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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Offensive linemen stand out in FCS draft classBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware safety Nasir Adderley is expected to be the first FCS player taken in the 2019 NFL Draft and North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick is the most well-known.Where NFL teams are putting a lot...

Associated PressJudge to consider Sandusky's latest request for new sentenceBy MARK SCOLFOROJerry Sandusky's legal effort to have his decadeslong child molestation sentence reduced will be the subject of a hearing Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom.The former Penn State assistant football coach's defense lawyers and state prosecutors are expected to...

AP College Football WriterNCAA reports FBS targeting penalties are down 32%By ERIC OLSONThe number of enforced targeting penalties is down 32% in the Football Bowl Subdivision compared with the first seven weeks of the 2018 season, the NCAA said Wednesday.Targeting, the act of striking a defenseless opponent above the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor='GameDay' hoopla aside, JMU focused on a victoryBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Academic studies, the football program's success, playing time, such factors contributed toward defensive tackle Cornell Urquhart's commitment to play at James Madison while he was a high school senior.If only he knew then what was...

'SEC on CBS' schedules starts with Alabama-South CarolinaBy The Associated PressAlabama at South Carolina on Sept. 14 will start CBS' Southeastern Conference football schedule this season, and Notre Dame's trip to Georgia the next week is positioned to be a prime-time game for the network.The schedule for the 19th...

Saban: Tua may be game-time decision, Forristall out 6 weeksTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is returning to practice, but tight end Miller Forristall could be out for the next six weeks.Coach Nick Saban says that Tagovailoa could be ''a game time decision'' with a sprained right...

Tennessee announces addition of USC grad transfer WR JonesKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Wide receiver Velus Jones will join Tennessee as a graduate transfer from Southern California.Jones already had said Jan. 9 on social media that he was going to play for the Volunteers. Tennessee announced Wednesday that Jones was...

AP Sports WriterWest Virginia DC Koenning on leave after player accusationsBy JOHN RABYWest Virginia has placed defensive coordinator Vic Koenning on administrative leave after a player alleged in a social media post that the assistant coach made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics.West Virginia athletic director Shane...

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor University President Ken Starr is proposing an independent investigation of the athletic department's handling of the sexual assault complaint against defensive end Sam Ukwuachu.Starr proposed the hiring of outside counsel after reviewing the results of the internal inquiry of sexual assault case, for which...

AP Sports WriterPerkins looks to avoid 'stupid plays' for No. 25 VirginiaBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins knows he has to avoid ''stupid plays'' and stay within himself when the No. 25 Cavaliers take on Florida State this week.He had thrown 145 passes in...

AP Sports WriterSenior Bowl edge rushers trying to be next Marcus DavenportBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jaylon Ferguson and Oshane Ximines would love to be the next Marcus Davenport.They're already following in Davenport's steps, going from prolific Conference USA pass rushers to the Senior Bowl. Davenport last year...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Long layoff, regional dominance tarnish title gameBy PAUL NEWBERRYNEW ORLEANS (AP) Gloomy clouds were lingering over the Big Easy as the contestants were scheduled to arrived for the so-called national championship game.The weather conditions Friday were an appropriate mood-setter.The tedious, 16-day-long break since the semifinals...