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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has no doubt who should be the Southeastern Conference's defensive player of the year. Yes, he's a little biased. Then again, Mason is watching junior linebacker Zach Cunningham turn in highlight-reel plays each week. Cunningham's latest performance included perfectly timing a leap over...

AP Sports WriterRosier has his QB job back at Miami, and now aims to keep itBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) There are two distinct truths about Miami quarterback Malik Rosier, and they don't go together.His passing percentage is mediocre.His winning percentage is fantastic.The backup-turned-starter-turned-backup is now the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS nonconference games, including some against FBS programs, are scheduled to be played in the fall season after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crashMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50...

AP Sports WriterFresh faces help West Virginia, Kansas start strongBy JOHN RABYMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Something wasn't right when redshirt freshman Briason Mays was going through pregame warmups as the third center used by West Virginia this season.Mays was nervous and his snaps were off target Saturday. That made...

AP Sports WriterHBCUs work to return to sports amid new coronavirusBy KRISTIE RIEKENIn the 100 years since the Southwestern Athletic Conference was formed, the conference home for some of the nation’s most storied historically black colleges and universities has always found a way to do more with less.So far,...

AP Sports WriterBeekman put to the test as Michigan State seeks new coachBy NOAH TRISTERBill Beekman became Michigan State athletic director during a turbulent period in the school's history, taking the job two years ago with minimal experience in athletics.Now he faces one of the most important tasks for...

AP Sports WriterGophers WR Bateman skips season amid virus worries, goes proBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman will pass on a 2020 college football season that has been complicated - and threatened - by the pandemic.Bateman announced Tuesday he has opted out amid concerns...

Associated PressHeisman motivates Jackson to be more valuable for LouisvilleBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rewarding as it was to win the Heisman Trophy last season, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson didn't end the year the way he had envisioned.Jackson's selection as the school's first Heisman winner was preceded by...

All-American safety Talanoa Hufanga leaves USC for NFL draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California safety Talanoa Hufanga is headed to the NFL after a standout junior season.Hufanga announced his plan to enter the draft Wednesday on his social media accounts.Hufanga was a first-team AP All-American and the Pac-12's Defensive...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...