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STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS players commit to all-star gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The college football postseason all-star games are showcases that annually draw NFL and pro league personnel to evaluate prospects for the next level.The three major postseason all-star games will be held in the coming weeks - the...

(STATS) - North Dakota State's "Drive for Five" took the cruising lane on the Road to Frisco.The four-time defending FCS champion Bison are headed back to another national title game after crushing Richmond 33-7 in Friday night's semifinal at the Fargodome.The third-seeded Bison (12-2), who have won 19 straight...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=New Eagle Goedert wants to beat his namesakeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The tight end whom Dallas Goedert is replacing on the Philadelphia Eagles, Trey Burton, threw the famous "Philly Special" pass that helped them win February's Super Bowl.Goedert is unfazed. "I think I've got a pretty...

Kansas to honor former coach Mangino during season openerLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas plans to honor former coach Mark Mangino, who was forced out amid allegations that he abused his players, and the rest of the 2007 team that won the Orange Bowl, during its season opener.The school said...

Associated PressCalifornia, Stanford limping into 122nd Big GameBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) The 122nd Big Game between rivals Stanford and California will likely be a battle of attrition.The Cardinal and Golden Bears have been depleted by injuries this season, to the point that it's probable both teams will...

AP Sports WriterTexas schools carry apprehension into kickoff amid pandemicBy STEPHEN HAWKINSHouston Baptist still had three games scheduled for its eighth football season when its FCS Southland Conference decided only a few weeks ago to not play league games this fall.Then came the expanded protocols and increased costly testing...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: No. 2 Ohio State gains on LSU; Oregon drops to 14By RALPH D. RUSSONo. 2 Ohio State gained some ground on No. 1 LSU in The Associated Press college football poll and Oregon dropped out of the top 10 after being upset by...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: UAB celebrates its return, but tough issues remainBy PAUL NEWBERRYWelcome back, UAB.Now, the real work begins.For the Blazers, and so many other programs on the fringes of supposedly major-college football, it's hard to envision a scenario where this all works out in the long run. There's...

Ex-Gophers coach Kill says successor Fleck 'about himself'MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill says he won't speak again to P.J. Fleck, saying the current Golden Gophers coach is too selfish.Kill spoke to Sirius XM radio Tuesday and said he thinks Fleck is "about himself" instead of the...

LSU brings back Austin Thomas as player personnel directorBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU head football coach Les Miles says he has brought director of player personnel Austin Thomas back to his staff after Thomas' brief departure for Southern California.Miles, who made the announcement Monday, says Thomas also will...

AP Sports WriterFlorida left to play spoiler in bowl chaseBy NOAH TRISTERThe first SEC team eliminated from the bowl chase this year was Mississippi, which came into the season banned from postseason play.The second team out is ... Florida?It's hard to believe, but while teams like Vanderbilt (4-6) and...

AP College Football WriterHeisman favorite Mayfield is unconventional NFL prospectBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Baker Mayfield is in many ways the perfect college football player: Good enough to play at an elite level, but because he is not an ideal NFL prospect, he stuck around long enough...