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AP Sports WriterLiberty Bowl: No. 21 Navy, Kansas St. cap surprising yearsBy STEVE MEGARGEEMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo wanted to make sure he spent this bowl season on a sideline rather than in the stands.After his team went 3-10 last year to end a string of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=MEAC great Leonard seeks Senior (Bowl) momentsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Darius Leonard has plenty of people to call upon for advice as he heads toward a potential NFL career.Former South Carolina State teammates Antonio Hamilton, Javon Hargrave, Temarrick Hemingway and Joe Thomas are all at the...

AP College Football WriterOn a healthy path, Jerry Kill returns to coaching at RutgersBy RALPH D. RUSSOPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Jerry Kill has been seizure-free for almost a year and a half. He has lost 25 pounds by cutting way down on carbs and taking long walks. After years...

The NEW MEXICO ST and the UTAH ST will both be gunning for a victory on 9/8/2018 at 2:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NEW MEXICO ST vs UTAH ST When: 9/8/2018 2:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 333 NEW MEXICO ST (-110) (-110) 334 UTAH ST TV: 2:00 PM LINE: PREDICTION: UTAH ST , NEW MEXICO ST Oddsmakers...

CCSU to play 12-game schedule in 2019(STATS) - Central Connecticut State will play a 12-game schedule, including five at home, under interim coach Ryan McCarthy this year.The Blue Devils will open the season on Aug. 31 at Fordham and travel to Eastern Michigan on Sept. 21 for their fourth...

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Notre Dame, No. 7 Miami soaring into their matchupBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The rivalry between Miami and Notre Dame is as well-chronicled as perhaps any in college football. Catholics vs. Convicts. Pregame brawling. Postgame insults.Thing is, all of that happened a generation...

Syracuse adds graduate transfer OL Koda MartinSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse has added offensive lineman Koda Martin to the roster.Coach Dino Babers said Tuesday that Martin is enrolled and eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer from Texas A&M.The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Martin appeared in 13 games for the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Wofford lone unbeaten in SoCon raceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Hold your thumb and index fingers apart slightly to get a sense on how the Southern Conference title race is taking shape.Fifth-ranked Wofford did it again Saturday, beating No. 22 Western Carolina 35-28 in overtime to take...

Reschke back on Michigan State roster for nowCHICAGO (AP) Linebacker Jon Reschke is back on Michigan State's roster, although coach Mark Dantonio says his return to the team remains a work in progress.Reschke left the Spartans following the 2016 season, saying he'd made an insensitive comment involving a...

AP Sports WriterFor college football on TV, 'the season itself is the story'By JOE REEDYThe networks that televise college football are adjusting to a smaller inventory of games because many conferences won't be playing this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.They also know there's no guarantee all the games...

AP Sports WriterForecasting freshman stars particularly tough this seasonBy STEVE MEGARGEEFiguring out which true freshmen could make an impact is more challenging than usual this year with the coronavirus pandemic having such an impact on the preseason.Much of the offseason focused on the viability of having a season all...