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AP Sports WriterWillie Taggart makes Oregon debut against Southern UtahBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) As Willie Taggart would say, it's go time.The first-year coach and his Oregon Ducks open the season at home against Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon. And yes, he's a little bit nervous.''I think...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) There are moments when Miami running back Joseph Yearby feels like his world is falling apart.His father is in jail, awaiting trial that records suggest may send him back to state prison. He has two kids of his own, a 3-year-old son and a...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-4): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12); 43-21...

AP Sports WriterUCLA faces Arizona after comeback win at Washington StateBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) UCLA pulled off an epic comeback against Washington State last weekend, saving its season, possibly coach Chip Kelly's job.The Bruins can't afford to let the euphoria linger too long. They have another tough...

No. 16 UCF puts 15-game winning streak on line against FAUORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Florida Atlantic entered the season with aspirations of playing its way into the debate about who is worthy of berths in the College Football Playoff.While that is unlikely - the Owls have already suffered one...

AP College Football WriterNCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches onBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA called off fall championship events - a move Thursday that does not effect major college football - because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men's and women's soccer and...

AP College Football WriterPac-12 football coaches pitch uniform start to seasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs Pac-12 football coaches pitched an NCAA-mandated uniform start to the season, some of the latest plans to fight the coronavirus in California further muddled how college teams will return to play in the West.Washington coach...

Coastal Carolina football coach taking medical leaveCONWAY, S.C. (AP) Coastal Carolina football coach Joe Moglia is taking a leave of absence because of a continuing medical problem.The 68-year-old Moglia announced his plans Friday. The school granted him a five-month leave to deal with what he said was a...

AP College Football WriterTide's DeVonta Smith the 1st WR to win AP Player of the YearBy RALPH D. RUSSODeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year and the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998.In what could...

Associated PressJonah Jackson returns to Rutgers, going from worst to firstBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Seconds after the game between No. 2 Ohio State and Rutgers ended, there was a meeting of offensive linemen near midfield.It was a bunch of guys wearing Rutgers jerseys mobbing Buckeyes offensive lineman...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=10 QB competitions to watch in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - If and when preseason camps open across FCS college football in the next month, the most-watched position battles will be behind center.Quarterback, of course, is considered the most important position in the sport,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Georgia senior quarterback Hutson Mason has left the Belk Bowl in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury.His return is uncertain, according to the Georgia public relations department.Mason took a hard shot to his midsection midway through the second quarter and was slow to get...