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South Florida football player dies after being hit by trainDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) A star high school football player in South Florida who had signed with Georgia Tech was killed Monday after he was hit by a freight train.Bryce Gowdy, 17, died at a hospital after he was...

AP Sports WriterJurors acquit ex-Tennessee football players in rape trialBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two former University of Tennessee football players were acquitted Friday of the aggravated rape charges they had been indicted on nearly 3 + years ago.A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for...

Briles officially out at Baylor after sexual assault scandalWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against football players and the coach being suspended by...

Hula Bowl includes large FCS contingent(Stats Perform) - More than two dozen players from FCS college football are scheduled to compete in the Hula Bowl Sunday night.The all-star game is returning to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu after a 12-year hiatus. Former NFL coaches Rex Ryan and Mike Smith will...

AP Sports WriterUtah hurting coming into Oregon State gameBy ANNE M. PETERSONCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Injuries have begun to mount for No. 21 Utah - so much so that coach Kyle Whittingham was rightfully dramatic about the situation this week.''This is the worst I can remember, and I've been...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Week 2 FCS schedule looks even betterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Leave some room, the first full week of FCS college football was only serving appetizers.The schedule will keep getting better, and it's especially the case in Week 2.There are 26 more matchups between FCS and FBS...

No charges to be sought after Iowa marching band allegationsAMES, Iowa (AP) University leaders have determined there's not enough evidence to pursue charges stemming from allegations that University of Iowa marching band members were targets of abuse during last season's football game at Iowa State University.Members of the...

AP College Football WriterPortal scouting: Searching for transfers in college footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOJustin Crouse, director of player personnel for Memphis, makes his first check of the transfer portal around 8 a.m. each day, searching for new names in the NCAA's database of football players looking for a new...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 commish wants decision on expansion by end of summerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he's going to push conference leaders to make decisions one way or the other on the lingering issues of expansion, a football championship game and...

AP Sports WriterVols coach Butch Jones not saying which QB will start openerBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Butch Jones is using the same bit of gamesmanship as Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson. Both aren't saying who will be at quarterback for their season opener.Jones hasn't named a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Sneak peek to 2017 FCS title contendersBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - During his locker room speech after his team won the FCS national championship Saturday, James Madison coach Mike Houston didn't quite throw around the word "repeat" as a late New Year's resolution.But two outgoing seniors, cornerback...

South Carolina DB Sanders changes to dad Deion's NFL numberCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina defensive back Shilo Sanders is now wearing the same jersey number his father Deion ''Prime Time'' Sanders made famous in the NFL.School officials said Thursday that the younger Sanders, who had worn No. 12...