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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Morgan State, Grambling State receive APR penaltiesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The overall picture for both the FCS level and its historically black colleges and universities improved yet again this year with only two schools impacted by NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate penalties announced Wednesday.Morgan State,...

Missouri promotes Ryan Walters to defensive coordinatorCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Ryan Walters has been promoted to Missouri's defensive coordinator.Head coach Barry Odom announced the move Friday. Missouri (7-5) will face Texas in the Texas Bowl in Houston on Dec. 27.Walters is in his third year at Mizzou, and has...

2 more Kansas St players arrested, both on pot chargesMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Two more Kansas State players are in legal trouble after being arrested.Safety Wayne Jones, 19, and linebacker Daniel Green, 21, were arrested together Monday night on a charge of marijuana possession, Riley County police said. Green...

Colorado St. gets $37M for naming rights of football stadiumBy The Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State University has signed a 15-year, $37.7 million naming rights agreement with Public Service Credit Union for its on-campus football stadium.The stadium is yet to be named because the agreement for...

AP College Football WriterLSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.The quarterback won the Heisman...

Police: Ohio State football player wounded in shootingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was wounded in a weekend shooting in Columbus, police said.Officers responding to a report of a shooting just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday found blood in the street and one shell casing near...

HONOLULU (AP) - Despite starting its season with three straight losses, Fresno State made it to a bowl game for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.Winning is another matter.The Bulldogs lost their sixth consecutive postseason game Wednesday night when they didn't have an answer for Rice quarterback...

Youngstown State to play seven home games(STATS) - Youngstown State will play seven home games in 2019 as it seeks to rebound from a losing season.The Missouri Valley Football Conference program announced a 12-game schedule on Wednesday. It doesn't include an FBS opponent the first time since 2004.The Penguins,...

AP Sports WriterEx-Florida coach McElwain gets another shot at Cent MichiganBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Jim McElwain was enjoying his life and career, working in relative obscurity as Jim Harbaugh's receivers coach.The former Florida coach didn't plan for his gig at Michigan to last less than a year.Central Michigan,...

Associated PressNo. 19 Washington State seeks 3rd straight win over UCLABy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSWashington State coach Mike Leach appreciates that quarterback Anthony Gordon doesn't get all moody when things go bad.Of course, things have yet to go bad for Gordon or the Cougars.Thanks to Gordon's stellar start, the Cougars...

Utah hires E. Washington's McDonald as running backs coachSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah has hired Kiel McDonald as its new running backs coach.McDonald held the same position for five years at Eastern Washington.The 33-year-old joins new offensive coordinator Troy Taylor from Eastern Washington after Dennis Erickson retired at...

Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81LOS ANGELES (AP) John Jackson, who coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons at Southern California, has died. He was 81.The university said Friday that Jackson died of complications following intestinal surgery on...