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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=D-III power St. Thomas to join PFL in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The University of St. Thomas has been too good for the Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - literally - so it's jumping to Division I.St. Thomas will make the move upward...

AP Sports WriterIowa transfer Oliver Martin in limbo as season approachesBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa fans spent years hoping to see native son Oliver Martin catching passes for the Hawkeyes.They'll eventually get their wish - although no seems to know if Martin's playing career at Iowa...

Commissioners association OKs December football signing dayBy The Associated PressHigh school seniors can now sign football letters of intent in December in addition to the traditional signing period that starts the first Wednesday of February.The Collegiate Commissioners Association on Monday announced its approval of the new signing period, the...

AP Sports WriterRevitalized Illinois hosts undefeated No. 3 Ohio StateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Justin Fields and Ohio State are scoring points by the truckload, as expected, but cracks in the defense have made for some unsatisfying finishes of late for the No. 3 Buckeyes.They haven't let one...

AP Sports WriterNCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workoutsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence that fall sports will be possible in...

AP College Football WriterOhio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation openedBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State has placed coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave while it investigates claims that his wife knew about allegations of domestic violence against an assistant coach years before he was fired last week.Courtney Smith...

AP Sports WriterBama, Georgia could give SEC rare matchup of unbeaten teamsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Top-ranked Alabama and No. 3 Georgia have been so dominant that the real drama behind the race to the SEC championship game may be the push for both to arrive in Atlanta undefeated.It...

Birmingham Bowl delayed by bad weatherBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Birmingham Bowl has been delayed with lightning in the area.The game between No. 23 Cincinnati and Boston College was suspended with 7:55 left in the first quarter on Thursday. The game was scoreless.It was being played in rainy, cool...

AP Sports WriterWolfpack visit Yellow Jackets in matchup of last-place teamsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Geoff Collins says his Georgia Tech players “are a resilient group.”The first-year coach used the same term to describe North Carolina State.At this point, resiliency and hope for a better future may be the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Michigan QB Shea Patterson returning for senior seasonBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) No. 8 Michigan will be short-handed against No. 10 Florida in the Peach Bowl.Just not at quarterback.Shea Patterson is returning for his senior season at Michigan instead of entering the NFL...

Associated PressNo. 18 Miami motivated to finish strong in Cheez-It BowlBy COREY LONGORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The 18th-ranked Miami Hurricanes hope to redeem themselves when they face Oklahoma State in the Cheez-It Bowl.A lopsided loss to end the regular season cost coach Manny Diaz's team a spot in a...

AP Sports WriterTucker trying (remotely) to help people get to know himBy NOAH TRISTERIn the middle of a discussion about recruiting during a pandemic, Mel Tucker went off on a bit of a tangent.What followed was lengthy explanation ... of why he gives such lengthy explanations when talking to...