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Michigan State hires Kapilovic as offensive line coachEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is hiring Chris Kapilovic as its offensive line coach and running game coordinator.The school announced the move Monday night. Kapilovic filled those same roles last season at Colorado under new Michigan State coach Mel Tucker.The...

Ohio State's Day tests positive, won't coach vs. IllinoisCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be with the Buckeyes if they play at Illinois on Saturday.Ohio State said Friday it had an increased number of positive COVID-19 tests in...

Utah and Wyoming to play home-and-home football seriesSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah and Wyoming football programs have agreed to a home-and-home series to be played in 2020 and 2025.The Cowboys are scheduled to host the first game in Laramie, Wyoming, on Sept. 19, 2020. The Utes will...

AP Sports WriterNew Baylor coach Aranda sensed something special with BearsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Dave Aranda sensed something special about Baylor even before the Bears were looking for a new head coach.“I could see the togetherness of the team, I could see the toughness of the team,”...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2 Kennesaw State players arrested, dismissedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Two Kennesaw State football players are facing charges that include armed robbery from an on-campus incident, and have been dismissed from the team.Akebren Ralls and Jai'len Edwards were arrested Wednesday night following an alleged robbery at a...

AP Sports WriterTrap game? No. 14 Florida trying to avoid letdown vs VandyBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen opened his first team meeting this week talking about handling success.He'll find out Saturday if anyone was paying attention.Coming off the program's most significant victory in three...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 champion Oklahoma adds pair of 4-star defendersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBig 12 champion Oklahoma got the signatures of a pair of four-star defenders, and new Baylor coach Dave Aranda signed a two-sport player that plans to throw and hit for the Bears.While Big 12 teams were like...

AP Sports WriterNo. 20 K-State bucks Big 12 trend with ground-based offenseBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has spent most of the past three decades at the forefront of offensive innovation, going back to his pass-happy days as the offensive coordinator at Iowa.Indeed, it...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma TE Andrews giving defenses fits with size, speedBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Mark Andrews doesn't make sense.At 6-foot-5 and 254 pounds, Oklahoma's tight end looks the part of a red zone target, and he has been great in that role for quarterback Baker Mayfield. But...

Game on: Florida A&M, Southern to renew rivalry(STATS) - Florida A&M and Southern announced Wednesday they will renew one of oldest nonconference rivalries among historically black colleges and universities with a home-and-home series in 2019 and '20.The two schools - Florida A&M plays in the MEAC and Southern the...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse takes big step with win over No. 2 ClemsonBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers paused at midfield in the Carrier Dome after the most important victory of his coaching career. He had no choice because he was surrounded by ecstatic fans stunned...

AP Sports WriterPull back the curtains and find ACC-SEC on similar footingBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) For years, the Atlantic Coast Conference has been regarded as the basketball power lagging in football behind Southeastern Conference, considered stronger, tougher and deeper on the gridiron.It's a perception that doesn't line...