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AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota St. wins 8th FCS title 28-20 over James MadisonBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance ran for 166 yards, with a clutch 44-yard touchdown to start the fourth quarter, and North Dakota State held on to claim its eighth FCS national...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: Clemson will win with talent to slow LSU, BurrowBy PETE IACOBELLINEW ORLEANS (AP) No. 1 LSU has been unstoppable this season but the top-ranked team in the nation hasn't faced Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables this season.It is a given that in prepping for the...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: LSU wins with improved defense, dome advantageBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) It would be one thing if all top-ranked LSU could hang its hat on was Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow leading what is arguably one of the greatest offenses in the history of...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: Clemson will win with talent to slow LSU, BurrowBy PETE IACOBELLINEW ORLEANS (AP) No. 1 LSU has been unstoppable this season but the top-ranked team in the nation hasn't faced Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables this season.It is a given that in prepping for the...

AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota St. wins 8th FCS title 28-20 over James MadisonBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance ran for 166 yards, with a clutch 44-yard touchdown to start the fourth quarter, and North Dakota State held on to claim its eighth FCS national...

FCS championship game year-by-year results(STATS) - Year-by-year results of the NCAA Division I FCS championship game:2019: North Dakota State (head coach Matt Entz) 28, James Madison 20 - site: Frisco, Texas2018: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 38, Eastern Washington - Frisco, Texas2017: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 17, James...

AP Sports WriterNorth Dakota State and James Madison back in FCS title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) North Dakota State and James Madison are both finishing up their first season with new head coaches. The Bison even have a freshman quarterback.Yet here they both are again. The teams...

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...

AP Sports WriterLSU coach Orgeron's success fueling Cajun pride on the bayouBy BRETT MARTELLAROSE, La. (AP) A cardboard likeness of Ed Orgeron, wearing a purple polo with gold LSU lettering, stands in an entertainment parlor at the home of one of his childhood friends.The life-size cutout was displayed...

Washington hires John Donovan as offensive coordinatorSEATTLE (AP) New Washington coach Jimmy Lake made his first major coaching hire Friday, adding John Donovan as the Huskies' new offensive coordinator.It's not as splashy a hire as some Washington fans were hoping for after Bush Hamdan was fired. Donovan has...

Stanford star CB Paulson Adebo bypasses NFL draftSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford star cornerback Paulson Adebo will return to school for his senior season.Adebo announced Friday that he decided not to enter the draft even though he was considered one of the top cornerback prospects eligible for the draft.Adebo...

AP Sports WriterLSU coach Orgeron's success fueling Cajun pride on the bayouBy BRETT MARTELLAROSE, La. (AP) A cardboard likeness of Ed Orgeron, wearing a purple polo with gold LSU lettering, stands in an entertainment parlor at the home of one of his childhood friends.The life-size cutout was displayed...