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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers fired football coach Kyle Flood and athletic director Julie Hermann on Sunday, stripping the athletic department of its most prominent employees after a season that was a failure on and off the field.University President Robert Barchi announced that Patrick Hobbs, Dean Emeritus of the...

(STATS) - The hiring of former Virginia and Richmond coach Mike London at Howard on Monday continued the recent flurry of coaching changes in the FCS. Fifteen schools have made a change since the end of the regular season, and only one remains without a coach as Indiana State is...

Howard sets Scott's first schedule(Stats Perform) - Howard's Larry Scott is one of the new head coaches in the FCS, but he may be the last to have a home game this year.The Bison unveiled their 11-game schedule on Tuesday. Included are four home games at Greene Stadium, but...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Georgia's Smart move targets AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOGeorgia coach Kirby Smart is trying to turn his program into the Alabama of the SEC East. His latest move to make that happen is hiring away from the Crimson Tide the man Nick Saban...

AP College Football WriterCommissioners decline CFP expansion after Pac-12 requestBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff have decided to stick with a four-team format during the pandemic-altered season after the Pac-12 made a request to consider expansion.College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said...

It was wonderful last season, as Ole Miss ended 10 years of frustration in knocking off Alabama 23-17 as four-point underdogs. Can they do that again this year?   Ole Miss is ranked #11 in the Coaches Poll and #15 in the AP - telling that the experts aren't even sure...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: LSU wins with improved defense, dome advantageBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) It would be one thing if all top-ranked LSU could hang its hat on was Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow leading what is arguably one of the greatest offenses in the history of...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New Missouri State coach Dave Steckel has hired four assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley.Steckel was hired Sunday to his first head coaching job after 14 years under Missouri's Gary Pinkel. He also added former Missouri player Kenji Jackson...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes await word on 'The Game' with plenty at stakeBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) No. 3 Ohio State banked some style points during its rout of Michigan State, but the next step toward any kind of championship for the Buckeyes this season could be...

Ole Miss hires Mike MacIntyre as defensive coordinatorOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi has hired former Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre to be its new defensive coordinator.Ole Miss announced MacIntyre's hiring on Monday. School spokesman Kyle Campbell says MacIntyre received a three-year contract that will pay him $1.5 million annually.The...

AP Sports WriterTransfer quarterbacks shining ahead of The GameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) While being led to the Ohio Stadium visitors dressing room through a crowd of Ohio State fans raining abuse on him, Shea Patterson looked up and retorted.''We've got you next year at our place,'' the...

AP Sports WriterMississippi St earns bowl win, focuses on '18 with MoorheadBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi State enjoyed nearly a decade of stability and success under former coach Dan Mullen, who left the program last month to take Florida's head coaching job.Mullen moving elsewhere was jarring for the 24th-ranked Bulldogs, but...