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AP Sports WriterHokies coach praises QB Josh Jackson for what he did not doBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente had a slightly different take on the debut of Hokies quarterback Josh Jackson.The coach praised the redshirt freshman not only for what he did against West Virginia, but...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Despite CAA test, JMU win is 'Schor' thingBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - There's no buildup toward the grind of the CAA Football schedule. Even top-ranked James Madison experienced an immediate test in its conference opener.But senior quarterback Bryan Schor threw touchdown passes to four different receivers and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: YSU not into sharingBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Standout linebacker Armand Dellovade said he felt like he barely played in sixth-ranked Youngstown State's 19-7 win over No. 4 South Dakota State Saturday night.The Penguins possessed the ball for 45 minutes, 14 seconds....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: A win was UNH's focusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - What New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell appreciated about his team's FCS playoff win at Georgia Southern in 2004 was the focus of his players.The host Eagles were the playoff staple, a national championship-winning...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma RBs Adams, Sermon fill void for NFL departeesBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) They aren't quite Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, but Oklahoma running backs Abdul Adams and Trey Sermon are getting the job done for the third-ranked Sooners.When Perine and Mixon left early for the...

Purdue, Notre Dame expand upcoming series to 6 gamesWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue and Notre Dame have added two more games to their four-game series.The Boilermakers on Thursday announced the expansion of the series, saying they will play the Fighting Irish six times over the eight-year period from...

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...

AP College Football WriterOnce overlooked, Huskers' Cole Conrad now man in the middleBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's Cole Conrad hopes his journey from small-school football star with no scholarship offers to starting center in the Big Ten can inspire players who feel as if they have been...

AP Sports WriterSecond-tier SEC schools overshadowed by Alabama's reignBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) For seven years from 2006-12, parity in college football meant determining which of the Southeastern Conference's contenders would finish as the national champion.These days, it feels as though the only national contender from the SEC...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's Bo Scarbrough not piling up big numbers - yetBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Bo Scarbrough hasn't exactly picked up where he left off last season.No. 1 Alabama's bruising tailback has dropped 15 pounds, is catching a few more passes and isn't piling up rushing yards...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma seeks replacement for Biletnikoff winner WestbrookBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) For the second straight year, Oklahoma must replace a star receiver.And again, the seventh-ranked Sooners feel they have the talent on the roster to get it done.Back in 2015, Sterling Shepard posted one of the...

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...