While Mike Leach's Air Raid offense was posting astonishing numbers at Texas Tech, he didn't realize he also was helping mold a group of young coaches who would use the system to...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's once-porous defense is now stingy against the runBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky's defense is leaving opponents little room to run.The Wildcats certainly had room for improvement after last year's porous start in which they allowed over 200 yards rushing and 500-plus overall in...

Kent State coach Paul Haynes returns after cancer surgeryKENT, Ohio (AP) Kent State coach Paul Haynes has returned to the football program after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.The school announced last month that Haynes was taking a medical leave of absence but did not provide details about his...

Associated PressIndiana needs near perfection to stop No. 4 Penn StateBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Although No. 4 Penn State needed a touchdown pass in the final seconds last week to keep its dream of a playoff berth alive, the down-to-the-wire game hasn't shaken the Nittany Lions'...

Liberty adds Hampton, Maine in 2019(STATS) - Liberty will be off to the FBS level beginning next season, but it will still be facing some teams from the FCS.The Flames announced their 2019 schedule on Wednesday and it includes matchups against MEAC member Hampton (Sept. 21) and CAA Football...

AP Sports WriterNew Vols offensive coordinator Scott prepared for challengeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This marks Larry Scott's first season as Tennessee's offensive coordinator, but he's been preparing for this type of challenge since grade school.That's when Scott said he started thinking about the possibility of coaching. The...

Baylor offered ex-coach Briles support letter in MayFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) A letter of support written by Baylor's general counsel for Art Briles has emerged only days after the former Bears coach was nearly hired as an assistant coach by a CFL team.The letter dated May 23 and...