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Florida State offensive lineman Ball no longer on rosterTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State offensive lineman Josh Ball is no longer on the university's football roster.A school spokesman says Ball is ''not in good standing with Florida State University.'' No further details were provided Thursday.Ball was accused of battery...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 NFL Draft Tracker - FCS SelectionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The success of players such as Jimmy Garoppolo, Carson Wentz, Cooper Kupp, David Johnson, Tarik Cohen and Darius Leonard emphasizes the potential draft value in the FCS.The "small school" label gets forgotten if a player can...

AP Sports WriterUSC QB Daniels enters transfer portal; lost job to SlovisBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California quarterback J.T. Daniels has entered the transfer portal.Daniels announced his plan Thursday. Coach Clay Helton says he would welcome Daniels back if he decides to stay at USC, where Kedon...

STATS Writer=No. 2 North Dakota State, No. 8 Youngstown State ready for showdownBy TAYLOR BECHTOLD(STATS) - Chris Klieman can easily recall the last time his Bison traveled to Youngstown State, because it was one of the most physical contests he's been a part of throughout his tenure at North...

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...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: No. 1 Alabama leads locked-in top 8 for 4th weekBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is the unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row.The...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe...

The Associated PressFlorida State looks to rebuild inconsistent receiving corpsBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's coaching staff is banking that a rigorous preseason camp will help them find some reliable young wide receivers.Though they are very aware of the cliche: There is no substitute for game experience.The...

William & Mary player killed in shooting(STATS) - A William & Mary football player died from a shooting Thursday night in Norfolk, Virginia, according to city police.Officers responded to a call about gunshots and found Nate Evans wounded and laying on a city sidewalk, according to media reports. The...

AP Sports WriterAfter bumpy road, The Mailman delivers for No. 3 GeorgiaBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Stetson Bennett certainly has a sense of comedic timing.Asked if he really expected to become Georgia's starting quarterback when he arrived in Athens, Bennett quipped, ''Which time?''Which time, indeed.After Bennett walked on...

AP College Football WriterOhio State, Wisconsin take top midseason awards in Big TenBy ERIC OLSONOhio State, Wisconsin and Penn State give the Big Ten three top-10 teams at the halfway point of the season, and all of them have their sights set on ending the conference's two-year drought in...

AP College Football WriterPurdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 winsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPurdue fired coach Darrell Hazell on Sunday midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.Hazell was 9-33 overall (.220) since taking over...