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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS in NFL: 142 on opening rosters; 66 on practice squadsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS college football has flexed its muscle with 142 former players on NFL season-opening rosters and another 66 signed to practice squads.There's no shortage of star power, including the likes...

LSU schedules first football games vs Grambling, SouthernBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Defending national champion LSU has for the first time scheduled football games with Southern and Grambling State, LSU athletic director Scott Woodward announced on Monday.Both games involving the historically black Louisiana schools will be played in LSU's...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Buckeyes' 77 vs BG their most points since 1950By ERIC OLSONOhio State, Louisville and Miami were the first three teams to score 70 or more points in a game.Yes, Louisville's Lamar Jackson was amazing in accounting for a school-record eight touchdowns against second-year FBS...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State, N.C. A&T in potential FCS Kickoff matchupBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ESPN is seeking to put the finishing touches on what would be another highly anticipated FCS Kickoff matchup this year.Jacksonville State and North Carolina A&T, both coming off Top 10 seasons, could be matched...

AP Sports WriterOhio State assistants will make over $7.4 millionBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) New Ohio State coach Ryan Day's 10 assistant coaches will be paid a total of more than $7.4 million this year.The coaching contracts were released by Ohio State on Monday in response to a...

SEC Preview: Alabama's QB competition and Jimbo in AggielandBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe most fascinating quarterback competition in the country got off to a rocky start this preseason when Jalen Hurts called out Alabama coaches last week.On the last episode of the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast , Barrett...

AP College Football WriterOhio State coach Day expects QB Fields to play vs AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOOhio State coach Ryan Day says he expects Justin Fields to play in the College Football Playoff national championship game against Alabama after the quarterback was banged up during the semifinals.Day declined to...

AP Sports WriterVirginia's Zaccheaus eager for expanded role with CavaliersBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Bronco Mendenhall and his staff are going to have to spread around the playmaking duties on the Cavaliers offense.Gone is tailback Taquan Mizzell, the senior who accounted for nearly 70 percent of the...

Associated PressNotre Dame receivers reaching for new heightsBy TODD BURLAGESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Be it on the field or in the classroom, Notre Dame teammates Miles Boykin and Julian Love can't seem to put aside their competition.Boykin, a senior wide receiver and the game MVP last January in...

AP Sports WriterDungey cousins prove toughness in backfields and on bikesBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Anyone who has seen junior quarterback Eric Dungey of the Syracuse Orange play knows he has a good set of wheels, able to leap defenders with a single bound.Ditto for cousin Ryan, a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Texas A&M confident heading into matchup vs 1 ClemsonBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) No. 12 Texas A&M hasn't let go of its close loss to Clemson last year.The Aggies rallied from a 14-point deficit last season vs the Tigers in the final quarter and...

AP Sports WriterRutgers had at least 30 players were positive for COVID-19By TOM CANAVANRutgers has had at least 30 football players test positive for COVID-19 since the team returned to campus in mid June.Coach Greg Schiano released the information on Friday in his first conference call since the Big...