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When searching for a new head football coach, schools have been showing a greater desire to hire an up-and-comer, like Tom Herman or P.J. Fleck, rather than a veteran with a long record of success, such as Les Miles. The average age of the head coaches hired by FBS teams...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Practices are silver lining in cloudy FCS forecastBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The recent start of preseason practices across FCS campuses helps to keep hope alive for a season this fall, but the players and coaches involved appear to be like everybody else, wondering if...

Former TCU DB Modkins becomes school's cornerbacks coachFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Former TCU defensive back Jeremy Modkins has been named cornerbacks coach after four seasons as a defensive analyst.The new role for Modkins is part of a series of defensive coaching adjustments by coach Gary Patterson that were...

Associated PressNo. 22 Notre Dame, Kelly prepare for familiar face, RedHawksBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) There's now a tunnel for visiting teams to enter and exit thoroughly modern Notre Dame Stadium.Good thing. Otherwise Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin might just follow Brian Kelly, his former boss at...

Associated PressJerry Kill, longtime coach and Rutgers assistant, retiresBy JIM HAGUEPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Jerry Kill, a longtime coach who spent last season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Rutgers, has retired for health reasons, the school announced Tuesday.Kill, 56, stepped down as Minnesota's coach in 2015...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sizzling Houston Baptist QB Zappe back to FCS opponentBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz saw what Houston Baptist quarterback Bailey Zappe had done in the Huskies' first two games this season, so he was pleased when his defense "held" the senior...

AP Sports WriterLewis' FG gives No. 11 Oregon 37-35 win over Washington StBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Camden Lewis kicked a 26-yard field goal as time expired and No. 11 Oregon extended its winning streak to seven games with a 37-35 victory over Washington State on Saturday...

The fans at Camp Randall Stadium will be treated to a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers when they take their seats on Saturday. Ohio State at Wisconsin 195 OHIO ST 10 48 196 WISCONSIN 10 44.5 Date: 10/15/2016, 8:00 PM Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

AP Sports WriterAir time? Run-heavy Pitt eyeing balance under WhippleBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Kenny Pickett doesn't linger on the past. So forgive the Pittsburgh quarterback if he's not still beating himself up over his team's rough finish to 2018, when the Panthers lost their final three games and...

AP Sports WriterEtienne comfortable deciding to return to Clemson amid virusBy PETE IACOBELLITravis Etienne had several choices to weigh during the offseason - and his decisions always led him back to Clemson.Etienne, the two-time reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, chose to skip the NFL - he...

The Latest: Aggies coach knows he is in must-win situationHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):4:25 p.m.Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin isn't shying away from questions about the Aggies' recent late-season struggles.Sumlin said at Southeastern Conference media days Wednesday that he has emphasized...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...